Google Is Automatically Adding Facebook Messenger M.me Links to Business Profiles
TLDR
Google is automatically adding Facebook Messenger m.me links to Google Business Profiles and emailing businesses to notify them of the change.
What this means for your site
- Status
- Available
- Platform
- Google Business Profile
- Affects
- m.me links
- Who
- Businesses with a Google Business Profile
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
Optimixed Overview
Optimixed's original report on this story.
Google is emailing businesses to tell them it is automatically adding Facebook (Meta) Messenger m.me links to their Google Business Profile. The observer noted they had not previously seen Google add m.me links to a Business Profile, so the change appears to be new.
How we got here
- Sep 10Google rolls out post view counts for Business Profile posts globally
Google is rolling out view counts for Business Profile posts globally, showing combined views from Search and Maps for posts from the past 18 months.
- Sep 4Google Business Profiles now lets you verify businesses by submitting a location photo
Google Business Profiles is testing a fifth verification method that accepts submitted photos of a business location alongside existing phone, email, video, and postcard options.
- Aug 19Google Business Profiles Testing Revamped Q&A Feature with New Dashboard Controls
Google is testing a redesigned Q&A interface within Google Business Profiles that includes a dedicated dashboard button and yes/no response prompts.
- Aug 3Google Updates Business Profile Guidance on Spotting Fraudulent Calls and Texts
Google refreshed its Business Profile help documentation with updated guidance on identifying legitimate versus fraudulent calls and texts via WhatsApp and RCS.