The Whitespark Local Update

New! Google Maps Video Editing Tool, Text Message Button & AI Search | E27 The Whitespark Local Update

April 14, 2026ยท18 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Claire Carlile and Darren Shaw are back with another episode of the Whitespark Local Update. In this one, they talk about:๐Ÿ“ Google Just Elevated Text Messaging to a Primary Conversion Action (Aaron Weiche)๐Ÿ”ฅ Leadferno: https://leadferno.com/๐Ÿ“ Your guide to local search in the age of AI (Amanda Jordan, Wix Studio)๐Ÿ“ Ask Maps inside the Google Maps app just got a lot more personal (Claudia Tomina)๐Ÿ“ How To Contact Support When Your GBP Edit Is Rejected (Stefan Somborac on the Local Search Forum)๐Ÿ“ Video editing features in Google Maps (Valentina Vasileva)๐Ÿ“ You can add captions to photos directly while uploading them in the GBP dashboard (Valentina Vasileva)๐Ÿ“ Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying (Mia Sato)๐Ÿ“ The people who ruined the internet (Amanda Chicago Lewis)

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