Google Maps Now Displaying Local Ads

By  |  August 9, 2013
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Google updated its Maps app on August 8 to allow Google AdWords customers to target users with local ads after they’ve conducted a search, TechCrunch reported. 

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    After searching, a box will appear at the bottom of the user’s screen. There, users will see the business’s name, a description of its services and directions to the location.

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    For more on how the new service will work for mobile users, read the full report here.


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