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Search Engine Journal · 6h

Google & Apple Maps: 20% of Local Searches Now Start Here

Map platforms like Google, Apple, and Bing Maps now drive 20% of local searches, according to new research. BrightLocal research shows that one in five local searches now happens in map apps. Google Maps has become the second most popular platform for local searches.
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Google Maps + Local Search rankings are NOT the same

Search Engine Land » Guide » Google Maps + Local Search rankings are NOT the same Sponsored by Semrush, written by Miriam Ellis, & edited by Rebecca Kelley Chat with SearchBot Please note that ...
Icon for www.seroundtable.comSearch Engine Roundtable · 27d

Google Local Questions & Answers Feature Gone?

It seems the Google Search local feature that showed Questions and answers on local panels is no longer working for most businesses. I know Google disabled them in India , but they worked fine ...
Courthouse News Service · 7d

Yelp’s antitrust case against Google over search results will proceed

The judge also ruled that Yelp’s claims in the separate market of local search advertising survive at this point, because Yelp claimed there are barriers of entry to the market, including the amount of data to which Google and other local search platforms already have access concerning user behaviors and preferences.
Icon for www.marketingprofs.comMarketing · Dec 14, 2024

Local Business Reviews on Google: Ranking and Rating Trends

Business that rank among the top three in Google's local search results tend to have more reviews and a slightly higher average star rating than businesses that rank in the fourth through tenth positions, according to recent research from BrightLocal.
Trak.in · 11d

Google Shuts Down Country Domains: All Local Searches Will Redirect To Google.com

Google is combining all of its foreign domain names (such as google.co.jp and google.ru) into one domain, google.com. According to the firm, local search results no longer require “country code top-level domains” (ccTLDs).