Comments on: Google Maps - Multiple OneBoxes on Used Car searches http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:39:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-228306 Mike Blumenthal Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:30:19 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-228306 Hi Michael Yes, this is an "ambiguous" query like you said. It will be interesting to see if over time it switches one way or the other. Mike Hi Michael

Yes, this is an “ambiguous” query like you said. It will be interesting to see if over time it switches one way or the other.

Mike

]]> By: Michael Jensen http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-227330 Michael Jensen Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:35:12 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-227330 Mike, another great find. Google is certainly trying to hit both sides of the spectrum with user intent... does the user want to find cars online? or is the user trying to find a local used car dealer to go to and look at cars. Certainly one more word would change the intent of the query to go either way, like "used car listings syracuse, ny" should go the way of the inventory box (but it doesn't for me), and "used car dealer syracuse, ny" would go the way of the local onebox (it does for me). This way google hits both with little intrusion, and I would guess a low percentage of people using that query are actually looking for anything other than what those two items offer. Mike, another great find. Google is certainly trying to hit both sides of the spectrum with user intent… does the user want to find cars online? or is the user trying to find a local used car dealer to go to and look at cars.

Certainly one more word would change the intent of the query to go either way, like “used car listings syracuse, ny” should go the way of the inventory box (but it doesn’t for me), and “used car dealer syracuse, ny” would go the way of the local onebox (it does for me). This way google hits both with little intrusion, and I would guess a low percentage of people using that query are actually looking for anything other than what those two items offer.

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-226611 Mike Blumenthal Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:40:16 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-226611 Hi Jean Thanks for the URL. I suffer from the "Google Must be the same for everyone" syndrome. Thanks again. Dave- Google does not charge for these feeds and they can be done via Google Base or XML. In the case of real estate they actively encourage this. Mike Hi Jean

Thanks for the URL. I suffer from the “Google Must be the same for everyone” syndrome. Thanks again.

Dave-

Google does not charge for these feeds and they can be done via Google Base or XML. In the case of real estate they actively encourage this.

Mike

]]> By: earlpearl http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-226554 earlpearl Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:51:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-226554 hm....I love that type of information, from the perspective of a consumer. It appears Google is aggregating information from different suppliers. I would think they are charging for this. I looked through the syracuse car choices and played with the different ways to access data. it is very impressive. kudo's for google. this is effective. Dave hm….I love that type of information, from the perspective of a consumer.

It appears Google is aggregating information from different suppliers. I would think they are charging for this.

I looked through the syracuse car choices and played with the different ways to access data. it is very impressive.

kudo’s for google. this is effective.

Dave

]]> By: Jean-Noël http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-225795 Jean-Noël Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:04:49 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/04/18/google-maps-multiple-oneboxes-on-used-car-searches/#comment-225795 For your non-US readers you must modify url address in this way : http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&gl=us&q=real+estate+chicago For your non-US readers you must modify url address in this way :
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&gl=us&q=real+estate+chicago

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