Comments on: Google Maps: Enhanced Map View and other tidbits http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Google Maps Business List View Tweaked » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-333136 Google Maps Business List View Tweaked » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:43:27 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-333136 [...] is a screen shot of the same search results from last week that reflected the K-Pac upgrade for reference: « Google Maps: “System Error”, Googlespeak for [...] [...] is a screen shot of the same search results from last week that reflected the K-Pac upgrade for reference: « Google Maps: “System Error”, Googlespeak for [...]

]]> By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-330848 Mike Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:30:12 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-330848 @Miriam Have not done a tremendous amount of analysis but they seem more frequent in urban areas than rural areas... it strikes me that the minor locations need to meet some sort of location prominence threshold before they show up... Mike @Miriam

Have not done a tremendous amount of analysis but they seem more frequent in urban areas than rural areas… it strikes me that the minor locations need to meet some sort of location prominence threshold before they show up…

Mike

]]> By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-330806 MiriamEllis Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-330806 Mike, From some of the searches that have been flying about between the Local Search folks, it appears that many of the businesses being included in the K-Pack results are there as a result of language found in user reviews (not all of it complimentary language!). Are you seeing any patterns yet regarding grounds for inclusion for various searches? Is it category, business name, citations, reviews...what else... I haven't done enough of my own searches yet to start to discern the actual criteria. Any thoughts? Miriam Mike,
From some of the searches that have been flying about between the Local Search folks, it appears that many of the businesses being included in the K-Pack results are there as a result of language found in user reviews (not all of it complimentary language!). Are you seeing any patterns yet regarding grounds for inclusion for various searches? Is it category, business name, citations, reviews…what else…

I haven’t done enough of my own searches yet to start to discern the actual criteria. Any thoughts?
Miriam

]]> By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-330707 Mike Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:00:13 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-330707 @Gib Apparently at SMX West, Jen noted that Google still did not have any significant solution for the come to you type businesses. Google has not really handled non store front representations well up to this point. @EarlPearl Or perhaps an entry: <b>When all else fails</b> :) Mike @Gib

Apparently at SMX West, Jen noted that Google still did not have any significant solution for the come to you type businesses. Google has not really handled non store front representations well up to this point.

@EarlPearl
Or perhaps an entry: When all else fails :)

Mike

]]> By: Earlpearl http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-330697 Earlpearl Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:54:42 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-330697 I think they should add the following to the glossary list: <strike> customer service </strike>. Fat chance I think they should add the following to the glossary list:

customer service . Fat chance

]]> By: Gib Olander http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/18/google-maps-enhanced-map-view-and-other-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-330678 Gib Olander Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:32:04 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2417#comment-330678 I wonder if they have a unique treatment for "come to you" type businesses, I haven't seen one? Without a different set of rules by business category they are going to have difficulty showing all the business listings on a map, as the only Lat/Lon available for many of these types of businesses is a zip centroid based on that businesses phone number. We find that many "service area, or come to client type) businesses work out of their home, truck or van these valid and relevant businesses are not very plottable (is that a word?) I wonder if they have a unique treatment for “come to you” type businesses, I haven’t seen one? Without a different set of rules by business category they are going to have difficulty showing all the business listings on a map, as the only Lat/Lon available for many of these types of businesses is a zip centroid based on that businesses phone number. We find that many “service area, or come to client type) businesses work out of their home, truck or van these valid and relevant businesses are not very plottable (is that a word?)

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