Press Advantage, a leading press release distribution service, has announced enhancements to its geo-targeted distribution ...

Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking algorithm now uses if a location is open as part of its local ranking system. Google's Search Liaison ...

Google recently updated its local search ranking algorithm to strengthen its “openness” signal for non-navigational queries. “We’ve long used ‘openness’ as part of our local ranking systems, and it ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...

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SEATTLE — Companies are increasingly using algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze the massive amount of data they scoop up about us to decide what financial products we qualify for and ...