Facebook announced a new ad product for local businesses called Local Awareness ads. These let businesses find new customers by showing ads to groups of people who are near that bu...
Google announced the expansion of its local inventory ads to additional countries and formats. The ads are now available in the UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia....
BIA/Kelsey is estimating that spending on local media by SMBs will reach $50.4 billion in 2015 at 35.8% of total local media spending. SMBs, it says, will allocate $37.7 billion of...
Yelp announced the launch of automated review translation in its iPhone app. They offer reviews in fifteen languages in 27 countries. As the company continues to expand internation...
There's no question that Amazon dominates the online shopping landscape. By getting small businesses and local contractors on board, could it also dominate local services? It's goi...
Google has reportedly launched a significant algorithm update that's shaken up local search results in the United States quite a bit.
Following a tip from Brian May on Twitter,...
Yelp announced some big news late on Tuesday. They've increased the call limit on their API to 25,000 per day, and made it easier for developers to use, in addition to opening it u...
Amazon is reportedly going to launch a new local services marketplace later in the year, which would simultaneously compete with review sites like Yelp and home improvement chains...
Google is rolling out new features for the bulk management tool for Google Places. These include status of your locations on Maps, an updated data conflicts interface, an improved...
Google is sharing some new research on local search from Ipsos MediaCT and Purchased, which the search giant commissioned in order to get a better grasp on consumers' local search...
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