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Here is the January 2013 installment of 'What's New in Local Search'. It's been another busy month so I won't waste your time and am just going to dive right in.

• Comscore tells us that the 2 smartphone manufacturers set to dominate the market are Samsung (running Android) , with 26% of mobile subscribers, and Apple (with its own iOS6 operating system with 18%. So far, the Windows phones are a bust in the US, which is really bad news for MSN and Bing as more and more searches move on to mobile devices.

• TomTom replaces Google Local Search results with its own TomTom Places Not only is TomTom a data provider to Apple Maps, it also offers a navigat...

Facebook is a fickle mistress when it comes to getting fans to comment and share on your wall posts. The good news is there are some tricks of the trade experts use to boost customer interaction. The good folks over at Linch Pin SEO created a great infographic that is a cheat sheet to help you increase interaction.

We've shared this infographic below to show you how easy it can be to tweak even the smallest aspect of your posting to get the boost you need to be noticed. If you're looking for more advice on your Facebook content creation and promotion then be sure to check out these...

If last year was as busy for you as it was for us here at SearchEngineNews.com then it was a blur of Panda/Penguin updates, traffic ups and downs, Google Plus Local crashing onto the scene, a mass of link pruning and oh yeah all that other stuff that didn't revolve around your Internet Marketing!

Because of all the noise we live with daily, I know the importance of stepping back and quietly reviewing the year that has past. While I was doing that reflection (as the Chief Editor of SearchEngineNews.com) I went into our analytics and looked at the articles that our members - YOU - voted as most popular by reads and return visits. I've gone ahead and listed then below for your revi...

Social Media is officially here to stay and in some instances that's not great news. Especially if the article published by The Daily Dot announcing the birth of Hashtag Jameson, a baby girl weighing in at 8 pounds is true.

The story has been reported by a number of sites and even got a mention from Stephen Colbert when he tweeted.

"A couple has named their baby 'hashtag.' What a great name, said his siblings Lycos and http://Pets.com"

If that's not proof enough that it's time to embrace social media, consider the fact that

All of us here at Planet Ocean have decided to start the New Year (and our 16th year in business) off with a bang, so we're launching our completely re-imagined membership experience to you with the January edition of SearchEngineNews.com.

To get more of the details about the site before its official Beta launch on Monday, January 7th check out this quick 3min video message:

To say that 2012 has been a great year for Pinterest is, well, a pretty vast understatement. The online pinboard has seen explosive growth to the tune of reaching nearly 30,000,000 unique U.S. users in July 2012. And although the site began as a tool geared toward individuals, the recent release of several business tools (including Pinterest pages for business) have given brands and companies increased functionality and more incentives to use the site.

The keys to Pinterest aren't much different from any other social network. You want to grow your audience and pre...

If your business is now listed with Google+Local then congratulations. However, before you stop to celebrate and catch your breath be sure that you've taken the time to see where you stand with your customer reviews.

As you may already know, many of your customer reviews probably didn't make the transition for any number of reasons and we can feel your frustrations - believe me. We also know that pain. The important thing is to move on and see the bright side of this shift. Your competitors also lost a large piece of their reviews so you are not behind and now is the time to get ahead!

On the flip side - if you're still struggling with your listing, need a little help troubleshooting issues or just want to r...