Google finally goes “local directory” in Place Pages
Google had been lagging behind sites like Yelp.com in providing a place to find information about businesses. If you did a local search, you would have a “More info…” link that would expand your search result inside the map and have tabs that were badly organized. Not anymore. Enter Place Pages. Google explains it well: “Now, instead of just getting a slightly bigger bubble, you’ll get an entire page of rich details, like photos, videos, a Street View preview, nearby transit, reviews and related websites.”
But don’t let them fool you. This is not just a minor improvement. This is a major entry in the directory website world. Think MerchantCircle, Yelp, CitySearch, etc.
Google Place Pages is a crazy directory…
http://maps.google.com/places/us/denver/s-queen-way/904/-katz-web-services-seo-&-web-design
Google now has pages for each of the “directories” in the URL. The street you live on now has its own Place Page.
…but Place Pages are still “search results”
Place Pages also seem to guess what you’re looking for. If Google thinks that the URL you have entered is related to a page, it will display the related information.
Interesting examples: Read more&hellip
Google Chrome Frame — the Beginning of the End of IE Tyranny?
Google just introduced a new tactic in the browser wars, and this one’s juicy. It’s called Google Chrome Frame.
What it does is it makes Internet Explorer render websites using Google Chrome in a frame. That means that IE can have HTML 5 compatibility and all the other WebKit goodness. The catch? Google Chrome Frame will only activate if webmasters ask it to by adding a meta tag. So I created a plugin that does just that.
Download the Google Chrome Frame Plugin from WordPress.org
Hopefully, GCF will start to shift users from rendering sites in IE 6/7/8 to Google Chrome. Read more&hellip
Just a quick post to show that Google has started to nofollow all links on new Google Profiles. This is too bad for a quick SEO shot in the arm, but also makes sense, since most of the people who knew about Google Profiles were SEO’s anyway 
Oh well, on to greener pastures!
As an user on BlogCatalog notes,
The links on your Google profile will be nofollow, but the links on your Google Reader shared items page (as of the time I write this) are NOT nofollow. Read more&hellip
As seen on 7News – View the video on TheDenverChannel.com
Why Google Profiles matter to you
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As featured on the May 20th 7News program featuring Zack Katz of Katz Web Design, Google Profiles are a great way to be found online for your own name, even if you don’t have a website.If you set up an online profile with Google, a person looking for you online will be able to find you more easily.
Your profile will show up in search results
In the past, if you wanted to be listed in search results for your own name (it’s called a “vanity search”), you often needed your own website. Google is changing that, and giving users the power to show up in a search result with a picture and link to their profile.
The Google Profile box embedded in the search results for Zack Katz
In April, Google has started giving Profiles a prominent placement in search results. It is safe to presume that Google will be further incorporating the Profiles in the future, and assigning them more value. If you want to improve your findability online, setting up a profile is a great step to take. Read more&hellip
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