Google is using its new Business Profile to solicit small business support for opposition to its pending antitrust legislation, according to Mike Blumenthal, co-founder at NearMedia.co, which he co-founded wi ...

Google plans to rename Google My Business to Google Business Profile, and encourage small businesses to manage their profile directly on Search and Maps. ...

Google has spent years reducing its carbon footprint. Now it's focused on helping people using its platforms reduce theirs. ...

Honda plans to begin integrating Google built-in with the all-new model that will go on sale in the second half of 2022. ...

The report by Uberall and MomentFeed finds that consumers want a hybrid purchase strategy, such as buying online and picking up in a local store. ...

Global M&As and IPOs were hot in the second quarter of 2021, reports CB Insights. They rose 109% YoY, reaching an all-time high of 2,893. ...

Capitalizing on the time and the position of a hyperlocal organic listing in search results is key. This is the goal of multilocation SEO -- to continuously increase the numb ...

Nextdoor could become the next big social media platform to share ideas, pictures and information. Nextdoor Vaccine Map now helps neighbors discover when, where, and why they should get vaccina ...

The acquisition will accelerate the company's pace of innovation and give customers "a greater edge in the hyper-competitive world of 'Near Me' Marketing," says MomentFeed CEO Nick Hedges. Real-time locati ...

Californians using Google's ride-share Waze app to get to airports, beaches, parks or even bars this holiday weekend could see a Heineken USA ad not for alcohol, but for ...

Merkle wants to build a platform to help marketers understand why people search. The technology will map out topical areas to put the focus on purpose, rather than transaction ...

Local SEO Guide, an SEO agency, was never located in Kansas, but Google My Business believes the Pleasanton, CA company has been located in Fawn Creek Township, KS, since 2 ...

Google's technology uses AI to scan billions of Street View images to understand consumers' location and the precise placement of objects in a building, on store shelves and in airpor ...

Google's fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) may seem small, but the reason behind it will hurt the company's reputation much more than the financial loss. ...

Michael Jones, passed away on January 18, leaving behind at least one innovative gift to society, the power of maps in our hands. Nearly all have heard or used Goog ...

Almost half of CDP users plan to increase their budget by 25% within the next five years, Twilio Segment reports. ...

This year, Santa sports a purple face mask as he makes his rounds delivering toys. But to ensure kids and others stay safe, he reportedly received one of the fir ...

The bi-directional taxi could position Amazon in the DOOH ad space, attaching traveling billboards to moving vehicles -- and ease the challenge of deliveries for online orders. ...

Location-based services are changing -- and it just may make a measurable impact for ad targeting. ...

Commerce Signals has launched a tracker to help marketers understand where consumers are spending and how their own sales compare to other companies and competitors. Data also is available f ...

When it inevitably comes, the U.S. vs. Google will be the most high-profile antitrust action since the U.S. vs. Microsoft in the late 1990s. In that case, the software gia ...

How much can you trust Google to lead you down the correct path? Google and DeepMind researchers explain how they use data and machine-learning models to predict traffic flows. ...

Waze already helps drivers find nearby gas stations and now will prompt payment of fuel through contactless payments at participating Exxon, Mobil, and Shell stations. ...

Simon Weckert toted a bunch of smartphones down empty streets in Berlin and essentially gamed the technology Google Maps uses to predict traffic, he told the Business Insider in an emai ...

Some believe Santa warps time to deliver all the gifts worldwide in 24 hours. Google Maps knows different. ...

Google rings in 2020 with a look back at 2019. Emily Wood, editor-in-chief for The Keyword, walks through changes at Google in the past year, everything from search and Stadi ...

Company data suggests Google has invested "tens of billions of dollars" in its mapping platform, which is supported by thousands of engineers and map operators and is one of t ...

The travel app Nexit links to Interstate Data USA to display names and types of businesses rather than "nearby" businesses like Google Maps, which could reroute travelers in the opposi ...

By crunching anonymized data such as speed and location, Google can provide insight into the best times to travel or stay off the road, ...

A study found that half of searches were done at home, with 81% on a smartphone, 22% on a desktop or laptop, and 9% on a tablet. ...