Google My Business (GMB) has shut down their toll-free number for customer support. You’ll no longer be able to call the GMB peeps and talk with a live person. According to Google, “We’ve removed toll free customer support numbers from the Google My Business homepage. If you call one of the existing numbers, you’ll be...Read More
Over the past few days, Google has rolled out a local algorithm update impacting Google My Business (GMB) and Maps listings. It appears that Google is tightening its geo-local proximity. According to Search Engine Land, “The local SEO community was a consistent chatter about a Google update, specifically targeting Google Maps rank. The consensus became...Read More
The Irvine Master Plan is one of the main components in the city’s hot retail marketplace. Because of this plan, residents have many shopping choices close by. According to the Irvine Standard, “The city’s beautiful retail centers are an affirmation of what Irvine does right. The secret to Irvine’s retail success comes from two distinct...Read More
Google has announced the successor to RankBrain, which they have named BERT is rolling out now and will affect 1 in 10 search queries. BERT stands for Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers. According to digital marketing lecturer Dawn Anderson, “BERT and family improve the state of the art on 11 natural language processing tasks. Even...Read More
Every year, Inc. Magazine puts out a list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately-owned companies. This year, the list includes a fair amount of Orange County, CA businesses. According to Patch, “California has some of the most successful new companies in the country. The 5,000 companies come from over 25 different types of industry, including...Read More
I have already talked about how Fullerton, CA is in the process of becoming a FiberCity, with the introduction of a very high-speed fiber optic network. Now, next-door neighbor Placentia is also scheduled to become a FiberCity as well. According to Telecompaper, “SiFi Networks received a grand permission from the city council of Placentia,...Read More
According to Google, searches for small, local businesses are at an all-time high. For the past 3 years searches for local businesses such as restaurants, pharmacies and more have taken the Internet by storm, especially searches from mobile devices. Google says, “Today we are releasing a new report that shows how Americans are searching for...Read More
A business enclave in Anaheim wants to be recognized as “Little Arabia” calling attention to the contributions from this ethic group in Orange County. The bill is being introduced in the state legislature by Republican state senator Ling Ling Chang. Orange County currently recognizes two other ethnic business areas including Little Saigon and Koreatown. If...Read More
Five of the schools in Buena Park, CA have been named to the list of the healthiest schools in the nation. In order to achieve this Federal award each school must offer breakfast daily, meet or exceed federal nutrition standards for snacks and meals, implement wellness policies and update progress every year, involve parents and...Read More
National Drink Beer Day is on Saturday, September 28, 2019. It’s a chance to put down a cold brewski at one of the many fine drinking establishments in Fullerton, CA. If you’re into malt and hops and know the difference between a pale ale and a stout, then why not celebrate Octoberfest a bit early...Read More
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