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		<title>Google Maps Sows And Reaps Incongruities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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A happy fall to all my readers, and I hope while you&#8217;re putting by locally-harvested supplies for the long winter ahead, you take a glance at Google&#8217;s pantry shelves to see what&#8217;s new in stock by way of their updated Local Business Center guidelines. Farmer Blumenthal wins the blue ribbon for his handy comparison chart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Waking To A New Day With Google Maps?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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I think I&#8217;ll have to pinch myself! Has anyone noticed that Google seems to be throwing a surprise party this week? After years of collective public admonishment, cajoling, begging and pleading with Google&#8217;s Maps department to start backing up their giant local information entity with a sense of accountability, pebbles seem to be slipping down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google’s Place Pages Play Hide And Seek</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Yoo-hoo. Oly oly oxen free! You&#8217;re it! 3-2-1, ready or not here I come! Yes, this whole week has been one of playing games with Google&#8217;s new Maps interface &#8211; Place Pages. It all began with Greg Sterling being incorrectly informed that Place Pages wouldn&#8217;t be indexed by Google. This caused some scratching of heads, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buy Brings On Crashing Wave Of Nostalgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Scroll back three decades with me. Texas Instruments has just released its first home computer and the gatekeepers to technology open their humble shops, beautifully clean, beautifully quiet, carpeted, furnished with curious ergonomic kneeling chairs. The small computer store has the convivial hush and vibe of a library and the owners practically live there, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Powerful Potentials of Google Place Pages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t already checked out the new Place Pages interface in Google Maps yet, try this sample search for Barbara Oliver &#038; Company Jewelry in Buffalo and you&#8217;ll see the full page information layout that is causing buzz in Local Search circles this week.
If you&#8217;d like to read up on this, take a gander [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tale Of The Honest San Diego Locksmith</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Bad Apples! Anyone who follows Local Search news knows how they&#8217;ve spoiled Google&#8217;s barrel when it comes to locksmith listings. No one has done a more expert job of covering this topic than Mike Blumenthal of locksmith whistle blowing fame. The shenanigans going on in a typical search for Locksmith San Diego CA have brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once Upon A Time There Was A Product</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting Tips]]></category>

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Think of yourself as an e-commerce vendor? Google&#8217;s Matt Cutts says think again and if you haven&#8217;t yet seen this short video clip, please do watch it. The message is clear: don&#8217;t be a vendor, be a&#8230;.

That&#8217;s right! A minstrel, a troubadour, a town crier, a bard. You need to learn to sing the praises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Green Website Design and Copywriting Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>

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At Solas Web Design, we make no secret of our green sensibilities. When we&#8217;re not hard at work in the office, we&#8217;re hard at play on our organic micro-farm, working towards our future goals of total self-sufficiency. We&#8217;re deeply invested in the pursuit of an eco-friendly mode of living and our ears really prick up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go-To-Client And Home Businesses Out Of Google’s Local Loop</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Mike Blumenthal for pointing out what looks like it will be a gradual integration of Google&#8217;s Street View into local business profiles. I had to do a lot of searches in Google Maps before I could get one like this to appear, so I guess this will take awhile to be fully integrated. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Or Money – Why Small Businesses Need One, The Other Or Both</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Expectations are funny things. I don&#8217;t know of any other medium that can be compared to the web for it&#8217;s ability to set false expectations of free or easy or instant success. Whereas virtually no one would expect to create, stock, open, advertise and promote a brick and mortar store on a thin dime, I [...]]]></description>
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