Comments on: Google Local OneBox Update now official & live

By: ‘Ten Pack’ Boosts Google Maps Traffic « Screenwerk

‘Ten Pack’ Boosts Google Maps Traffic « Screenwerk — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:27:11 +0000

[...] figures that confirm a roughly 21% upswing in Mapâ€™s traffic over the past 2 months since the official Janaury 23rd introduction of the Local 10 [...]

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:06:00 +0000

History in the making…hmm…come on other local SEOs, toss in your suggestions!

Miriam

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:53:04 +0000

Good question. I would have suggested the Local OneBox Squared ( 3 x 3 is almost 10) but it is too hard for me to do in HTML

We have the “power” to make the history of the english language…ooooh this is intoxicating, no? ….as the Local 10 box implies to me that the OneBox has one entry…how about the Expanded Local OneBox? (aka the ELOB)…. another possibility: Local OneBox 2.0 (aka LOBv2).

Mike

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:17:28 +0000

So, what are we going to call this thing, Mike? You’re suggesting a 1 Box 10 Pack. I like a 10 Box (shorter to type). We have to get Bill to add it to his glossary!

Miriam

By: SEO Igloo Blog » Google Local 10 Box One Box Now Live!

SEO Igloo Blog » Google Local 10 Box One Box Now Live! — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:14:32 +0000

[...] been hanging out at Mike Blumenthal’s local blog for the past few days waiting to hear the news that the new local one box – I’m thinking of [...]

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:32:51 +0000

Hi Miriam

Yes it will give 10 businesses a chance to be on that front page. Since we don’t know exactly how people will use it, it is unclear to me the benefit. Would love to have call tracking of calls directly from the Google Main results page, no? Glad others are seeing these results too….I was beginning to feel like the boy that cried wolf

Yes as you can see in my next post accuracy issues are clearly visible in these results….

I wonder if the “missing reviews” are a response to a “changing business relationship” with CitySearch and Yelp….both of whose reviews are no longer in the results. Perhaps Google found that their own reviews were a reason for those entities to part ways?

Mike

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:03:13 +0000

Aha! I finally see it. I’ve been trying to get this to show up for the last 4 days. Well, isn’t this cool. More abundant chances for more businesses to harness the power of local.

Thanks for the running commentary on this Mike. I’ve been to your blog over and over again in the past few days, looking for an update.

Now it’s going to be even more important for Google to start working on fixing the bugs in Maps. They are still not reflecting their own reviews in their top level aps. That’s bugging me.

Miriam