Comments on: Mapspam Update http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/comment-page-1/#comment-168170 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:26:18 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/#comment-168170 Hi Stephen Yes they are confused. They need consistent rules and technology that is equally available to all....they really can't have it both ways... Mike Hi Stephen

Yes they are confused. They need consistent rules and technology that is equally available to all….they really can’t have it both ways…

Mike

]]> By: Stephen Espinosa http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/comment-page-1/#comment-168132 Stephen Espinosa Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:24:24 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/#comment-168132 Here is my problem with Google on this point. When talking to Mike Jones at Google at the SMX Local conference he openly told people to just register their business at a park if they want to be found in another city and/or not want their addresses shown online. Here is my problem with Google on this point. When talking to Mike Jones at Google at the SMX Local conference he openly told people to just register their business at a park if they want to be found in another city and/or not want their addresses shown online.

]]> By: SEO Igloo Blog » Google Reviews Review http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/comment-page-1/#comment-167915 SEO Igloo Blog » Google Reviews Review Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:38:37 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/12/17/mapspam-update/#comment-167915 [...] You would think that Google would immediately notice this foolishness and kick it out of the index of reviews, and I would love to hear from anyone who has attempted to report something like this. Did the flag as inappropriate function work for you? Did Google respond? How quickly? What humans can see automatically with their eyes may be a little more challenging to the ‘blind’ eyes of Google’s bots. If you’d like to read more about current local spam issues, I recommend this article and this one from one of our favorite Local friends, Mike Blumenthal. [...] [...] You would think that Google would immediately notice this foolishness and kick it out of the index of reviews, and I would love to hear from anyone who has attempted to report something like this. Did the flag as inappropriate function work for you? Did Google respond? How quickly? What humans can see automatically with their eyes may be a little more challenging to the ‘blind’ eyes of Google’s bots. If you’d like to read more about current local spam issues, I recommend this article and this one from one of our favorite Local friends, Mike Blumenthal. [...]

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