Google My Business Updates - checked them out?

[JessicaRuth]

Anyone check out the new updates yet?

• Reviews alerts and notifications
• Respond to reviews via the mobile app
• More data in the Insights section such as phone tracking, driving directions heat maps and more
• Expanding the AdWords Express app to 20 additional countries

What did you think?

 

[craigh]

I think it's about damn time they gave us review alerts.
There's a few businesses that have built products around the fact that Google Local has always been terrible, so it's about time the "default offering" became moderately useful.

 

[Karen Ann]

I thought we already had review alerts?
I like the phone tracking, and heat maps.
Now to wait for the ios version.

 

[skeetle]

I LOVE the updates with reviews!

 

[Jeff Kershner]

It's about time really. This is one area Google has not only been slow to move on but indecisive on (IMO). The updates look great - now only if I could download it to my iPhone. o_O

 

[skeetle]

Why can't you download it? Are you out of space? Do you need the link?

But I agree -- Google Places (throwback term) have come A LONG WAY since the original incarnation of them. I'm glad to see they're [finally] stepping up their game!

 

[craigh]

Why can't you download it? Are you out of space? Do you need the link?

But I agree -- Google Places (throwback term) have come A LONG WAY since the original incarnation of them. I'm glad to see they're [finally] stepping up their game!

There's an iOS version we aren't aware of?
AFAIK, Google Local tools were broken down and merged into Google Maps and other iOS apps and we no longer get a dedicated app.

 

[skeetle]

There's an iOS version we aren't aware of?
AFAIK, Google Local tools were broken down and merged into Google Maps and other iOS apps and we no longer get a dedicated app.

Yeah - I have one on my phone, but now I can't pull it up in the app store on my phone, or find it on the web...
See this screen shot:

 

[craigh]

Pretty sure they killed that app in 2013, but I could be wrong.
The link says it's available in the US, but I don't see anything here in the Canadas.

 

[skeetle]

Pretty sure they killed that app in 2013, but I could be wrong.
The link says it's available in the US, but I don't see anything here in the Canadas.

@craigh I just used it a few minutes ago and only downloaded it a few weeks ago!

I did find this link, though: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-my-business-ios-app-broken-19392.html