And the List Goes On…..

By Anne Baum on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 | Industry News, Map Listings, Rant and Rave

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

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There’s Something Missing from Google+

By Jenny on Thursday, August 4th, 2011 | Rant and Rave, Social Media

Over the past few weeks I’ve been trying to embrace this new thing called Google+. Aside from Pete Cashmore taking over my stream, my one major issue with Google+ is that there’s no way to “create an event” like you can on Facebook. For social planners like me, this is an essential life tool. Sure,

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Who is to Blame for Your Incorrect Listing…the Search Engine or You?

By Angelina Gurule on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 | Rant and Rave, Reputation Management

Is the area code wrong on your business listing? Who is to blame?  Maybe it isn’t your fault.  You’ve claimed the listing, everything is verified and you’ve been making regular updates on all the local channels.   If it is your fault, have you been managing the listing properly? It’s all too often that I notice

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