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Search ads could arrive in Apple Maps as early as next year

Apple reportedly tested search ads in Maps in bid to expand advertising business Ads could come to the Maps, Podcasts and Books apps. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic   Engadget Apple may be planning to bring ads to more of its first-party apps. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company has conducted internal tests of a version … Continue reading Search ads could arrive in Apple Maps as early as next year

How many workers earn less than $15 an hour in your state? These maps will tell you

By Clint Rainey   March 22, 2022 Roughly one-third of the U.S. workforce—52 million people—earn less than $15 an hour, according to a new report from anti-poverty advocacy group Oxfam America. And these workers, whose annual pay comes to less than $31,200 a year, are disproportionately not white men, the group found. “Women and people … Continue reading How many workers earn less than $15 an hour in your state? These maps will tell you

Color-Coded Maps Tell Marketers Where They Need To Increase Advertising

Color-Coded Maps Tell Marketers Where They Need To Increase Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 18, 2020 Commerce Signals, a Verisk Financial company, has launched a tracker to help marketers understand where consumers are spending and how their own sales compare to other companies and competitors.   The color-coded map in a dashboard — … Continue reading Color-Coded Maps Tell Marketers Where They Need To Increase Advertising

How to Rank on Google Maps

Lara Dunning — December 13, 2019 Follow @LaraDunning Are you wondering how businesses get in the 3-Pack (the top three results) on Google Maps? For business owners, this is a coveted spot which creates a valuable opportunity to capture the interest of local and visiting customers and additional revenue. With so much at stake, it … Continue reading How to Rank on Google Maps

Google Maps: Search And Discovery Tools Support Recommendations And Reviews

Google Maps: Search And Discovery Tools Support Recommendations And Reviews by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 18, 2019 Local Guides in Google Maps are about to become more visible. The service continues to become more social by allowing Maps users in several cities to follow Local Guides who offer recommendations on places to go and things … Continue reading Google Maps: Search And Discovery Tools Support Recommendations And Reviews

Google Shoelace: A What-If Hyperlocal Ad, Maps, Recommendations Engine

Google Shoelace: A What-If Hyperlocal Ad, Maps, Recommendations Engine by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 12, 2019 Google is making an attempt at a new social network that the company calls Shoelace, where users can browse a set of handpicked activities or add their own to Google recommendations and maps — not just any … Continue reading Google Shoelace: A What-If Hyperlocal Ad, Maps, Recommendations Engine

An Estimated 11 Million Fake Business Listings On Google Maps

An Estimated 11 Million Fake Business Listings On Google Maps by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 21, 2019 Despite Google’s sophisticated algorithms and high-paid software engineers, the company struggles to protect against “chronic deceit” from fake listings on Google Maps. There is a long history of this type of abuse on the site. This … Continue reading An Estimated 11 Million Fake Business Listings On Google Maps