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Google Favorite Places – Yay or Nay?

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by LocalSearchPilot.

What’s in it for me…says the “How, Can, This & Help Law Firm” on the 8th floor with no real foot traffic outside their door. (Maybe the window washer has a PDA and a bunch of followers)
How will Google Favorite Places affect every business that’s not a hotel, restaurant, or one with a window to a [...]

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Blue Map Icons now appearing outside of Beta Areas

Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by LocalSearchPilot.

I have noticed over the last week that my searches in St Louis Missouri are yielding some paid results with the blue marker that is the new Local Listing Ads that are being tested in San Diego and San Francisco.
The icon is appearing next to the paid result and NOT where it does on the [...]

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Are Local Maps Reliable?

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by LocalSearchPilot.

I am still waiting for the Local Map to be 100% relevant (in my opinion). Let me give you an example of a query I did today. A search for “kitchen cabinet stores st louis” on Yahoo gave me this:

I am 100% that CK Concrete does not offer kitchen cabinets.
On Google, I got this:

I know Kohls offers [...]

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