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Nydia Velázquez: How can entrepreneurs optimize their search results? Does Google Maps only identify restaurants and hotels on its…

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
How can entrepreneurs optimize their search results? Does Google Maps only identify restaurants and hotels on its mapping platform that are willing to pay to be found?
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Chairwoman Velazquez questions the fairness of Google Maps for small businesses.

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