Facebook: Places
Facebook rolls out hours and services update for COVID-19 communications
There are a number of ways to communicate virus-related updates to customers on the platform....
Should you continue to solicit reviews during the outbreak? Local SEOs disagree
There are a mix of considerations, on a spectrum from idealistic to pragmatic....
Yelp sees huge decline in restaurant demand, offers $25MM relief package
Yelp is seeking to become a hub for "virtual local businesses" during the coronavirus outbreak....
Nextdoor rolls out Groups and Help Map in response to coronavirus outbreak
The crisis may become a breakout moment for Nextdoor....
Facebook Local is the social network’s stab at Yelp, Foursquare
Facebook’s new app lets people find nearby things to do and places to...
Facebook officially rolls out food ordering as part of longer-term commerce evolution
Facebook has been building a range of commerce tools and capabilities, many of which are directed at local and offline...
7 changes by Facebook that make it a real local search player
Columnist Wesley Young looks at recent improvements Facebook has made -- and functionality being tested -- that may position the social media...
Is “Facebook Professional Services” Facebook’s Stealth Project To Beat Yelp?
Unannounced desktop-only feature gives people the ability to find the highest-rated businesses in a given area....
Facebook’s Hello App Another Incremental Step Toward Local Search
Facebook continues to take baby steps toward offering a local search product. Yesterday the company announced Hello, a new dialer/caller ID app...
New Facebook Search: Local Ignored Again — Big Mistake
Facebook just launched its successor to Graph Search: Facebook Search. Facebook Search is the evolution of Graph Search and benefits from lots...
Facebook Launches New Places Directory
Facebook has launched a new Places Directory, which is really an emerging local search site. Right now, it’s more accurately like...