Local Splash recently participated in the Alzheimer’s Association of Orange County’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The event was the first of 5 Alzheimer Walks in Orange County and raised over $100,000 for the cause.
Watch our video of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event at Angel Stadium!
Photo Courtesy Of Kelsey Group
Local Splash CEO, Steve Yeich, spoke this morning with Andrew Shotland, Principal of Local SEO Guide, at BIA/Kelsey’s SMB Digital Marketing Conference. The two spoke about the value of local SEO for SMB’s.
Shotland gave an update on what’s happening with SEO for SMBs and Yeich discussed how SMBs with multi locations can benefit from local SEO. He used Local Splash client and Chicago pizza chain, Leona’s, as an example.
For more details on the presentation, read Kelsey’s blog post, SMB Digital 2012: Local SEO and the SMB Value Prop.
According to TUAW.com, the new Maps application in iOS 6 Gold Master has changed drastically… for the worse. Former TUAW writer and founder of Rocky Mountain Mac Repair, Josh Carr, reported that the new application performs poorly and “is a tremendous step backwards and something that cripples iOS for Apple’s customers.”
Carr reported that the once-Google-powered keyword search has been replaced by Yelp. Users are now limited to Yelp’s database which isn’t as large as Google’s and they must search using Yelp’s exact categories. This severely limits the businesses that show up in search. Previously, Google Maps keyword searches for businesses or restaurants would show tons of local business names and points of interest; according to Carr, that isn’t the case with the new Apple Maps.
According to the comments below the TUAW article, other users agree. One person calls Apple Maps “a horrible mess” while another person commented “the search functionality is horrid.” However, not everyone thinks Apple Maps is step backward. One commenter wrote, “I completely disagree. I installed iOS 6 GM and used the new Maps app all weekend and was blown away at how well it worked and how much nicer the user experience was.”
We’re interested in your opinion! If you’ve tried the new Maps application, what did you think of it?