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google dropping non-google reviews?

by mj2059
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Just read this article:

What the New Google Places Means for Your Business | PCWorld Business Center

which states that "Google has removed third party review sites from Google Places." I could not find an official google source for this. PCworld only links to themselves...

Anyone notice this yet?
Can anyone confirm this?

How does this affect your work on ranking local sites?
Notice any effects yet?
#dropping #google #nongoogle #reviews
  • Profile picture of the author Dexx
    There's about 6 other threads on this, do a search and you'll find 'em

    ~Dexx
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    • Profile picture of the author mj2059
      Originally Posted by Dexx View Post

      There's about 6 other threads on this, do a search and you'll find 'em

      ~Dexx

      I just scanned the first couple of pages of posts - hadn't done a search yet.
      I'm looking over a couple of the threads now.
      It really does not affect me much, but I somehow missed the change.

      There is always something new/changing in the online world. Fundamental principles don't change.
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  • Profile picture of the author Doran Peck
    They were required by a court of law to stop pulling in reviews from other sources.
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  • Profile picture of the author rbrShorty
    Originally Posted by mj2059 View Post

    Just read this article:

    What the New Google Places Means for Your Business | PCWorld Business Center

    which states that "Google has removed third party review sites from Google Places." I could not find an official google source for this. PCworld only links to themselves...

    Anyone notice this yet?
    Can anyone confirm this?

    How does this affect your work on ranking local sites?
    Notice any effects yet?
    Here is the official announcement by Google:

    Google LatLong: The Ongoing Evolution of Place Pages

    The reviews are neither removed, nor dropped. It is funny that such a large company as PC World would post such an article. Third-party reviews still count, both as a ranking and as a conversion factor. Nothing much has changed, the change is only on the UI, not on the ranking algorithm. And I repeat - the reviews are not dropped.
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