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1 in 3 of queries that
people type into a
standard Google search
bar are about places
-Ed Parsons, Google.
P.S. In 2010 it was 1 in 5
WOWZERS
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“Within search results, information tied
to verified online profiles will be ranked
higher than content without such
verification, which will result in most
users naturally clicking on the top
(verified) results. The true cost of
remaining anonymous, then, might be
irrelevance.” - Eric Schmidt
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Reviews Matter
72%
of consumers trust online reviews as much as
personal recommendations.
52%
said that positive online reviews make them
more likely to use a local business.
The Local Consumer Review Survey 2012 From Bright Local (4,500 surveyed)
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[0051] In one implementation, the number of
documents with reviews of a business may be
used as a factor in determining the location
prominence score of a document associated
with the business
Reviews from Different sites
Increase Rank