Comments on: Google Maps: New User Content Tab

By: vikas

vikas — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:50:19 +0000

I have listed one website of my client in google local serach map, i have added as much as information I can, but i didn’t find any option to add User content, plz help me how can i add that.

By: Jitesh

Jitesh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:24:02 +0000

I have listed one website of my client in google local serach map, i have added as much as information I can, but i didn’t find any option to add User content, plz help me how can i add that.

Thanks! Jitesh

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:34:54 +0000

Thanks Mike, glad to know it’s not just me (or the UK). As you say, there seems to be occasional weirdness lately around the “ten box” and related pages

Cheers, Jon

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:58:19 +0000

Jon

The disappearing info under the tab seems to be happening in Text view of late (but not so much in Map view). Try switching to Map view and see if you can see the content.

It is a bug that shows up of late with web pages as well….it comes and goes. My theory is that it is a product of the recent upgrades and that they have yet to work through it completely.

Mike

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:52:40 +0000

Weird, nothing shows for me when I click on User Content tabs. I’m in the UK, but using Google.com, and have tried US and UK sites. The tab appears, and there are numbers next to it, but when I click on it, nothing appears in the space where the Google Maps placemark entry shows in your screenshot

Are there any known issues with this (I’m using Firefox 2)?

Cheers, Jon

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By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:14:09 +0000

@Miriam

Oh, you cynic you!

Mike

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:29:20 +0000

“Another interesting question for Google is will they have to develop UGC spam prevention for MyMaps to be something other than a huge cesspool?”

Sure they will. They’ll get to it as soon as they develop spam prevention for Maps, itself. Haha. Poking fun at Google.

Miriam

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:22:28 +0000

Miriam

Negative UGC being spammy? Yes, in the spam I reported in the Maps Group I am seeing lots and lots of it….

It is one of those “can’t hurt so why not” technologies. Even if it has no impact on your rankings, it would be easy to automate MyMaps creation and build a pile of them….and someone might just find your listing that way…

Another interesting question for Google is will they have to develop UGC spam prevention for MyMaps to be something other than a huge cesspool?

Mike

By: Less is…more Maps : Local Search Optimization - Martijn Beijk

Less is…more Maps : Local Search Optimization - Martijn Beijk — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:45:10 +0000

[...] let’s make it more easy! Bigger Map viewing area for example. Away with the clutter, new tabs (user content)! They now use just one search box! make it easier for you to find stuff, not just [...]