Google+ Local Launches ? Google Places and Google+ Pages for Business Merge

[Google Places Blogger]

Well, rock my world! I KNEW there was a major update coming due to all the problems being reported in the forum and now it's official. Below is the most detailed and pertinent info for business owners regarding how this affects Place Pages. Some features are now missing, review piece is totally different and more. PLUS round up of the most important posts and resources about Google+ Local.

Read the rest of this Google Places News here...

Welcome to the TEMPORARY home of our Google Places Forum.
Eventually this forum may move to our sister site at Catalyst eMarketing.​

 

[Nomad2075]

Explain Google Places into Google+ Places

So recently Google Places merged into Google+ Places, what does this mean, what difference is this going to make, will my places page be lost or will it be converted, and what about this new rating / review system.