Louis Nava shares updates on the *future for local businesses+.

Louis Nava shares updates on the *future for local businesses+.
From Local Search Forum.
More information was sent out to us... not sure how much I can discuss but there seems to be more questions this week than last.

I'll try to make it simple and relevant to this forum. Keep in mind that many of these changes wont be seen until Q4 2015.

Everything that uses the Street View technology will become Street View. This means, Google Views, Photo Spheres, Business View, etc.

Because of this, all these products will share the same functionality, upload system and requirements. This means anyone will be able to upload Street View style imagery (using the right equipment/app) anywhere on the map, except residential areas and China. So this is what they meant by less restrictions for the business owner.

Business Owners will be able to upload their own Street View imagery to their G+ pages. It's still unknown if the owner uploaded Views will be in the "See Inside" areas on the knowledge panel and Local pages or if they will get a dedicated area.

The upload process for business owners is still unknown. But we do know that Business owners will still get a chance to request a Trusted Photographer from Google's Official site.

The Street View app will not allow for full tours of a business when it's launched but it's on the road map.

Still hoping to see more on how "Trusted Photographer" content will differ from content that is contributed from a "user" and "business owner"

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