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We noticed some bizarre results yesterday monitoring clients - but this afternoon (7/14) we are seeing massive compression in local search query radius and map pack search results. In many tested areas (legal, dog boarding, photographers) we were seeing 4+ pages of map search results -- now seeing one page (two at most).
Seems like centroids have increased as well - and its different for different business types. For example, "family photographers austin" results stop at the city line (results last week included suburbs and surrounding towns. But "wedding photographers austin" takes in the whole Austin DMA.
We have been tracking results from some business verticals (here is one on this forum in fact) of these new results. But it has definitely broadened in scope.
Prep for paid map pack results? Or just a short term experiment?
Seems like centroids have increased as well - and its different for different business types. For example, "family photographers austin" results stop at the city line (results last week included suburbs and surrounding towns. But "wedding photographers austin" takes in the whole Austin DMA.
We have been tracking results from some business verticals (here is one on this forum in fact) of these new results. But it has definitely broadened in scope.
Prep for paid map pack results? Or just a short term experiment?
