by Jody Nimetz
http://www.mediative.ca

It seems like Google still does not know what to do with their Local Search product.  Things again appear to be changing on the Local front as Google recently removed the link to Places search. The link, which had been previously located in Google’s “More” drop-down menu option, is no longer there.  What this means is that local businesses can only be found via search (paid or organic), Google+ Local, or Google Maps.