Comments on: Google Maps offering limited options to “flag” inappropriate reviews. http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-maps-offering-limited-options-to-flag-inappropriate-reviews/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-maps-offering-limited-options-to-flag-inappropriate-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-153921 Mike Blumenthal Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:28:15 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-maps-offering-limited-options-to-flag-inappropriate-reviews/#comment-153921 Gotcha! What happens when you flag it? Mike Gotcha!

What happens when you flag it?

Mike

]]> By: Cathy http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-maps-offering-limited-options-to-flag-inappropriate-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-153916 Cathy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:20:17 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-maps-offering-limited-options-to-flag-inappropriate-reviews/#comment-153916 Mike - Of the 21 reviews, it's the only one originated directly by a Google user. The others are from third-party review sites so in order to 'flag them', a user would need to go to the originating sites. IIRC all reviews written by Google users under their own logins have the [Flag as inappropriate] link. A few months ago I reported one since it was more an ad for a competitor than an actual review about the New York-based company to which it applied. The review's no longer showing but it could from the appearing/disappearing review phenomena many of us are experiencing. Mike -

Of the 21 reviews, it’s the only one originated directly by a Google user. The others are from third-party review sites so in order to ‘flag them’, a user would need to go to the originating sites.

IIRC all reviews written by Google users under their own logins have the [Flag as inappropriate] link.

A few months ago I reported one since it was more an ad for a competitor than an actual review about the New York-based company to which it applied. The review’s no longer showing but it could from the appearing/disappearing review phenomena many of us are experiencing.

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