Google is testing displaying a enterprise profile itemizing in an overlay interface throughout the net search outcomes as an alternative of taking you into the Google Maps interface. So whenever you click on on a enterprise itemizing within the native pack, as an alternative of it taking you into Google Maps to view extra particulars on that enterprise, Google is testing overlaying that enterprise profile itemizing within the net search outcomes.
Colan Nielsen noticed this and posted this screenshot of it on Twitter:
Colan wrote, “when clicking on a enterprise within the native pack, Google open up their enterprise profile panel straight in search as an alternative of taking you to the native finder/Google maps view. I think about this may have an effect on the Google Maps views metric in GBP Insights.” Yea, this possible would have an effect on these metrics, if this does go dwell.
Google loves overlays and has had them within the Google Maps interface for native pack playing cards and enterprise profile listings overlays in Google Maps, amongst many different overlay interfaces throughout Google.
Here’s a video of this in motion I later discovered:
Evidently Google location search outcomes are displaying in a unique format on consequence web page. When deciding on a location from search outcomes, a popup opens and the situation will be scrawled. This search from Dubai, UAE.@rustybrick pic.twitter.com/3VKYTDJUoK
— Chinchu KB (@kbchinchu) April 3, 2023
Google is testing scrollable feeds for map pack outcomes, stopping the necessity for the native finder. Scrollable feeds are a brand new characteristic of Search that first began with the favored merchandise grid, and now it appears to be like like map pack outcomes could possibly be subsequent. Supply: https://t.co/5HnWRAmQCP pic.twitter.com/j1wS9SYBtF
— SERP Alert (@SERPalerts) April 3, 2023
Additionally, try the auto increase map in net search take a look at:
@rustybrick robotically increasing map on hover, new? completely disastrous UI whenever you’re scrolling… pic.twitter.com/R1WnC3bNgU
— Bastiir (@BastiirMatt) April 4, 2023
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.
