Since the release of Google’s new Place Page format there have been reports of various bugs, community edits gone wild, and black hat tactics.  We wanted to take a moment to compile this information into one place. 1)      Businesses are reported closed (by robots, competitors, etc.), even though they are not.  Although the option to

Local Search Traffic (LST), a division of Location3 Media, announced today LST’s acceptance into the recently launched Google AdWords™ Premier SMB Partner (PSP) Program. This partnership furthers Location3’s ability to be a leading provider of local digital marketing solutions for multi-unit retail and franchise brands. The recently announced AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program connects Google’s

Google is constantly analyzing how users interact with paid ads and making updates based on those observations.  One of those updates happened a few days ago when Google announced that for certain search terms they would start showing ads on the top and bottom of the page instead of in the side bar.  In the

Yesterday Google announced the latest upgrade to the functionality of the Google Place listings on the Google search engine results page.  Touted as a user experience enhancement, searchers can now view local business details directly on the search engine results page instead of toggling between Place pages.  This change is beneficial to business owners for

As we’ve all heard Facebook is rolling out major updates such as a revamped Friends List, a subscribe button (a la Google+), and a real-time news ticker. But among the changes that will most affect marketers are Facebook Timeline, the diminishing role of the “Like” button, and more user control. With Timeline, users are able