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	<title>Renegade Search &#187; Local Search</title>
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		<title>Google Business Photos for Places, Maps &amp; Local Business Center</title>
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		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-business-photos-places-maps-local-business-center#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Google announced that it will be sending professional photographers to business in an effort to beef up the quality and quantity of content in listings on Google Places. Apparently, the company isn&#8217;t satisfied with satellite photos, street views, a camera-equipped bicycle, and even a snowmobile for helping people find things in the real world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Third Coast is Now a Favorite Place on Google</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/digital-coast-favorite-place-google</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/digital-coast-favorite-place-google#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, DTC was selected as a &#8220;Favorite Place&#8221; on Google. Based on information gathered from user behavior and local listings, this means that we have been selected among the Top 10% of businesses, calculated by the popularity of our local business listing.
Google informed us of our status with the following letter:
Dear Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps for the Rich and Famous &#8211; Heliport Transit Options</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-maps-for-the-rich-and-famous-heliport-transit-options</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My fellow rich and famous, the wait is over! For years Google has kept us all down by only allowing public transportation options in Google Maps. Take a bus? You&#8217;ve got to be kidding me! Subway? Isn&#8217;t that a restaurant? What about the dozens of us hard working Americans that have access to a private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts &amp; Effects of Google Local Listing Ads on PPC</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/thoughts-effects-google-local-listing-ads-search-ppc</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/thoughts-effects-google-local-listing-ads-search-ppc#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Pabich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of chatter about Google&#8217;s latest augmentation of their local map results.  Earlier this year, there were many additions of map results to local search queries (explicit or implied).  Then Google announced new Local Listing Ads that would show above the natural map results &#8211; currently a regional trail only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Local&#8217;s New 7-Pack Makes Local More Competitive</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-locals-7pack-local-competitive</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-locals-7pack-local-competitive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at some local search queries this morning, it appears as though Google is testing a new 7-pack of results as opposed to the 10-pack we have all gotten used to. 
Here is a screenshot of the new layout:
The results are still in the same order as yesterday for the searches that I performed, just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google to Start Offering Flat Rate Local Listing Ads</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-start-offering-flat-rate-local-listing-ads</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-start-offering-flat-rate-local-listing-ads#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For businesses that have taken the steps to sign up with Google&#8217;s Local Business Center, Google has a new offering available &#8211; Local Listing Ads. Unfortunately it is only currently available in San Diego and San Francisco as a trial! While they are not intended to compete with AdWords in any way, I can see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Track Traffic from Google Maps and Google Local in Google Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/track-traffic-google-maps-google-local-google-analytics</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/track-traffic-google-maps-google-local-google-analytics#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obtaining a listing that shows up in the prominent Google one-box or local 10-pack is becoming increasingly important for any business looking to compete in a local marketplace. Where the print Yellow Pages used to dominate the local advertising dollars, the big 3 search engines, local and national vertical directories and IYP&#8217;s are on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Business Listing and Your Google Local Ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/universal-business-listing-google-local-ranking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you trying to get your site to come up or rank higher in the Google &#8220;one box&#8221;? The &#8220;one box&#8221; is the Google local listing that comes up with a map and 10 local listings on the right side of the map when you do a search that has a local intent such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Local Business Center Dashboard</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/local-business-center-dashboard</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Pabich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Google updated their Local Business Center.  Now included is some analytics data including how many impressions (how often your listing was shown), actions (driving directions to your business, clicks to your website, etc.) and which search queries triggered your local business listing.  

If you don&#8217;t already have a local business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Profiles and Directories for Local Search</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/importance-profiles-directories-local-search</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/importance-profiles-directories-local-search#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Pabich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biz Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things a local business can do is to create a locally visible presence.  20 years ago a billboard may have seemed like the best option.  Perhaps a 30 second spot on local television, or maybe a newspaper ad.  Not having a Yellow Pages was small business suicide [...]]]></description>
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