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Get found on Google for free 97% of consumers search for local businesses online. Be there when they're looking for you with Google Places for business - a free local platform from Google.

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One month ago Google unveiled five big new technologies in one day - and then launched real-time search that afternoon. One of those five was something called Near Me Now, and it just went live moments ago .

Google's Near Me Now is Live & Good Enough to Replace Yelp

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_restaurants_near_me_now_is_live_look_out_yelp_etc.php

Go to Google.com in your iPhone or Android browser and you’ll see a small new addition to the homepage: a tiny Near Me Now option below the search box.

Near Me Now: Google’s Mobile Homepage is Location Aware

Google Buzz Could Have Dominated Location. (And Snuck Up On Face

http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/08/google-buzz-location-facebook-twitter/

Tomorrow it will be exactly one month since the launch of Google Buzz . The song remains the same: it’s a mess .

App Inventor for Android lets people create apps for Android phones by manipulating programming blocks in a web browser. Since July 2010, Google has run App Inventor as a large-scale public web service as a part of its Google Labs suite. With the wind down of Google Labs, as of December 31, 2011, Google ended support of App Inventor.

App Inventor for Android

App Inventor in Action

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_launches_app_inventor_diy_app_creation_tool.php

Google Launches App Inventor: DIY App Creation Tool for Android

Today Google launched " App Inventor ," a do-it-yourself mobile app creation tool that lets anyone build their own Android applications without needing to know how to program or even write a line of code. Instead, using an online interface, would-be developers visually design the app's interface and interactions, using drag-and-drop blocks that specify what the app should look like and how it should behave. Want your app to talk to Twitter?

Google has announced the pending availability of App Inventor , a visual development software for the Android platform. Depending on your perspective, Android is the most or second most exciting mobile operating system on the market - and an easy and popular platform for everyday people to make apps is big, big news. App Inventor appears intended to unleash an army of everyday people developing Android apps.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/5_big_questions_about_googles_app_inventor.php

5 Big Questions About Google's New App Inventor

Google App Inventor: Now Anyone Can Create an Android App

Google is launching a new tool on Monday that lets anyone create an app for Android phones.

http://mashable.com/2010/07/12/google-app-inventor/

Checking in with the Places API

[Note: The Places API is now generally available to all developers for use in any app.

http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/07/checking-in-with-places-api.html

Google Focusing on Checkins with Places API

Google has indicated it’s going to be working with developers on checkins for location-based applications through its Places API. This spring, Google announced Places as a revamping of its local and local-business listings.

http://mashable.com/2010/07/29/google-places-checkin/

Whether you’re looking for a great lounge to hang out with your friends or a trusty shop to repair your bicycle, the web is a great place to discover and learn about local businesses and services.

Respond to reviews for your business on Google Place Page

Back when Google introduced “Places”, the buzz was pretty huge. Was Google looking to take over the spot previously held by Yelp?

Google takes aim at Get Satisfaction with new Google Places feature.

Verified Google Places business owners can now publicly respond to user reviews on their businesses’ Place Page . This new feature further bridges the divide between Places and its biggest competitor, Yelp .