Is Google+ Beginning To Integrate Into Google Places?
Today Mike Blumenthal of Blumenthals.com posted about what appears to be a new addition to Google’s local results. A specific query for “transmission servicing lexington ky” displayed the normal Google Places listings, with one exception: The grey icon is displayed next to a specific places results. However, when clicked, the user is taken to the following Google+ […]
Greg Finn on November 23, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Today Mike Blumenthal of Blumenthals.com posted about what appears to be a new addition to Google’s local results. A specific query for “transmission servicing lexington ky” displayed the normal Google Places listings, with one exception:
The grey icon is displayed next to a specific places results. However, when clicked, the user is taken to the following Google+ only results page:
The surprising thing about the above listing is that the link goes directly to a personal account, not an actual Google+ page. We had extreme difficulty replicating this on any other queries in different towns.
So are these personal Google+ citations in Places results a glitch, or a sign of things to come? For more information see Blumenthals.com.
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