Google Maps will now show you if you can find products nearby, like you’d see in directly in Google Search and Google Shopping. This “Products nearby” carousel now shows up directly in the Google Maps app, the company announced. Google Maps now lets you search for items and find nearby stores selling them. Simply open … Read more
Google has updated Maps to include product-specific search capabilities, just in time for the holiday shopping season. This feature allows consumers to search for specific items and find nearby stores with available inventory. Key Features The update lets you search for products directly within Google Maps and find real-time inventory availability at nearby stores. Shoppers … Read more
Google added a number of AI, Gemini-powered, features to Google Maps including new search features, review summaries for place listings and a way to ask about a specific business listing where AI will give you answers. Plus, Google said that more than 2 billion users use Google Maps, which was actually announced by Google’s CEO, … Read more
Google is now testing an “open in maps” button in the local pack maps embed interface. That button takes you into the core Google Maps product for that Google search query. I cannot replicate this but Khushal Bherwani posted a screenshot on X: He posted examples of it with and without the “Open in Maps” … Read more
Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps when it thinks some of the reviews may be fake or fraudulent. We covered this notice when Google updated its reviews restrictions documentation but I wanted to highlight the notice more. Mike Blumenthal spotted this and posted a screenshot … Read more
Google is now testing a new user experience for maps in the Google Search local panel section. Normally when you click on the map in the local knowledge panel, you are taken into Google Maps. Now, Google is testing expanding the maps while you stay on the Google Search results page. This was spotted by … Read more
Google Search has a new design for the embedded map you see for both local pack maps and knowledge panel maps. The new map has a more subtle design, with blue roads, not yellow roads and other design differences. The easiest way to see this is to compare them side-by-side. Here is a desktop knowledge … Read more
Apple has launched a public beta version of Apple Maps on the web after launching the mobile app back almost 12 years ago on September 19, 2012. “Apple Maps on the web is available in public beta, allowing users around the world to access Maps directly from their browser,” Apple wrote. This is important, in … Read more
Listing a business on Google Maps is crucial to marketing your brand and improving your online presence. In fact, according to MSPower User, Google Maps is the third most downloaded Google app worldwide. The app has about 1 billion active monthly users and gets roughly 50 million daily updates. It’s the number one navigation app … Read more
There’s a scam going on in the world of Google Maps/Google Business Profile. Competitors can move Google Map pins to a new location which can negatively impact rankings. This has been happening for several months and impacted many Google Business Profile listings. It’s easy for scammers to make this change using the Suggest an edit … Read more
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