Comments on: Google Maps LBC: Claimed Business Listings Still Being Hijacked?

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By: Google Maps Adds Private Mapspam Reporting Form » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:56:04 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:10:20 +0000

@Maps Guide Jen

Thanks for letting us know.

Mike

By: Maps Guide Jen

Maps Guide Jen — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:35:04 +0000

Hi Mike,
Thanks again for bringing these cases to our attention. The issue involved was different from the ones that affected listings a few months ago. Like those, it’s now fixed.

As you all know, we’re working hard to clean up the spam on Maps, and to make it easier and easier for business owners to make sure their listings are accurate. Keep sending your reports to us at “Report an instance of a user spamming Google Maps business listings” found here: http://maps.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=contact_policy

Sincerely,
Jen

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:38:58 +0000

Hi Joe I am not tracking that information myself with my limited resources. Here is a post from the Google Help Forums that offers some of that information. Contacting Aloa Legal Counsel, the national locksmith body, might provide the information as well. Mike

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:23:54 +0000

Mike,

Great post. I run the operations department of a medium sized local SEO company. I want to make sure we don’t do business with any of these folks. Besides using Google, do we know the actual business names of the companies doing the hijacking?

–Joe