Fort Lauderdale, Florida - January 21, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Blue Interactive Agency has published an in-depth ...

Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking algorithm now uses if a location is open as part of its local ranking system. Google's Search Liaison ...

Google recently updated its local search ranking algorithm to strengthen its “openness” signal for non-navigational queries. “We’ve long used ‘openness’ as part of our local ranking systems, and it ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...

Researchers introduce a group-driven initialization that fuses search history with graph modularity, boosting state-of-the-art local solvers for k-quasi-clique and k-plex without altering their search ...

Google Search Liaison confirms 'openness' has recently become a 'stronger' ranking signal for local search. Listing false 24/7 hours may backfire as Google adjusts ranking signals. Keeping operating ...

There are reports of a major local search ranking change with Google Maps and Local Search results. The reports of this local search algorithm update started to funnel in over the weekend, with some ...