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Google Yanks Fake FBI Listing From Google Maps, Puts New Blocks In Place To Stop Further Abuse

Published on 2014/02/28 By admin

In response to a string of cases where fake business/organization listings have been added to Google Maps, Google says it has removed those listings and put in place new hurdles to make it more difficult for this kind of abuse to get through its system. This latest run of problems came to light..

5 Trusted Accounts Every Local SEO Should Have

Published on 2013/11/25 By admin

As local marketers, most of us know how to set up a Google Places for Business account or create a Facebook Page. But, these are not the only accounts you should be creating in order to get the full benefit of your local SEO campaign. Below are five trusted accounts every local SEO should have…

Google Maps Expands European Biking Directions, Adding Hundreds Of Kilometers Worth Of Bike Paths

Published on 2013/05/28 By admin

Originally launched in beta mode for a number of European countries last year, Google Maps has enabled biking directions for Germany, France, Poland, Ireland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. By working with partner organizations, as well as adding hundreds of kilometers of bike paths via Google Map…

Get Me To The Gulag: Google’s Map Maker Becomes A Political Weapon

Published on 2013/01/30 By admin

On Monday, Google announced that “citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker” to help create a “new map of North Korea” for Google Maps. BuzzFeed was the first to point out that the new maps contained references to “gulag” and “concentration… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article