http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/02/08/beware-competitor-hijacks-google-local-business-listing-maybe-maybe-not/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Sun, 20 May 2012 21:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/02/08/beware-competitor-hijacks-google-local-business-listing-maybe-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-5740 Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search » How accurate is Google Maps data? Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:58:03 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=101#comment-5740 [...] There has been a recent upsurge in complaints about the accuracy of data that Google uses in Maps. There were recent (false) reports of hijacking, of very old & outdated listings not being removed and of complete bungling of a medical facility’s listings. The increase in complaints is due in large part to the increased exposure of the data in the Local OneBox and the resulting increase of awareness on the part of business owners. [...] [...] There has been a recent upsurge in complaints about the accuracy of data that Google uses in Maps. There were recent (false) reports of hijacking, of very old & outdated listings not being removed and of complete bungling of a medical facility’s listings. The increase in complaints is due in large part to the increased exposure of the data in the Local OneBox and the resulting increase of awareness on the part of business owners. [...]

]]> http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/02/08/beware-competitor-hijacks-google-local-business-listing-maybe-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-4644 Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search » Google allows corrections to unverified Map entires Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:05:16 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=101#comment-4644 [...] In the recent past, Google Maps has had some glaring errors in data accuracy due to their heavy reliance on on their assignment algorithm. [...] [...] In the recent past, Google Maps has had some glaring errors in data accuracy due to their heavy reliance on on their assignment algorithm. [...]

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