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Back in Oct 2010 research by Chitika found that voice searches were responsible for 7% of Google mobile queries on the iPhone and 25% percent on Android devices. Now it seems that Google has given full attention to this bit of news by introducing voice search for Maps for mobile and desktop users.

Voice search includes a series of spoken…

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We have some good news for all US local advertisers.

Google has announced that its Google Maps “Tag” feature has been rolled out nationwide and also will appear in mobile search results.

Initially launched in February this year, the tags feature (formerly “enhanced listings”) gives local advertisers the opportunity to have their listing stand out from…

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Think Google’s search ads look boring? Well this is all about to change with the introduction of more video ads across SERP’s along with interactive maps and product info.

Reuters broke the news first. Apparently, Nick Fox, a Google director of product management, told investors that Google would soon apply aspects of its organic universal search technology to its commercial…

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Google have just made local marketing even more attractive for businesses – Finding a local business with Street View just got easier.

A new feature on Google Maps now shows local business listings in the Street View on the map, with advertising appearing on the street-level photograph.

For example, if you’re looking for a Thai restaurant near Mountain View and…

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The Google AdWords team has rolled out some new features for Local Business Ads which aim to make it easier and faster for searchers to find your business.

The new features have been broken into 2 sections: Info Window and Reporting.

So without further ado, here is an overview of the new features straight from Google:

Info Window…

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Want more people to see your YouTube videos? Then you will be pleased with Google’s new initiative.

Reports are surfacing that Google has finally introduced YouTube videos into Google Maps. Although YouTube videos have been available to add to your local business listings for a while now, this new feature takes it one step further.

Videos can now…

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Google’s revenue stream has just received a potentially big boost with the placement of new AdSense ads underneath maps on Google Maps.

The ads don’t appear on all maps searches, which makes me wonder if this is simply a test at this stage.

The example below is from a search I conducted in Google Maps of “New York Doctor” which…

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