Earlier this month we covered a report from Sterling Sky that said the Google Local search ranking algorithm now uses if a location is open as part of its local ranking system. Google's Search Liaison ...

Clique relaxation problems are important extension versions of the maximum clique problem with extensive real-world applications. Although lots of studies focus on designing local search algorithms ...

Local search method is a rising star for solving combinatorial optimization problems in recent years, and many state-of-the-art local search-based incomplete Maximum Satisfiability (MaxSAT) solvers ...

Google Search Liaison confirms 'openness' has recently become a 'stronger' ranking signal for local search. Listing false 24/7 hours may backfire as Google adjusts ranking signals. Keeping operating ...

CSA, a multi-strategy upgrade of the Crow Search Algorithm that outperforms ten competing optimizers on benchmarks, four ...

Google published a research paper describing how it extracts “services offered” information from local business sites to add it to business profiles in Google Maps and Search. The algorithm describes ...