The paper map is dead. Well, that isn’t quite true, there’s still an undeniable charm, and for some, creative thrill in penning a set of dubiously proportioned directions on the back of a napkin, drawing a treasure map for your kids to go hunting with, or poring over historical maps in libraries (replete with the […]
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Aiming to give users more information when a crisis occurs, Google’s new SOS Alerts are the latest addition to its family of crisis response search features. The SOS Alerts will appear at the top of search results related to an incident or searches for the location where the crisis has happened. According to Google, alerts
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Consumers across the US can now book appointments with salons and spas through Google. Beauty is the second category of appointment bookings available through Google in the US. In December 2016, consumers in select cities could book fitness classes through the Reserve with Google site, as well as Google Search and Maps. That functionality rolled out to the
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Google Maps has rolled out a new editing feature that crowdsources accessibility details about locations or business listings — making it possible for anyone to add details on whether or not a place is wheelchair-accessible. “When you want to share accessibility information about a place or add details about many places quickly, just open Google
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What drives us to make choices? As consumers, we can set certain parameters like “laundry in unit”, “no animal testing”, or “100% cotton”, but what makes us decide to commit? As a small business owner – trying to do it all – you may not have the time to understand every individual customer. What makes
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