I frequently check my own record for Web Hosting Olean NY in Google Maps and when it popped up with this one box result my eyebrows raised a tad to see a new web hosting firm located at Vidhyapati St in Olean.
Olean, while it may have a number of Asian and Indian residents, typically has streets named after US Presidents, classic American Trees and the original thirteen states.
I found even more irony in Google’s claim that the “placement on the Map is approximate” (I’ll say):
Upon a little investigation it become obvious that Olean wasn’t the only market that Cisin.com was targeting, with over 2,000 listings in the US at 307 Vidhyapati St (which just happened to be the same address as listed in their Whois record in Indore, India ) in one town or another:
I had recently decided that since Google had posted their mapspam reporting tool, I would limit my mapspam reporting. This case is so rich in irony, that I couldn’t resist. This is one IT outsourcing firm that gets the job done!
Mike, this is TOO funny:
Olean, while it may have a number of Asian and Indian residents, typically has streets named after US Presidents, classic American Trees and the original thirteen states.
Once again, great catch.
Comment by David Mihm (96 comments) — July 29, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
lol Mike. Keep em coming.
Comment by panzermike (130 comments) — July 29, 2008 @ 4:41 pm
I love your sense of humor, Mike – too funny!
Comment by Matt McGee (26 comments) — July 29, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
Now when you need to outsource some map spamming for one of your more dubious clients, you know who to call.
Comment by Stever (135 comments) — July 29, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
@Matt – think Google gets tired of me?
@Stever – you are right, now you can get twice as much spam for half of the price, the question is who gets banned? That being said, the short term rewards might just be worth it.
Mike
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