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Google Starts a New Street View Project in Sydney.

December 11th, 2009

Google has launched a new project in Sydney which takes street view further, rather than just capturing images at the street level a team of Google photographers are now going into buildings, restaurants, bars etc and taking panoramic shots.

This will allow Google users to check out venues visually online before deciding whether they want to visit the physical business location or not. Ultimately this will be integrated into Google Local Business listings and will become a new feature for local search.

This provides local businesses in Sydney opportunities online to showcase their interiors and attract potential customers.

At the moment this project is being run in Sydney and San Francisco and will expand depending on the success it has in these two cities.

Resources to help local businesses

November 13th, 2009

Nine resources to help your business

Use the Google Local Business Center (GLBC) to add your business to Google’s local listings.
You can add your address, phone, hours & include images and or videos all for free.
Once you have set up your account you will need to verify your details over the phone or mail.
Once you have been verified you will get a map listing and appear in local search results.
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