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Want to score more web traffic and in-person visits? Better start promoting your business on Maps.

Japan, according to Amsterdam-based research firm Newzoo, potentially representing a big opportunity loss for Nintendo and game publisher Niantic if it can't be officially rolled out.

It already allows businesses to advertise store locations based on search keywords. The new feature will show ads automatically to users along their driving route.

The intended target was a block away.

With help from a specially-modified model train and bus, the search giant has captured a 360-degree Street View map of Hamburg's Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest miniature railway.

Pizza parlors? Radio stations? Many businesses 'invisible online' are overlooking free ways to claim what's already theirs.

Fueled by GPS data, the all-seeing Internet giant is showing consumers the not-so-best times to visit your establishment.

If your destination will likely be closed by the time you arrive, you'll get a notification telling you as much.

Give this a read, even if you're already a power user.

Some of these services are well known, while others are a bit obscure.

Google's decision to transform Google Maps into a playground for fans of the retro video game proves that the best ideas don't have to be new ideas.

The web giant's latest initiative provides online and in-person assistance to help small business owners throughout the U.S. list their companies on Google Search, Google Maps and Google+.

The ridesharing tech company says geolocation and navigation technology is a big part of what keeps it running efficiently.

Companies can use 'Google My Business' to update their business information and share posts across Google+, Maps and Search from a centralized place.

The acquisition will be used to improve Google Maps, and over time, could lead to global Internet access.

Google updated its Maps app with a new lane guidance feature and the ability to compare transit rates with those of ride-sharing service Uber.

Many popular smartphone apps are being mined for user data by the government, and authorities are using them to track your sexual habits.