Google Local Business Center Becomes “Google Places”

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Posted on 20th April 2010 by Mission E-Commerce in Google

Google has decided to change the name of what was called the “Google Local Business Center” to “Google Places.” The rationale, according to the press release, is to better connect Google Place Pages with the place where local business information is claimed, entered and enhanced:

Why? Millions of people use Google every day to find places in the real world, and we want to better connect Place Pages – the way that businesses are being found today – with the tool that enables business owners to manage their presence on Google.

http://searchengineland.com/google-local-business-center-becomes-google-places-40307

Plink: Google Buys Another Mobile Startup

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Posted on 12th April 2010 by Mission E-Commerce in Google

No FTC review here: Google has acquired Plink a UK-based startup that offers specialized visual search (or augmented reality [sort of]) for art. You take a picture of an artwork or object d’art and information appears about the artist and/or the piece.

http://searchengineland.com/plink-google-buys-another-mobile-startup-39778?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+searchengineland+(Search+Engine+Land)

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Is Trust In Social Media Dying?

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Posted on 6th April 2010 by Mission E-Commerce in Google

http://searchengineland.com/is-trust-in-social-media-dying-39340?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+searchengineland+(Search+Engine+Land)