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Foursquare Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out Ecosystemhttp://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/channel-local/~3/nV6g8jKGj1Q/foursquare-joins-apple-maps-data-sources-as-company-builds-out-ecosystem-236173By Greg Sterling on Nov 16, 2015 02:59 pm Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often under the radar. Last year, reviews and content from Booking.com and TripAdvisor began to show for locations and travel destinations, especially outside the US. In June of this year, the company...Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.Read it! »Facebook and Reviews; It’s Time for the Big Boy Pantshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/b82_rFWQhy8/By Mike Blumenthal on Nov 16, 2015 01:44 pm Facebook, over the past 18 months, has slowly been pushing into the local space. One of those efforts has been in the review space and they have managed to become one of the leading general review sites because of user familiarity and Facebook’s periodic promotions of their review capacity. That’s the good news. The bad … Continue reading Facebook and Reviews; It’s Time for the Big Boy Pants →Related posts:Facebook Reviews Should Be a Part of Every SMB Review Plan Where Do Consumers Leave Local Reviews? Facebook Now #2 Reviews Are Dead! Long Live Reviews – Will Facebook Places Change the Review Landscape?      Read it! »Foursquare Now On Apple Mapshttp://www.localseoguide.com/foursquare-now-on-apple-maps/By Andrew Shotland on Nov 16, 2015 12:30 pm This had been rumored for a long time but Apple finally made it official. More info on Apple Maps Marketing.The post Foursquare Now On Apple Maps appeared first on Local SEO Guide.Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedGoogle Using Points To Boost User Reviews, Beef Up Maps ContentAI Is Here, and It’s Affecting Your SEO: A Look at Google’s RankBrainGoogle Partnering with HomeAdvisor to Add Services Booking to LocalGoogle is Now Working During Holiday Hours, Even if You Are NotQuick Initial Review of Moz Local Insights (Beta)For Most SMBs Customer Service Matters More than Ad PerformanceIs It Time to Stop Talking About How Complex “Local” Is? – LSA InsiderLocalU Advanced Williamsburg Agenda ReleasedHow HCIC is Challenging Healthcare Marketers to Improve the Consumer ExperienceEurope Turns Antitrust Attention To Google Maps For Android