Comments on: Google Mapspam now a Global Phenom http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/04/google-mapspam-now-a-global-phenom/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Sat, 25 May 2013 19:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/04/google-mapspam-now-a-global-phenom/comment-page-1/#comment-247399 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:59 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=686#comment-247399 Hey Brick, thanks for posting.

Yes abuse of the “commons” does seem to spread quickly when money is involved.

Certainly Google is concerned about Mapspam and I am glad that they are taking a proactive role in fighting it.

But the caveats I see are:
1)Google’s response has been erratic and slow. Sometimes they respond immediately, sometimes they don’t respond at all. Sometimes they remove by hand, sometimes not. So it leaves a hanging feeling about what and why…

2)it is not clear what is mapspam from their perspective and they have left things up for months that I believe should have been removed.

3)Are they in fact working towards the standard of truth or is relevance still their benchmark. Because long haul I fear that the standard of relevance will be goal rather than truthfulness. I am hoping otherwise but only by speaking up now can we have even a small influence on the product of tomorrow.

I for one am hoping that local turns out not to be just an alternative avenue for shucksterism.

Mike

]]> By: Brick Marketing Local http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/04/google-mapspam-now-a-global-phenom/comment-page-1/#comment-247397 Brick Marketing Local Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:36:55 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=686#comment-247397 Seems something bad always has to ruin something good and when this little devious trick occurs, it spreads like wildfire! We commend Google for fighting back though!

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