Comments on: Google Maps: The changing landscape for reviews http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-193725 Mike Blumenthal Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:39:48 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/#comment-193725 Emad-

At first I thought your point of “equalizing” reviews was the case but after investigation that turned out to not be the case. They were all gone. Maps Guide Jen said it was a technical glitch.

However OP above pointed out that the missing reviews are back. All of the missing reviews have reappeared.

Mike

]]> By: emad http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-193703 emad Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:52:58 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/#comment-193703 I’ve noticed that some of the disappearing reviews lacked quality in one way or another. Perhaps, with increasing numbers of reviews (their own and increasing the number of partner sites with content) led them to purge reviews they did not find satisfactory for one reason or another (i.e. enough people say they don’t find the review helpful or searching or certain keyword-5star rating combos which may imply it is the business owner rating themself, etc)

]]> By: Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search » Citysearch & InsiderPages reviews are now back in Google | Developing Knowledge about Local Search http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-193692 Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search » Citysearch & InsiderPages reviews are now back in Google | Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:31:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/#comment-193692 [...] morning I wrote a piece: Google Maps: The changing landscape for reviews that speculated on the removal of CitySearch, InsiderPages and Yelp reviews from Google [...]

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-193685 Mike Blumenthal Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:16:50 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/#comment-193685 Right you are!. That is a great search string that really shows that. Cool. Dam there goes that theory.

Although it is interesting that in the review I did in January they were not showing in the top 15 results. I need to go back and see if they are back again. Maybe they did find them :) .

In Maps add the site command:
pizza site:citysearch.com buffalo ny

]]> By: O,P. http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-193663 O,P. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:18:43 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/25/google-maps-the-changing-landscape-for-reviews/#comment-193663 There are plenty of reviews now from both citysearch and insiderpages:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=pizza+site:citysearch.com+new+york&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=0
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=pizza+site:insiderpages.com+new+york&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=0

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