Major Update? Missing Links to Google+ Local Pages and New Review Windows

[rossicone]

@Linda

Thanks for clarifying this! Almost all of our clients are still in the old Google Places dashboard so no wonder I haven't seen any social options yet. Thanks for your help!

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Just found a local search result that has the "Google+ Page" link beside it yet it's not an upgraded page, just a simple G+ Local page:

https://www.google.com/search?q=san...20fa60a9b62&pws=0&q=toronto+tea+shops&lrd=lrd

https://plus.google.com/101482655733867617934/about?hl=en

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hmmm, Colan. For that search I don't even see pack, I see carousel. You don't have carousel up there?

But the reason that one has G+ L link is because it has NO reviews.

G+ Link if you have a merged or upgraded to social G+ page. (Regardless if you have reviews or not.)

No G+ link if you only have a G+ L page with no social. (Regardless if you have reviews or not.)

But if you have no reviews and no social page, then you do get a link that still goes to G+ L page.
(As in the case of the 2 Chicago examples.)

 

[Colan Nielsen]

Hmmm, Colan. For that search I don't even see pack, I see carousel. You don't have carousel up there?

But the reason that one has G+ L link is because it has NO reviews.

Ahh, that makes perfect sense. Thanks Linda

No, not in Canada yet. Not to my knowledge anyway.

 

[Colan Nielsen]

I'm noticing that the new review window doesn't display owner responses to reviews

And I'm talking about owner responses that are showing live while looking at the G+ Local page itself. So this isn't related to the ongoing issue with owner responses not showing up.

Maybe just a temporary glitch..