Last Week in Local 1/11/2021 - a podcast by Mike Blumenthal - Mary Bowling

Join the staff from Local University as they discuss some of the most significant and interesting developments Last Week in Local Search.

Mike's Links:
NYC saw most chain store closures in over a decade in 2020 https://www.retaildive.com/news/nyc-saw-most-chain-store-closures-in-over-a-decade-in-2020-report/592884/ 
  
Family Video to close all stores as last-ditch effort comes up short https://www.retaildive.com/news/family-video-to-close-all-stores-as-last-ditch-effort-comes-up-short/592897/ 
  
Apple Glass' prototype reportedly enters second stage of production https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/06/apple-glass-prototype-reportedly-enters-second-stage-of-production 
  
Facebook Smart Glasses Coming ‘Sooner Than Later’ Without AR https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/facebook-smart-glasses-coming-sooner-than-later-without-ar 
  
Google My Business launches new performance reporting https://searchengineland.com/google-my-business-launches-new-performance-reporting-345252 
  
Getting started with Google Data Studio https://www.deepcrawl.com/blog/best-practice/getting-started-with-google-data-studio/ 
  
State of Online Reviews 2021 Webinar 2 pm this Thursday with Mike Blumenthal at GatherUp  https://gatherup.com/blog/webinar-state-of-online-reviews-2021/ 
  
Deep Dive: Google's Question Hub Overview https://questionhub.google.com/questions#0 
  
Jamie Indigo Question Hub needs Gmail Not G-Suite email - Twitter https://twitter.com/Jammer_Volts/status/1346174334457544704?s=20 

Mary's Links:
Google Maps’ Moat is Evaporating https://joemorrison.medium.com/google-maps-moat-is-evaporating-6e5f0b3a900 
OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment https://joemorrison.substack.com/p/openstreetmap-is-having-a-moment-dcc7eef1bb01 
Expert Local SEO Predictions for 2021 – BrightLocal https://www.brightlocal.com/blog/expert-local-seo-predictions-for-2021/ 
The digital marketing forecast for 2021 – ClickZ https://www.clickz.com/the-digital-marketing-forecast-for-2021/264287/ 
2021 Local SEO Success: Expert Tips & Predictions https://moz.com/blog/2021-local-seo-success 

Today’s Deep Dive:  
Google Question Hub Overview https://questionhub.google.com/questions#0 
Jamie Indigo Question Hub needs Gmail Not G-Suite email – Twitter https://twitter.com/Jammer_Volts/status/1346174334457544704?s=20

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