Mike Blumenthal
@mblumenthal
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All local, all the time. What else is there? Find more of it where the sky is blue
Olean NY
Joined August 2008
Our latest Near Memo discussion with Jes Scholz , we explore 📷 AI Adoption: Who’s Really Using These Tools? 📷 Gemini 3, AI Mode & the New Search Interface 📷 Publishers & Brands in the Age of AI Gatekeeping 📷 Why “Distribution-Worthy” Beats SEO Hacks
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AI search is evolving fast. Jes Scholz joins us to explain how conversational interfaces, Gemini 3, shrinking indexes and brand salience are reshaping SEO & Local SEO strategy. Here’s what matters —...
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Interesting case on multiple levels in California
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull'
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I decided to give Google’s mobile Web Guide” the local test and see how it performed with a regional query (not something that Local does well) Local Query: compare and contrast jewelers in western ny that create custom designed engagment rings. look https://t.co/ZognvONkan
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I am now seeing the Google AI Web Guide results on complex queries ON MOBILE Query: compare and contrast the "cradle to grave" envionmental impact of ice, plug-in hybrid and ev. Assess lifetime environmental impact and carbon footprint
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EP 233 - Google Maps Gets AI, Reviews Get Aliases, Ads Invade AI Mode — And Google Uses Tech & Monopoly to Win the AI War https://t.co/PEQbdiHT1F
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Google is pushing deeper into AI: Maps gets new AI features, reviews get aliases, ads creep into AI Mode, and Google changes the reality of search and leans on its monopoly power to steer users...
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Post with video, show notes, relevant links & transcript to our interview with Darren Shaw about the Local Search Ranking Factors. Also availalbe on podcasts & YouTube https://t.co/JsHxITNRqe
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Darren Shaw joins Near Media to discuss the 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors report — revealing how AI search, reviews, and behavioral signals are reshaping local SEO. Discover what really drives...
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Join @gsterling, David Mihm and myself as we pick Darren Shaw's brain about the ins and the outs of the 2026 Local Search Ranking Survey. Link below Here is a short to give you a taste /1
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“There is torture of mind as well as body; the will is as much affected by fear as by force. And there comes a point where this Court should not be ignorant as judges of what we know as men” /2
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I don’t normally read Supreme Court dissents. But this is a must read, well written and compelling. It demonstrably details why the courts should allow a death row inmate to choose a firing squad over nitrogen suffocation (disturbing choice but there you have it)/1
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Our most recent @nearmediaco newsletter: G-Maps AI Makeover, Google Unbowed, Hidden Decision Engines, CTRs Down Again
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Near Media is the go-to advisor for executives at multi-location brands and vertical agencies seeking to optimize their search strategy and tactics.
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Looking forward to this SMX session with @gsterling on "Coffee Talk: What's new in local search" - always have fun doing a live talk with Greg and Local Search is so much fun https://t.co/pT2FJF6xYl
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Surveillance Secrets - Lighthouse Reports Troves of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
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Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
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A Washington DC resident who was detained last month for following a national guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme from the Star Wars films has filed a lawsuit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated. Next up: The frogs
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✨ No more going back and forth! Now you can simply click on the “Profiles” icon directly from the Google Business search view to access all your listings in one place — no need to head back to the dashboard each time. Absolutely loving this new addition from Google. Makes
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You can now post an update across multiple Google Business Profiles After posting this pop up appears if you want to add to other profiles, nice !
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