Local

The ‘Vicinity Update’: Winners and losers from the November 2021 local update This update seemed to be focused on changes around proximity

Google Maps adds dock to bottom Searchers can now dock places they find in Google Maps to the bottom of the map

Bing launches travel-oriented results pages and a trip-planning hub The new features may make it even harder for OTAs to compete in

Google also had a local search update from November 30 through December 8 This overlapped other ranking updates and a Google map

YouTube to automatically link to places mentioned in videos Places Mentioned will be available on the Android and iOS YouTube apps for

Google Posts open to hotels for update notices but not promotions Hotels can now officially use Google Posts in their local listings

Exclusive: The most popular Yelp search filters While the most common filter, “Open Now,” isn’t surprising, the data can inform local business

9 in 10 customers more likely to overlook a negative review if the business responds adequately, Yelp says Half of survey respondents

Bing now let’s you search local stores Microsoft said this new feature will help searchers check store stock availability and choose to