Google Local Results With Stars To Bookmark Places In Google Maps

May 7, 2015 - 8:21 am 0 by
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Pegman Google MapsAs reported at Search Engine Land, Google is testing (as I cannot see it myself) adding large stars to the local knowledge graph box in the web search results. So if you search for local relevant results, and if a single listing shows up at the top right of the page, it may contain a white star. If you click the star, it will turn gold and then save the location to your Google Maps saved bookmarked locations.

Here is a picture:

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So clicking on it will place it in your Google Maps history.

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