Have you been frustrated with Google Places? If you have, you are not alone. Be patient because good news is on the way. To recognize the inevitable changes that are planned for Google Places, you just need to step back and look at Google’s current business focus on Social, Local, and Mobile (So-Lo-Mo).
Google Places is an old technology that is broken.
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