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Is Google Stupid or Do They Choose Not to Solve the Local Spam Problem?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/F-1rUdE7Ci0/By Mike Blumenthal on Mar 18, 2018 08:48 am In the conversation on my article about the divorce settlement between G+ and Google Local, Maurice Smit made this comment: People sometimes ask me why Google can’t do certain things. There is a misconception that the people at Google are so savy that they can do almost anything. As local marketers we know better, don’t … Continue reading Is Google Stupid or Do They Choose Not to Solve the Local Spam Problem? →     Read it! »Using a Shortened URL to Ask for Google Reviews? Goo.gl May Cut You Downhttp://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2018/03/18/using-a-shortened-url-to-ask-for-google-reviews-goo-gl-may-cut-you-down/By Phil on Mar 17, 2018 11:36 pm A good way to make it easier for customers / clients / patients to review you on Google Maps is to send them a link straight to the “Write a review” popup. You probably send a shortened URL (like https://goo.gl/qQgbjT), because it’s tidier than the full URL. That will be a problem under two conditions: […]Read it! »G+ – Google Local Divorce Mop Up – Who Got the Kids? Not Sure But the Orphans Have Been Nukedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/ieJyqSBxvzc/By Mike Blumenthal on Mar 17, 2018 01:07 pm The estrangement and ugly divorce of Goggle Local from G+ is finally, finally ending with the mop up of the last remaining remants of the marriage; those many, many G+ Local Pages that got created in the wild passion of their joining. What always seemed like an unnatural union started going south in 2015 or … Continue reading G+ – Google Local Divorce Mop Up – Who Got the Kids? Not Sure But the Orphans Have Been Nuked →     Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedHow-to Get Keywords in Your Reviews – Whitespark WeeklyThe Simple 2 Step Content Marketing Strategy That Will Boost Your Small BusinessGoogle My Business updates the directions heatmap in Insights reportingGoogle adding business descriptions in Google My Business & local panel4 Ways the March 9th Algorithm Update Impacted Local SearchEarly Bird Pricing Extended for LocalU Advanced in Austin – April 12, 2018Back to the Future: Google Rolling Out Business Descriptions in GMB DashboardPhotos Now Allowed in Google Maps Spam-Reporting FeatureVideo: Last Week in Local March 12, 2018Early Bird Pricing Extended for LocalU Advanced in Austin – April 12, 2018