Comments on: Google Maps: More Mapspam, Again http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/20/google-maps-more-mapspam-again/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 23 May 2012 02:08:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/20/google-maps-more-mapspam-again/comment-page-1/#comment-251843 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:49:58 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=720#comment-251843 Joan- Are you saying that these National Road Repair folks did local listings or advertised? And did you mean "has" or "hasn't in the sentence: "I’m hoping that all this map spamming by these unscrupulous companies <b>has actually damaged the ability for legit companies." Mike</b> Joan-

Are you saying that these National Road Repair folks did local listings or advertised?

And did you mean “has” or “hasn’t in the sentence: “I’m hoping that all this map spamming by these unscrupulous companies has actually damaged the ability for legit companies.”

Mike

]]> By: Joan van Hilten http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/20/google-maps-more-mapspam-again/comment-page-1/#comment-251734 Joan van Hilten Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:45:27 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=720#comment-251734 This is interesting - if these were a bulk upload a physical address doesn't need to be given, just a city & zip. Or at least up until a few months ago. I have National Client that has on the road repair folks and we have to advertise in Google for them & as a rule we would enter in text on the first line of the address to discribe the service & then just the city they work in & a zip to match. Presto alaKazam they would be accepted. That was the pilot test. I'm hoping that all this map spamming by these unscrupulous companies has actually damaged the ability for legit companies. Again - thanks for the great updates... perhaps another muffin is in order. J This is interesting – if these were a bulk upload a physical address doesn’t need to be given, just a city & zip. Or at least up until a few months ago.

I have National Client that has on the road repair folks and we have to advertise in Google for them & as a rule we would enter in text on the first line of the address to discribe the service & then just the city they work in & a zip to match. Presto alaKazam they would be accepted.
That was the pilot test. I’m hoping that all this map spamming by these unscrupulous companies has actually damaged the ability for legit companies.

Again – thanks for the great updates… perhaps another muffin is in order.

J

]]> By: Scott Cagle http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/06/20/google-maps-more-mapspam-again/comment-page-1/#comment-250985 Scott Cagle Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:49:59 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=720#comment-250985 Thanks for your help with this problem. I am a big fan of your blog. Thanks for your help with this problem. I am a big fan of your blog.

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