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New Google Places Feedback Button


Google Places New Feedback Button

New Feedback Button On Google Places Preview Whilst writing the blog post this morning about the new updates to Google Places I noticed that a new Feedback button has appeared on the Places page previews that appear when you mouse over the double arrow (see below). The colour of this Feedback link is, as you can no doubt guess, grey which does make it rather difficult to spot. Clicking on the link takes you directly to the Places page for [...]

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Latest Changes To Google Places


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New Google Places Layout And More You may have noticed that in the last few days there have been some changes made to the layout, design and features of Google Places.  The main changes are:

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Perfect Example Of Why It’s Important To Monitor Your Online Reputation


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Case For Online Reputation Management See this BBC news release which highlights the need for constantly monitoring your online reputation. This tells the story of a computer specialist in Bridgnorth who had a false review posted about him on his Google Places listing accusing him of being a thief and a paedophile It has taken the man 18 months to get it removed by Google during which time he estimates he has lost 80% of his local business. The moral [...]

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Latest Update About Google Making Automatic Changes To Google Places


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Google Will Update Your Google Places Business Listing For You Google announced on their Lat-Long Blog and Small Business Blog on 13th October the following: “…..while some business owners may have previously verified their organic listing to ensure that their company information was correct at that particular moment in time, we recognize that amidst all the work that goes into running a successful enterprise, remembering to update their Google Places account may not always be top of mind. Oftentimes, a neighborhood [...]

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Google Places New Support Feature


Google Places New Support Feature

New ‘Fix A Problem’ Support Feature For Google Places In the past it has not been the easiest of tasks to try and get answers to questions and sort out problems regarding Google Places listings from Google themselves. Hopefully things are about to change folllowing Googles announcement earlier this month that it has added a new section called ‘Fix A Problem’ to the Google Places Help Center homepage. Click the problem that applies to you and they will walk you through some [...]

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