Google Local Gets Ads

I’m not certain if this is new or not, but Shimon Sandler says that Google Local now has sponsored placements.

As you can see from the screen grab below, I was able to verify this.

Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.

He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.