Comments on: Hitwise confirms: Dramatic rise in Google Maps traffic due to Onebox update

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:26:35 +0000

Hi Scott

I would think so too. I asked Hitwise to keep an eye out for an increase but as of today they had not seen anything significant.

Mike B

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:59:51 +0000

I’ll bet the recent change from 3 to 10 local results in the top of the serps EXPLODES this stat… Might be interesting to see a followup buy you…

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Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:22:41 +0000

[...] was just about one year ago that Google last upgraded the Local OneBox. At the time it led to a significant increase in Maps usage. It seems that an upgrade to the OneBox is or soon will be upon us. It was available [...]

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Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:26:32 +0000

[...] in the past has confirmed that there is a lag in their data is due to the nature of of their data collection and Google’s rollout schedule [...]

By: Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search » Google Maps gaining market share vs. MapQuest | Developing Knowledge about Local Search

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:24:42 +0000

[...] â€¢Google sends more of its own traffic to Google Maps than to Mapquest, a changethat occurred last March. [...]

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:09:59 +0000

Yes, good points. I also wonder about the ajax/java stuff going on inside of Maps…how do they account for pages views as a reader moves from one more info box to another..

Mike

By: Earlpearl

Earlpearl — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:03:18 +0000

It is certainly a dramatic change. From my observations from a number of businesses it is having a dramatic effect.

The graphs may be understated…contingent on how Hitwise is able to capture the data. A visitor may click on one of several links off of the initial map showing from an organic search. The link may be a google maps link or a direct link to the website. How is that being measured?

From a variety of businesses we see a change as a result of G maps with businesses having either dramaticly better visibility or worse from strictly organic search and/or a search query that didn’t have a g maps insert before the expansion.

All of which speaks to the dominance of Google in the search world.

Thanks for updating and reiterating the information, Mike.

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Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:33:01 +0000

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By: Mike, The Internet Guy

Mike, The Internet Guy — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:15:29 +0000

Wow,
Thanks for the follow up. That is a huge deal!

Mike