If you’ve ever Googled a local business, you have probably seen a graph, indicating the average traffic (Popular Times) at a specific hour, during their normal business hours.
There is also a “Live” function, that shows how busy they are at that exact moment. How is that information updated in Google in real time? Does someone actually manually update this information regularly or is there some sort of algorithm that makes this determination?
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Youi now those Redbox DVD rental kiosks? Well there is actually a living breathing Google employee inside there with a clicker that keeps track of everyone coming in and out of the neighboring businesses.
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