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Google Launches City Experts Program To Encourage Higher Quality Google+ Local Reviews

Google has quietly launched a new program called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/local/contest/cityexpert">Google City Experts</a> to encourage more high-quality local business ratings

Google Kills Google+ Local For iOS, App Now Pulled From iTunes App Store

According to a <a target="_blank" href="http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/25/google-local-to-be-retired-august-7/">report</a> circulating the web, Google is officially retiring its Google+ Local application

Google Now Highlights Its Indoor Street View Imagery On Search Results Pages

A while back, Google <a target="_blank" href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-customers-into-your-business-on.html">started</a> bringing its Street View technology indoors under the

Google Launches A New Zagat App For Android

Google just <a target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/106226439354629484339/posts/BdrPt8AB3fR">gave</a> the old-school dining guide <a target="_blank" href="http://zagat.com">Zagat</a>, whi

Google Updates The Business Rating Scale On Google+ Local, Numbers Be Gone

Google rolled out its own integrated, social review system for businesses with <a target="_blank" href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/05/30/google-overhauls-its-local-search-experience-with-google

Not Only Is Google Places Going After Yelp, They're Doing So With Yelp's Content

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-200466" title="y" src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/y.jpg" alt="" />Earlier today, we noted that an update to Google Maps for Mobile was th

Lightpole Implements Fire Eagle, Helps You Get to Know the World Around You

Mobile application service provider Lightpole has introduced a beta version of software that expands on its application’s geolocation capabilities using Yahoo’s Fire Eagle. Lightpole provi

Google Local Adds Click to Call

The official Google Blog just announced the availability of a click-to-call feature in Google Local. This has been expected for some time, but it’s now official and it works well. Businesses you

Google Local adding coupons

Google announced this morning that businesses will be able to add coupons to their listings on Google Local for free. The service is available for businesses in US, UK, Canada, China and Japan. Busine