Less is more, that’s what Google wrote on their LatLong blog. They decided to clean the Google Maps interface a bit, which was by now cluttered with all kinds of information which made some of the users dazzle.
Again, Let’s do something for the user-experience. let’s make it more easy! Bigger Map viewing area for example. [...]
The conference I missed was SMX Local / Mobile. Too bad I’m ’stuck’ here down in Europe, because I would have liked to meet some fellow local search enthusiasts in person. Well, Maybe next year.
Luckily, for me, and all of you that were not there, there is some good reading material online. David Mihm wrote [...]
Some nice news for Google Maps Mobile yesterday! the Official Google Mobile blog is announcing that you are now able to write reviews and add ratings to your business using your mobile phone.
Imagine you just had diner in a restaurant, you search for the place in Google and it will present you with the map [...]
After reading the official Google blog today I can say that it has been confirmed (at least by my free interpretation ), Amit Singhal, in charge of the ranking team at Google stated:
Today, I would like to briefly share the philosophies behind Google ranking:
1) Best locally relevant results served globally.
2) Keep it simple.
3) No [...]


