Better go make sure your retail operation’s information is up to date in Google, because Google Maps is now including local businesses in their maps’ Street Views.  It looks to be a very dynamic system and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we saw it integrating Yelp! and the ever-popular-on-Twitter Foursquare.  Check it out on the Google Maps blog!

This experiment lets you influence your search experience by adding, moving, and removing search results. When you search for the same keywords again, you’ll continue to see those changes. If you later want to revert your changes, you can undo any modifications you’ve made. Note that this is an experimental feature and may be available for only a few weeks.

This is something that can bode for good or ill. I’d be surprised if this rolled out across the board without a serious review process related to its beta period. The possibility for search engine results to be gamed seems too massive to ignore, like a sumo wrestler crammed into a phonebooth.