The Local Memo

In this week’s update, learn about Google’s plans for migrating Insights to Search and Maps; ratings in Google review summaries; Yelp menus in Apple Maps; Google’s enforcement of price accuracy in Merchant Center; new guidelines for co-working spaces; and GMB listings for appointment-only businesses.

This week, learn about Google Maps search trends in January; new device-specific GMB Insights; a one-year study of Local Finder rankings; split-screen Street View on Android; Google’s cookie replacement; and a guide to local SEO keyword research.

In this week’s update, learn about the removal of the 7-day publication window for Google Posts; new interfaces for review flagging and photo insights in GMB; changes in Google review summaries; why GMB listings get suspended; and Google’s threatened shutdown in Australia.

In this week’s update, learn about Yelp’s new health and safety confidence features; local SEO predictions for 2021; SEO tips for 2021 from a Moz expert; DuckDuckGo’s new search milestone; TikTok outpacing Facebook; and Local Guides settings moving out of Google Maps.

In this week’s update, learn about new performance metrics in Google My Business; a new health and safety overlay for local businesses; the introduction of subtopic ranking; dynamic tabs in GMB listings; third-party booking services for attorneys; and anomalies with GMB Insights data.

Happy New Year! In this week’s update, what to do if Google gets your listing info wrong; the value of Google Maps followers; new service features in local results; the definition of GMB categories; an antitrust action targeting AMP; and a boost in holiday sales according to MasterCard.

In this week’s update, learn about Google’s new video profiles for businesses; Call History in the GMB dashboard; official release of Local Search Ranking Factors 2020; BrightLocal’s updated Local Consumer Review Survey; online ordering with Google from Burger King; and trying on makeup via Google Search.

In this week’s update, learn about Facebook’s new antitrust case; a study looking at local ranking for attorneys; an interview with Google’s Local Ads product manager; Shopify’s Future of Commerce 2021 study; new vaccine search results from Google; and updated landmark icons in Google Maps.

In this week’s update, learn about the new Community Feed in Google Maps; the expansion of Google messaging and insights; the December 2020 Core Update; changes in Google’s “Suggest an edit” feature; a “New” indicator in Google reviews; and a new icon for sites that meet Core Web Vitals standards.