Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalU artwork

Last Week in Local: Local Search, SEO & Marketing Update from LocalU

363 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★ - 20 ratings

What happened in Local Search Marketing during the past week. Important ideas, trends and tactics. A weekly conversation about the articles that attracted our attention recently. You can find our links from each episode at https://localu.org/blog

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Last Week In Local - May 30th, 2023

May 30, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB

Tip of the Week Why You Need A Text Button On Your Website - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/why-you-need-a-text-button-on-your-website/ Mike’s Links SERP Alert - Profile on click of Pack on Twitter https://twitter.com/serpalerts/status/1661545627707408384?s=12&t=o-uoEcZmsD3rULHUqaXUFA Stefan Somborac on Twitter https://twitter.com/stefansomborac/status/1660787775644336130?s=12&t=o-uoEcZmsD3rULHUqaXUFA Guidelines for your business showcase video - Google Business Profile Help https://support...

Last Week in Local - May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Tip of the Week Why You Need A Text Button On Your Website - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/why-you-need-a-text-button-on-your-website/ Mike’s Links FTC Announces Refund Claims Process for Fashion Nova Customers Affected by Deceptive Review Practices - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-announces-refund-claims-process-fashion-nova-customers-affected-deceptive-review-practices Outbound links - Yoast SEO Features • Yoast - https://yoast.com/features/outbound-links/...

Last Week In Local - May 15th, 2023

May 15, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Tip of the Week Google I/O Recap & Discussion https://www.youtube.com/live/cNfINi5CNbY?feature=share Mike’s Links Business Formation Statistics - Monthly Interactive Visualizations https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/visualizations/interactivegraphs.html New ways AI is making Maps more immersive https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-updates-io-2023/ Darren Shaw & Stefan Somborac - Changing (and spamming?) business names in other languages on Twitter https://twitter.com/darrenshaw_/...

Last Week In Local - May 08th, 2023

May 08, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Tip of the Week https://searchengineland.com/google-search-to-become-more-visual-snackable-personal-and-human-411769  - Barry Schwartz - Google Search to become more “visual, snackable, personal, and human” Mike’s Links Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Personal’ with AI Chat and Video Clips https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-search-ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-tiktok-67c08870 Google "We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI" https://www.semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-a...

Last Week In Local - May 01st, 2023

May 01, 2023 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Tip of The Week https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-performance/485479/  Mike's Links Mike’s Links New retail research: Make your marketing work harder https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/intl/en-154/consumer-insights/consumer-journey/retail-marketing-consumer-journey/ Yelp unveils 3 new features to transform user experience and boost engagement https://searchengineland.com/yelp-unveils-3-new-features-to-transform-user-experience-and-boost-engagement-395939 New Research: Dark Soc...

Last Week In Local - April 24th, 2023

April 24, 2023 18:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MB

 Tip of the Week How a Hacked Site Affects Your Google Business Profile Page and the Rest of Your Local SEO https://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2023/04/21/how-a-hacked-site-affects-your-google-business-profile-page-and-the-rest-of-your-local-seo/ Mike’s Links Google Search Wants You To Report Inaccurate Site Names https://www.seroundtable.com/google-report-inaccurate-site-names-35273.html TripAdvisor Review Transparency Report highlights 2022 review increases but hides declining review...

Last Week In Local - April 17th, 2023

April 17, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Tip of the Week: “Google Selective Link Priority” https://zyppy.com/seo/internal-links/selective-link-priority/ Mike’s Links: How Google’s Selective Link Priority Impacts SEO – 2023 Experiments https://zyppy.com/seo/internal-links/selective-link-priority/ How did the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update Impact Local Rankings? https://localsearchforum.com/threads/how-did-the-march-2023-core-algorithm-update-impact-local-rankings.60123/ Bard’s Local SEO: Implications for businesses https://ww...

Last Week In Local - April 10th, 2023

April 10, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Tip of the Week 10 New Healthcare Verticals Added to Google Local Service Ads (LSAs) - Matt Casady https://localu.org/local-service-ads-healthcare/ Greg’s Links "I have a content strategy" - Ross Simmonds - https://twitter.com/TheCoolestCool/status/1643674115591512070 Carrie’s Links Unlocking the Secrets of Google Business Profile Performance: Query Insights - Sterling Sky Inc - Colan Nielsen - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/unlocking-the-secrets-of-gbp-query-insights/ animated display wh...

Last Week In Local - April 03rd, 2023

April 03, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Tip of the Week Bing Chat Adds Images & Videos, Improves Local Results & More Changes - SERoundtable.com https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-chat-images-videos-better-local-more-35164.html Rival sex therapists in £2m court war over client poaching claims https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11906117/Rival-London-sex-therapists-2m-court-war-claims-ex-pal-stole-clients.html Tips for ranking on Twitter by Adan on Twitter https://twitter.com/durreadan01/status/1642510501665013761?s=12&t=o-u...

Last Week In Local - March 27th, 2023

March 27, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Tip of the Week Whitespark Local Search Ranking Factors 2023 – Get better local search rankings https://whitespark.ca/local-search-ranking-factors/ Chris’s Links "Florida Man Indicted for Far-Reaching Mail Fraud Scheme": https://www.reddit.com/r/webhosting/comments/11xsukh/did_you_ever_get_a_fake_invoice_in_the_mail_for/ "Multiple DC Homes Listed as Fake Weed Dispensaries on Google Maps": https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/multiple-dc-homes-listed-as-fake-weed-dispensaries-on-google-m...

Last Week In Local - March 20th, 2023

March 20, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

Tip of the Week How to Create Unique and Helpful Service Area Pages for Local Businesses - Elizabeth Rule - Sterling Sky Inc - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/how-to-create-unique-and-helpful-service-area-pages-for-local-businesses/ Erin’s Links Google Business Profile Services Displays Incorrect Pricing (Sometimes Free)  - Barry Schwartz via Sukh & Carrie @ Sterling Sky - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profile-services-incorrect-pricing-35080.html Microsoft Bing has added Bing...

Last Week In Local - March 13th, 2023

March 13, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Tip of the Week Be sure to pay attention to Chris’ segment on updating favicons, site names, etc so your mobile visibility doesnt suffer: Google rolled out new site names, favicon and sponsored label on desktop search - SearchEngineLand - https://searchengineland.com/google-rolled-out-new-site-names-favicon-and-sponsored-label-on-desktop-search-394084 Chris’ Links TikTok enters the search ad market, challenging Google and Microsoft - https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-enters-the-search-a...

Last Week in Local 3/13/2022

March 13, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Tip of the Week Be sure to pay attention to Chris’ segment on updating favicons, site names, etc so your mobile visibility doesnt suffer: Google rolled out new site names, favicon and sponsored label on desktop search - SearchEngineLand - https://searchengineland.com/google-rolled-out-new-site-names-favicon-and-sponsored-label-on-desktop-search-394084 Chris’ Links TikTok enters the search ad market, challenging Google and Microsoft - https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-enters-the-search-a...

Last Week In Local - March 06th, 2023

March 06, 2023 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Tip of the Week Mike Blumenthal’s Twitter Thread on a Step-by-Step Guide to Fighting Fake Google Review Attacks https://www.nearmedia.co/how-to-fight-a-fake-google-review-attack/ Mike’s Links Step-by-Step Guide to Fighting Fake Google Review Attacks https://www.nearmedia.co/how-to-fight-a-fake-google-review-attack/ Mike Blumenthal on Twitter: Summary of Guide to Fighting Fake reviews https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1631390248667062281 How WIRED Will Use Generative AI Tools https:...

Last Week In Local - Febuary 27th, 2023

February 27, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Tip of the Week When Can Service-Based Businesses Have Multiple Google My Business Listings? Joy Hawkins - Sterling Sky https://www.sterlingsky.ca/multiple-google-my-business-listings/ Mike’s Links Does adding a list of offered amenities to store location pages improve SEO? - SearchPilot https://www.searchpilot.com/resources/case-studies/adding-amenities-to-store-location-pages/ How to Identify Authentic Calls or Texts from Google for Your Business H/T Claudia Tomina https://reputationar...

Last Week In Local - Febuary 21st, 2023

February 21, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Tip of the Week Do Services in Google Business Profiles Impact Ranking? - Joy Hawkins - Sterling Sky  https://www.sterlingsky.ca/services-in-google-business-profile-impact-ranking/ Mike’s Links Mutiny on the Bountiful? Proposed settlement challenges review hijacking https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/02/mutiny-bountiful-proposed-settlement-challenges-review-hijacking Why Amazon Will Still 'Go Big' on Grocery https://progressivegrocer.com/why-amazon-will-still-go-big-grocery ...

Last Week In Local - Febuary 13th, 2023

February 13, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Tip of the Week Overlooked and Underrated Tactics for Local SEO Success - BrightLocal https://www.brightlocal.com/learn/overlooked-and-underrated-tactics/ (photos, reviews, traditional SEO factors, category changes, Q&A, etc. Thanks to @JoyanneHawkins @BubblesUp @clairecarlile @ColanNielsen @GregGifford @imcrystalhorton @Plotboilers (amongst others) for sharing! And if you still have a little time - register for this:  Aaron Weiche Webinar – February 15, 2023, at 12 ET – The Need for Lea...

Last Week In Local - Febuary 06th, 2023

February 06, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Tip of the Week - The Importance of Optimizing for Cost Keywords [Case Study] - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/cost-keywords/  TL;DR: Google LOVES numbers so including them on your site increases your chances of ranking higher. Optimizing for cost keywords increases rankings, increases traffic, and brings in conversions. Your competitors are likely already doing this and reaping the benefits, so you should too! Chris’ Links Happy 15th birthday to Google Maps, the company's second most impo...

Last Week In Local - January 30th, 2023

January 30, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Tip of the Week - HOW MULTI-LOCATION BRANDS CAN LEVERAGE APPLE BUSINESS CONNECT (FORMERLY APPLE MAPS CONNECT) https://localu.org/apple-business-connect-multi-locations/  Joy’s Links Leaked Yandex Ranking Factors https://twitter.com/alex_buraks/status/1619370810959093760 Apple Business Connect for Multi Location Businesses - Krystal Taing https://localu.org/apple-business-connect-multi-locations/ Post Insights Being Deprecated - Local Search Forum https://localsearchforum.com/threads/is-...

Last Week In Local - January 23rd, 2023

January 23, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Tip of the Week - What’s the 1 thing we covered that you should read if your time is limited?   Are Service Area Pages Duplicate Content? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imj9k37grO8 Mike’s Links Amazon's drone delivery unit hit with layoffs just as 10-year-old project finally launches https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/amazon-drone-unit-hit-with-layoffs-as-long-awaited-program-launches.html Failings in Apple Business Connect Agency Model https://youtube.com/watch?v=BbzLtZc8txk&feature=share...

Last Week In Local - January 16th, 2023

January 16, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

 Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It covers critical industry trends, interesting local news and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search. Tip of the Week - What’s the 1 thing we covered that you should read if your time is limited?  Should You Invest in Apple Business Connect? https://www.nearmedia.co/should-a-business-put-energy-into-apple-maps/ Mike’s Links The new Apple Business Center features & implic...

Last Week In Local - January 9th, 2023

January 09, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Last Week in Local is a look back at the interesting and important articles from the previous week. It covers critical industry trends, interesting local news and tactical insights for anyone interested in Local Search. Mike’s Links Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas -https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/amazon-begins-drone-deliveries-in-california-and-texas/ Grubhub used every trick in the book to manipulate customers in DC and is paying - https://apple.news/A-Bq_tB...

Last Week in Local - January 3, 2023

January 03, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Mike’s Links Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas -https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/amazon-begins-drone-deliveries-in-california-and-texas/ Grubhub used every trick in the book to manipulate customers in DC and is paying - https://apple.news/A-Bq_tBJgR0q7ggQkMuTEjw Her Child’s Naked Dance Killed Her Google Account. New Appeals Path Restored It. - https://dnyuz.com/2022/12/30/her-childs-naked-dance-killed-her-google-account-new-appeals-path-restored-it/ AG Ferguso...

Last Week in Local - December 27, 2022

December 27, 2022 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Mike’s Links Amazon Fresh Stores Have Gone Stale Hackers Used Amazon Ring Cameras to Livestream 'Swatting' Attacks The Voice Assistant Battle! (2023) Google Search In Video Apple Maps vs Google Maps Marco Giordano - 3 Great SEO tools on Twitter Does Upvoting a Review on Google Keep It at the Top Longer? Does Click-trhough Rate all order of Google reviews Google's New Local Pack Full Design Now Live? Carrie’s Links Spotted: Google Local (GBP) Links in Google Discover feed - Colan N...

Last Week in Local - December 19, 2022

December 19, 2022 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Mike’s Links Meta, Microsoft, AWS, and TomTom launch the Overture Maps Foundation to develop interoperable open map data - https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/meta-microsoft-aws-and-tomtom-launch-the-overture-maps-foundation-to-develop-interoperable-open-map-data/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter Google doubles up on E with updated search quality raters guidelines (E-E-A-T) - https://searchengineland.com/google-doubles-up-at-e-with-updated-search-quality-raters-guidelines-e-e-a-t-390343 Visual Ele...

Last Week in Local - December 12, 2022

December 12, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Mike’s Links MBlumenthal - Ne Review filter Cliff notes on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1601936203108225025 Google's New Review Algo: What We Know - https://www.nearmedia.co/a-guide-to-googles-review-filter/ Google’s cost-cutters come for Waze, will lose status as independent company - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/googles-cost-cutters-come-for-waze-will-lose-status-as-independent-company/ Alex Topically.io entity mapping tool on Twitter - https://twitter.co...

Last Week in Local - December 5, 2022

December 05, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

Mike’s Links Move from Content Creation to Content Creativity In 2023 - Local University - https://localu.org/move-from-content-creation-to-content-creativity-in-2023/ Survey Of 755 Link Builders Shows What Works In 2022 - https://www.authorityhacker.com/link-building-survey/ Cyrus Sheard thread on Link Builder Survey on Twitter - https://twitter.com/cyrusshepard/status/1597669127728295936?s=12&t=D-tkb6_tCMfY7R-XfzNP0Q FTC, States Sue Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Ads Promoting th...

Last Week in Local - November 28, 2022

November 28, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Mike’s Links A Guide: Why Are My Reviews Missing on Google? - https://www.nearmedia.co/a-guide-why-are-my-google-reviews-missing/ API endpoint update from Google - https://localsearchforum.com/threads/api-endpoint-update-from-google.59655/ How to Get Zocdoc off Your Google Business Profile - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/how-to-get-zocdoc-off-your-google-business-profile/ Google Maps Tests New Sidebar Navigation - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-maps-new-sidebar-navigation-34438.html D...

Last Week in Local - November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Mike’s Links Ep 90: Google Review Bug Saga, Impact of Local Business Reviews, Google’s Misguided Store Finder - https://www.nearmedia.co/ep-90/ Joy Hawkins on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoyanneHawkins/status/1592574701179895809 Google Search Console Goes Adds Shopping & Merchant Features - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-shopping-tab-34426.html Stefan Somborac on Twitter- Google Autogenerates Ads from Point Inventory - https://twitter.com/StefanSomborac/status/15947...

Last Week in Local - November 14, 2022

November 14, 2022 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

Mike’s Links Google's Suggested GBP Updates Nuke Reviews - https://www.nearmedia.co/googles-suggested-gbp-updates-nuke-reviews/ Author Rick Wartzman on how Walmart stopped being a ‘boogeyman’ - https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2022/11/10/author-rick-wartzman-on-how-walmart-stopped-being-a-boogeyman Amazon Losing Edge - Mike - https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1591790967517941765 Colorado gig drivers make an average of just $5.49 an hour, study finds - https://www.theguardian.com/u...

Last Week in Local - November 7, 2022

November 07, 2022 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

Mike’s Links: POPABLE AND WALMART JOIN FORCES TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS RETAILERS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AFTER THE PANDEMIC - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/popable-and-walmart-join-forces-to-help-small-business-retailers-get-back-on-their-feet-after-the-pandemic-301662834.html Google is shutting down its dedicated Street View app next year - https://9to5google.com/2022/11/01/google-street-view-app-shutting-down/ Semantic Photography: Low Hanging Fruit to Increase Google Local Conv...

Last Week in Local - October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Mike’s Links thehustle.co - https://link.thehustle.co/view/5f3c2443c6344e7987022ea6h9fcv.f760/72bf8cbb Zero-Clicks Study - https://www.semrush.com/blog/zero-clicks-study/ Webinar: Rankings Are Great, Conversions Are Greater. - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_69s-QR6bTG-VvrS6Wc7iDQ Google Maps has removed its COVID-19 layer - https://9to5google.com/2022/10/26/google-maps-covid-19-layer-2/ GBP Suspension and Reinstatement Chaos - https://www.brightlocal.com/blog/google-busine...

Last Week in Local - October 24, 2022

October 24, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

Matt’s Links Recent Google review filtering and different ways to ask for reviews/different options when sending review requests via Joy Hawkins on Twitter - https://localsearchforum.com/threads/missing-reviews-reviews-disappearing.59057/ GBP suspension bug should be resolved now - Via Joy Hawkins on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoyanneHawkins/status/1583497806412910592 LSAs in the local finder - via Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable.com - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-local-pa...

Last Week in Local - October 17, 2022

October 17, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Join special guest Chris Ratchford and Carrie Hill as they discuss the news from local search in the last week. Want to read more? Here are all the links! Chris’ Links: What is Express Delivery on DoorDash? Is it Worth it? - Ridesharing Driver - https://www.ridesharingdriver.com/doordash-express-delivery/ The FTC is readying its war on fake reviews - https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/policy/ftc-fake-reviews-rules TikTok vs. Amazon: Social video giant hiring in Seattle and L.A. to bui...

Last Week in Local - October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

Elizabeth’s Links: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-clarifies-product-review-best-practices/467398/#close Latest product review upate Focusing on product review pages, not user generated reviews. Focus on who is writing the reviews https://www.seroundtable.com/google-date-timestamps-accurate-in-search-results-34211.html Been "working on this" since 2018. Less impactful in the Local SEO space, but for those working on news websites this is a huge pain point. https://twitter.c...

Last Week in Local - October 03, 2022

October 03, 2022 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Erin’s Links: Changing urls for SEO reasons may affect you negatively - John Mueller - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-url-change-seo-34163.html - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-url-change-seo-34163.html Conductors 2023 SEO salary guide - https://downloads.digitalmarketingdepot.com/CON_2209_SalryGde23_landingpage_news.html - https://downloads.digitalmarketingdepot.com/CON_2209_SalryGde23_landingpage_news.html GBP removes health & safety attributes - Barry Schwartz - https://www.sero...

Last Week in Local - September 27, 2022

September 27, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Celina’s Links: Google releases September 2022 product reviews update - https://searchengineland.com/google-releases-september-2022-product-reviews-update-387293 Why It's Getting Harder to Rank for Some Commercial Keywords (+ What You Can Do About It) - https://moz.com/blog/harder-to-rank-for-commercial-keywords Google On How To Simplify Hreflang Implementation - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-how-to-simplify-hreflang-implementation/466061/ Google: Word Count Is Not A Sign...

Last Week in Local 9/27/2022

September 27, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Celina’s Links: Google releases September 2022 product reviews update - https://searchengineland.com/google-releases-september-2022-product-reviews-update-387293 Why It's Getting Harder to Rank for Some Commercial Keywords (+ What You Can Do About It) - https://moz.com/blog/harder-to-rank-for-commercial-keywords Google On How To Simplify Hreflang Implementation - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-how-to-simplify-hreflang-implementation/466061/ Google: Word Count Is Not A Sign...

Last Week in Local - September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Mike’s Links: Ford Just Made a Stunning Announcement. Here's What It Means for Customers — Inc. - https://apple.news/ArPcBDLVqSp6wFK7lKXorDw Google hits Astroturf trail & deceives SMB in search of support for their issued - Mike Blumenthal on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1569727101871218688?s=12&t=YV5mYYCY3AHV6U-CcgKqdA iOS 16 elevates search but still fails at local and internet search - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LctX3gbIxQc Comments on Adobe’s 2022 Emoji Usage T...

Last Week in Local 9/19/2022

September 19, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Mike’s Links: Ford Just Made a Stunning Announcement. Here's What It Means for Customers — Inc. - https://apple.news/ArPcBDLVqSp6wFK7lKXorDw Google hits Astroturf trail & deceives SMB in search of support for their issued - Mike Blumenthal on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mblumenthal/status/1569727101871218688?s=12&t=YV5mYYCY3AHV6U-CcgKqdA iOS 16 elevates search but still fails at local and internet search - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LctX3gbIxQc Comments on Adobe’s 2022 Emoji Usage T...

Last Week In Local - September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Mike’s Links: FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 15 Open Commission Meeting - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/09/ftc-announces-tentative-agenda-september-15-open-commission-meeting Covid-19 Illnesses Are Keeping at Least 500,000 Workers Out of U.S. Labor Force, Study Says — The Wall Street Journal - Google Search -  https://www.google.com/search?q=Covid-19+Illnesses+Are+Keeping+at+Least+500%2C000+Workers+Out+of+U.S.+Labor+Force%2C+Study+Says+%E2%80%94+The...

Last Week In Local 9/12/22

September 12, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

Mike’s Links: FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 15 Open Commission Meeting - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/09/ftc-announces-tentative-agenda-september-15-open-commission-meeting Covid-19 Illnesses Are Keeping at Least 500,000 Workers Out of U.S. Labor Force, Study Says — The Wall Street Journal - Google Search -  https://www.google.com/search?q=Covid-19+Illnesses+Are+Keeping+at+Least+500%2C000+Workers+Out+of+U.S.+Labor+Force%2C+Study+Says+%E2%80%94+The...

Last Week in Local 9/6/22

September 06, 2022 17:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Mike’s Links: Gigaverse - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?i=1000577438045 A rural Minnesota self-serve grocery store could be a model for other food deserts - https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1111577588/a-rural-minnesota-self-serve-grocery-store-could-be-a-model-for-other-food-deser Amazon Warehousing & Distribution is the company's latest foray into logistics - https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-warehousing-distribution-is-coming-in-2023 Small Business Sum...

Last Week in Local - September 06, 2022

September 06, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Mike’s Links: Gigaverse - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?i=1000577438045 A rural Minnesota self-serve grocery store could be a model for other food deserts - https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1111577588/a-rural-minnesota-self-serve-grocery-store-could-be-a-model-for-other-food-deser Amazon Warehousing & Distribution is the company's latest foray into logistics - https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-warehousing-distribution-is-coming-in-2023 Small Business Sum...

Last Week In Local 8/29/22

August 29, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Mike’s Links: The Uber of ghost kitchens sucks, as Kalanick does it again - https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/23/23317897/ghost-kitchens-cloudkitchens-uber-travis-kalanick Exclusive: Yelp to flag listings for crisis pregnancy centers - https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/yelp-crisis-pregnancy-centers-flag Google Search and Maps to label with justification  if facility provides abortions - https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/25/google-search-and-maps-will-now-clearly-label-if-a-healthcare-facility-p...

Last Week In Local - August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Mike’s Links: The Uber of ghost kitchens sucks, as Kalanick does it again - https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/23/23317897/ghost-kitchens-cloudkitchens-uber-travis-kalanick Exclusive: Yelp to flag listings for crisis pregnancy centers - https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/yelp-crisis-pregnancy-centers-flag Google Search and Maps to label with justification  if facility provides abortions - https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/25/google-search-and-maps-will-now-clearly-label-if-a-healthcare-facility-p...

Last Week in Local 8/22/2022

August 22, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MB

Mike’s Links: DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart - https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/19/doordash-is-reportedly-ending-its-delivery-partnership-with-walmart/ Wait, When Did Everyone Start Using Apple Pay? - https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-pay-iphone-wallet-apps-11660780139 How the Find My App Became an Accidental Friendship Fixture - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/technology/find-my-app-friends.html Apple Maps could serve advertising to users in 2023 - https://ap...

Last Week in Local - August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Mike’s Links: DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart - https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/19/doordash-is-reportedly-ending-its-delivery-partnership-with-walmart/ Wait, When Did Everyone Start Using Apple Pay? - https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-pay-iphone-wallet-apps-11660780139 How the Find My App Became an Accidental Friendship Fixture - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/technology/find-my-app-friends.html Apple Maps could serve advertising to users in 2023 - https://ap...

Last Week in Local - August 15, 2022

August 15, 2022 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Mike’s Links: Amazon files first-ever lawsuit over company allegedly selling fake reviews — Axios https://apple.news/AkWjbqTUGT2ixtNcHbsGhzw Local SEO Conference Tips: LocalU in Denver https://searchlabdigital.com/blog/local-seo-conference-tips-localu-in-denver/ Stefan Somborac - Google now transcribing web menus to GBP menu editor  https://twitter.com/StefanSomborac/status/1557779970046525441?s=20&t=cTYeSrHE_vONDc22_I2e8w About the menu editor - Google Business Profile Help https://...

Last Week in Local - August 9, 2022

August 09, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Mike’s Links: Get Same-Day Delivery from your favorite retail stores https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/get-same-day-delivery-from-your-favorite-retail-stores Location Spotlight launches globally, plus more tools for professionals https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/location-spotlight-global-launch.html How To Get More Reviews That Include Photos https://leadferno.com/blog/how-to-get-more-reviews-that-include-photos Local Pack Headers: Curious, Overlooked Clues to the Mi...

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