http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-maps-click-to-call-now-live/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-maps-click-to-call-now-live/#comment-3154 Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local » Google Maps - Even more that is going on here Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:01:19 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=46#comment-3154 [...] Just as important are the things that haven’t been added or changed: 1. The coupons have not yet been rescured from obscurity and placed on the front page 2. Click to Call did not claim a place in the OneBox 3.While the highlighting of reviews may be more agressive, Google is still not updating reviews very frequently.This seems problematic. « When does the future happen   [...] [...] Just as important are the things that haven’t been added or changed: 1. The coupons have not yet been rescured from obscurity and placed on the front page 2. Click to Call did not claim a place in the OneBox 3.While the highlighting of reviews may be more agressive, Google is still not updating reviews very frequently.This seems problematic. « When does the future happen   [...]

]]> http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-maps-click-to-call-now-live/#comment-41 Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local » Will free long distance service accelerate adoption? Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:33:56 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=46#comment-41 [...] I and others (see Bill Slawski’s posts) have lamented the step child stature of Google Maps and Google’s apparent unwillingness to push it out to the consumer. It has always seemed to be such a valuable service that was hidden away and hard to find. Greg Sterling talked of the difficulties with the Coupon feature. I have noted how hard it is for a business to find their way into the Local Business Center. The Google Maps new Click to Call feature may be the feature that signals the tipping point in its adoption. [...] [...] I and others (see Bill Slawski’s posts) have lamented the step child stature of Google Maps and Google’s apparent unwillingness to push it out to the consumer. It has always seemed to be such a valuable service that was hidden away and hard to find. Greg Sterling talked of the difficulties with the Coupon feature. I have noted how hard it is for a business to find their way into the Local Business Center. The Google Maps new Click to Call feature may be the feature that signals the tipping point in its adoption. [...]

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