Tag Archives: Google Plus Local

Google integrates Panoramio with their Google Plus platform

Panoramio is the latest Google product to get deep integration with Google Plus. Users can now export their images stored in Panoramio account to their Google+ profile. The company said: Panoramio has unlimited storage for geo-positioned Read more [...]

Google Plus makes it easy to create new event from Places pages

Google has rolled out a smallish but useful update on their Google+ Local pages. A new create event button has been added to places pages on Google Plus. The idea is simple. You can directly create an event connected to a business from its Read more [...]

Google Plus Local now lets you manually select your location

Google+ Local tries to detect your location based on your IP address. But this information can be wrong based on multiple aspects of your connection. This meant you had to manually enter your location every time you wanted to use the service to Read more [...]

Google updates the review box in Google+ Local

Google Plus Local got an update earlier today. Google has changed the rating system used while posting a new review. Instead of using a number based ranking, users now get to pick words to describe their experience: Poor-Fair Good Very Read more [...]

Businesses can now take control of their Google+ Local listings

Google has announced that they are now allowing businesses to apply for verification on the local pages connected to their businesses. A company representative said in an announcement on Google Groups: For those of you that have created Read more [...]

Google launches Google+ Local mobile app for Apple iOS devices

Google recently converted Google Places into a web app deeply integrated with Google Plus. We assumed that Google Places would become an integral part of the Google Plus mobile app as well. But Google seems to have decided to keep it separate. Read more [...]

Google Maps for Android advertisement showcasing Google Plus Local