References

Google Sources:



What else I did to write this book:

I subscribed to 785 blogs posts
I watched 187 youtube videos
I search 378 sources of helpful information
I read Google Help Docs
Learned how rich snippets are so strategic in conglomerating pertinet information
I contacted Chris Messina, Google Open Source Advocate, about these questions
I went to SXSWi 2011
I went to PubCon 2010, 2011 and sat through all the SoLoMo seminars
I watched Marissa Meyer speak about the local revolution
Printed Google Maps, Places Help Docs to read it on the plane

I cited these articles, videos, and blog posts:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/place-pages-for-google-maps-there-are.html

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/introducing-google-places.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpZan96KHOM

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=28247

https://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/googleplaces/press-release

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/business/google-launches-online-review-too

http://yourlocalbusiness.org/google-places-7-box/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/47293461/Google-Offers-Fact-Sheet

http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55578 

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/dialed-up-rapid-launch-and-growth-of.html

http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/4944/Google-will-change-your-distribution-strategy

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/02/11/news/google-places-becomes-expedia-risk-factor/

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324424/000119312511030900/0001193125-11-030900-index.htm

http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55578

http://www.business2community.com/online-marketing/deploying-google-places-seo-for-multiple-locations-and-one-website-045860

http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/01/20/google-places-tidbits-and-quirks/

http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55578

http://customblogging.com/seomike/archives/google/the-importance-of-local-search

http://www.google.com/events/thinkmobile2011/livestream.html

http://analytics.blogspot.com/2009/03/tips-for-tracking-email-marketing.html

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990321.htm

http://twitter.com/BBHLabs/status/46328777181114368

http://www.thebrainchildgroup.com/blog/2011/02/google-places-seo-local-marketing/

http://www.food52.com/blog/1838_googles_new_recipe_search

http://www.davidmihm.com/local-search-ranking-factors.shtml

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/answer.py?answer=178024

https://support.google.com/places/answer/177103?hl=en

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_places_api_could_do_for_check-ins_what_goog.php

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_adds_3_new_ways_to_check_in_to_places_inclu.php

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20101102/scvngr-goes-global-sort-of/

http://www.google.com/events/thinkmobile2011/livestream.html

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZffc0Q2dvg

http://support.google.com/places/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143059