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Here's a recap of a Boston restaurant study that investigates Yelp review fraud. It describes the types of reviews, reviewers & other patterns that trigger Yelp's review filter. Read More

Here's a retort from Search Engine Watch on Aaron Harris's contention that Google is limiting organic search visibility. That was posted here. http://www.bizsugar.com/OnlineMarketing/how-google-is-killing-organic-search/
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If your local business needs to catch up marketing online, consider using this summary as your road map. Read More

Here's a provocative look at the shrinking real estate Google devotes to organic search. As the author Aaron Harris points out, it gets worse as Google's carousel is implemented. Mobile is particularly brutal. Read More

Make sure you clean up those LinkedIn profiles. Misspellings could damage your reputation as badly as a ill-conceived social post after too many drinks. Read More

Curious what folks think about this possible development. Could be a serious blow to already-struggling retailers. Read More

Google has officially transitioned Google Places results with Google+ Local business profiles. The transition was announced on Google's "Google and your Business" blog back on May 30.

Update: Some businesses are receiving notification of the full merge of their G+ biz pages & G+ Local listings. Read More

As the economy continues to struggle and America tries to reclaim its place in the global economic and financial markets, small business once again is left holding the proverbial bag...
-Article on small business by Baltimore Sun op-ed from Bob Paff, Communications Expert & Motivational Speaker... Read More