I’ve got a new presentation to share explaining the recent, dramatic changes to at Google. These changes are important to local and regional businesses reliant on a good Google search rank for new customers.

If you are interested in online marketing or own/market a business, you should take a look. The presentation provides an overview of Google in 2011 and offers practical tips for staying on top of the search game. The presentation covers:

* Specific changes this year
* Why Google is changing
* How these changes impact businesses
* Tactics to stay ahead of the competition

By the way, co-founder Larry Page has just taken over as CEO of Google and it was just confirmed in the Wall Street Journal that Google will hire 6,000 people in 2011. That is the biggest hiring number for Google since ’07. While their initiatives will go well beyond search this year (Chrome, Android, etc.), search will continue to be their biggest revenue driver. So make sure you get up to speed!