Comments on: Does Local need to be held to a higher standard? Miriam Ellis Responds http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/comment-page-1/#comment-219445 MiriamEllis Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:13:18 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/#comment-219445 Hi Mike,
So sorry I was out of town when you printed this!

Your point about the ‘little people’ is well taken. In the end, they outnumber the ones at the top by millions and that collective voice ought to be worth something, right?

Barry’s sentiment is one I’m increasingly hearing – particularly in reference to Google. I think everyone with tech tendencies has had a sort of honeymoon love of Google. The apps they’ve given us, the power they put in our hands, all of the good stuff has made us incredibly loyal to them. But now we’re in the Web 2.0 world, the basic building block of which is communication. We’re discovering that we’re able to communicate our wishes and needs well…but are finding that Google is socially backward in some things and they need to acquire some new skills to deal with the world they have basically created.

I’m really enjoying this series of posts and thank you for the kind words.
Miriam

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/comment-page-1/#comment-218755 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:12:31 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/#comment-218755 In the world of freewheeling capitalism, the only leveling influence is capital ($)…if the “little people” leave these machinations solely to the market, we will as you say “be lost in the flood” as the market has but one imperative…profit.

Maybe that is as it should be and maybe not.

Mike

]]> By: Barry Welford http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/comment-page-1/#comment-217487 Barry Welford Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:34:10 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/#comment-217487 This is an excellent topic, Mike. I agree entirely with your theme. The Internet should level the playing field: it has the potential. If the monster search engines don’t put in the effort to make sure the little people (most of us) don’t get lost in the flood, then I can’t believe in empty slogans such as ‘Do No Evil’.

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/comment-page-1/#comment-217276 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:21:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/#comment-217276 Hi David

Would love to see the examples of spam that you have found.

Mike

]]> By: David Saunders http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/comment-page-1/#comment-217271 David Saunders Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:18:55 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/01/does-local-need-to-be-held-to-a-higher-standard-miriam-ellis-responds/#comment-217271 I see so much Local spamming it’s untrue. Not just local to me (Charlotte NC) but old “friends” in the SF Bay Area that have suddenly got addresses all over the State and what seems to be a gazillion cellphone #s

I really believe that Local SEO’s of repute should be out there pushing adWords to local businesses whilst taking legit storefront pictures and adding the listings.

I was hoping, personally, that Google would go this route or are going this route with Local trustworthy people.

David

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