Google Places For Business Dashboard Update: News Roundup

April 15th, 2013 by Search Influence Alumni

Earlier this month, Google started slowly rolling out the new Google Places For Business Dashboard which includes an updated interface, deeper integration with Plus, and a promise of faster updates. The dashboard is now available to all new users in the U.S. To help better understand the new features, we have compiled a great list of resources on this much-needed updated.

From Google:

• Improving the look and feel of Google Places for Business – Google – Qasar Younis

• More details about the improved look and feel of Google Places for Business – Google – Joel Headley

From Mike Blumenthal a.k.a. Professor Maps:

• Visual Guide to the new Places for Business Dashboard

• Analysis: Google Places for Business – Upgrade or G+ Pages Lite?

• Categories in the new Places for Business Dashboard

• SABS with Social Local G+ Page – Hide Your Address Now

• Google Announces Availability of a Google+ Widget for New Dashboard

From Around the Web:

• Major Update – New Google Places Dashboard – All-in-one Local Listing Management – LocalSearchForum – Linda Buquet

• Google Updates Its Google Places Dashboard With Google+ Local Integration – SearchEngineLand – Matt McGee

• 10 Things SEOs & SMBs Should Know About New Google Places Dashboard – SearchEngineLand – Myles Anderson

• Google+ Local Upgrades Its Google Places Dashboard – readwrite – Chris Marentis