Mike Blumenthal dropped a simple but thoughtful local SEO tip that all businesses should do some time in the near future. Just check the featured photos that Google selected to be displayed in ...

Google has revealed that both Google Maps and Google.com are getting local search ads, which will endorse certain locations as promoted pins. This will aid businesses in luring more local customers.

Of particular relevance to end-users however, is one of the changes that will appear in Google Maps. Starting now, some local businesses will have their own pins – complete with the company’s ...

By clicking a pin, you can see the date, incident category, the general area of the incident, and incident case number.

Tapping on location pins in Maps, which Google estimates people do hundreds of millions of times weekly, will give businesses the ability to feature their locations when people search for directions.