Local Search – All 2008 Nominees
The following are the nominees in the Local Search category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Local Search Interviews, Information, and Resources
Michael Gray, Graywolf | 2/5/07 - Location Prominence and Differences in Local OneBox and Google Maps
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 2/8/07 - Google’s forced choice for the Authoritative Web Site
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps… | 2/12/07 - Local Numbers: Setting the Record Straighter
Greg Sterling, Screenwerk | 3/1/07 - Google Local Search Glossary
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 3/4/07 - The Latest Local Search facts and figures
Simon Heseltine, Search Engine Tigers | 3/7/07 - Local Search: Users First?
Cathy Hillen-Rulloda, Avante Gardens | 3/27/07 - Google Reviews: Reputation + Quality + Snippets + Clustering
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 4/6/07 - Yahoo tackles Geographic Challenges of Web Search Results
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 5/20/07 - Girl Scouts with Guns: Geographic Coding in Google Location Searches
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 8/5/07 - When Might Google Show Local Search Information in Web Search Results?
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 8/12/07 - Yahoo Local Now Features “User Denigrated Content”
Mike Blumenthal, Search Engine Land | 9/11/07 - Everything You Need to Know About FRO (Fake Review Optimization)
Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO | 9/20/07 - Five Reasons Why The Mobile Web Sucks
Scott Karp, Publishing 2.0 | 9/26/07 - Give Local Search Marketing a Shout Out with PlaceShout
Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog | 10/11/07 - Local Search on Facebook
Larry Sullivan, Local Biz Bits | 10/11/07 - Geotargeting Location by IP Address = SEO Death
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 10/14/07 - The REAL Problem with Local Search
David Mihm, Mihmorandum | 10/25/07 - How many Google Coupons are there?
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps… | 11/3/07 - Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile
Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land | 12/17/07 - Google Reviews Review
Miriam Ellis, SEO igloo | 12/18/07
Judged by Brad Geddes and Barry Schwartz.




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permalinkposted 01.14.08 at 8:54 am
Great list! Thanks!
Mike
permalinkposted 01.15.08 at 10:26 am
I have to give my support to Cathy’s “Local Search: Users First?” post. She’s a faithful admin on FlowerChat.com and tireless warrior for local small businesses.
permalinkposted 01.18.08 at 12:19 pm