Prefer to get your news by listening/watching? Join us for the latest in local search news for the week ending February 24, 2020! Video will be posted here and on our YouTube channel. The podcast is still available in your favorite apps, and the links to each story are included.
Mike’s Links:
- Google Maps 101: how contributed content makes a more helpful map – Official Google Blog
- New local SERP live in Europe – SearchEngineLand.com
- Inside Airbnb’s Aggressive Strategy To Keep Short-Term Rentals Legal – Bloomberg.com
- Redraw | Vectorize images | Sticker Mule
- Yelp only wants ad partners that don’t solicit reviews for ANY website – Tony N. Wright on Twitter
- Google Posts SNAFU – Whitespark’s Reader Mailbag
Mary’s Links
- Fake Urgent Care Centers Popping Up Across AZ – ABC15.com via Tom Waddington
- Google changes Terms & Conditions – Official Google Blog
- Optimize SEO Strategy to reduce voice search friction – StreetFightMag.com
- Webinar Feb 24 – How to make the best content for pediatric-focused practices – AhaMediaGroup.com
- Webinar Feb 23 – old school vs new age link building – Dixon Jones, Host
Carrie’s Links:
- Google Using Website Representation Vectors to Classify with Expertise and Authority – Bill Slawski GoFishDigital.com
- Populating a Schema.org dataset from Wikidata – Bob DuCharme – Bobdc.com
- 5 Call Tracking Myths – Busted – by Nikki Brown of SterlingSky.ca
- Google Posts with Multiple Images – Carrie Hill via LocalU.org
- Google MyBusiness Product Suggested Categories – Carrie Hill via LocalU.org
