Visibility War JournalNews for local businesses on maps, reviews, listings, search and AI answers, and the move to make this week.https://visibilitywar.com/Neighborhood questions named different shops than citywide oneshttps://visibilitywar.com/journal/neighborhood-questions-named-different-shops-than-citywide-ones/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/neighborhood-questions-named-different-shops-than-citywide-ones/Uberall's company-reported San Francisco coffee study found that question wording changed which shops 12 models named. Ask both kinds this week.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVet study: AI named the most-reviewed clinic in 57 of 59 placeshttps://visibilitywar.com/journal/vet-study-ai-named-the-most-reviewed-clinic-in-57-of-59-places/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/vet-study-ai-named-the-most-reviewed-clinic-in-57-of-59-places/Pet Industry News, October 23: Seenmetric found AI named the most-reviewed clinic in 57 of 59 places. Clinics at 4.8 or above were named no more often than at 4.5 to 4.7.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA count found Carvana profiles on buildings it doesn't use. Check the map in every town you servehttps://visibilitywar.com/journal/a-count-found-carvana-profiles-on-buildings-it-doesnt-use-check-the-map-in-every/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/a-count-found-carvana-profiles-on-buildings-it-doesnt-use-check-the-map-in-every/CDG News counted 109 Carvana Google Business Profiles at addresses that were not Carvana sites. Here is a ten-minute check for the towns where you compete.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGoogle Maps says Ask Maps reads photos, reviews and menus. Check that yours name what customers ask forhttps://visibilitywar.com/journal/google-maps-says-ask-maps-reads-photos-reviews-and-menus-check-that-yours-name-w/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/google-maps-says-ask-maps-reads-photos-reviews-and-menus-check-that-yours-name-w/On October 8, Google said Ask Maps reads photos, reviews and menus to match requests, and built a dining list from reviews, ratings and searches for directions.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGoogle Maps now asks visitors to sign in before they can read all your reviewshttps://visibilitywar.com/journal/google-maps-now-asks-visitors-to-sign-in-before-they-can-read-all-your-reviews/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/google-maps-now-asks-visitors-to-sign-in-before-they-can-read-all-your-reviews/On September 30, Search Engine Roundtable reported that Maps asks for a sign-in before a visitor can read every review, sort them, or leave one.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI now answers local questions on Google and the iPhone. Keep your website's facts current.https://visibilitywar.com/journal/ai-now-answers-local-questions-on-google-and-the-iphone-keep-your-websites-facts/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/ai-now-answers-local-questions-on-google-and-the-iphone-keep-your-websites-facts/Google is testing an AI Overview at the top of local business listings, and Apple's Siri AI answers local questions from the web. What a local owner should check.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTYou now have four days to reject edits to your Google Business Profile. Two more rules changed too.https://visibilitywar.com/journal/you-now-have-four-days-to-reject-edits-to-your-google-business-profile-two-more/https://visibilitywar.com/journal/you-now-have-four-days-to-reject-edits-to-your-google-business-profile-two-more/Google may publish a suggested edit you don't reject within four days, may pause reviews after a spam spike, and may remove posts with unverified phone numbers.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT