Comments on: Is Google Maps Battening Down the Hatches? http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Katiesp http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/comment-page-1/#comment-383322 Katiesp Sat, 02 May 2009 19:22:48 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-383322 This a problem we have never had with UK business listings in google. The business owner is required to register and validate the entry by surface mail, text or fax before the listing goes live. Perhaps they learnt from the US experience and tightened up the procedure. One thing I have picked up on in the last couple of weeks is canny persons can influence their business listing in the generic SERP by picking up on keywords and carefully inserting them alongside or instead of the Business Name. Whether google will slap this remains to be seen but as they always harp on about providing the best and most relevent search results for the user experience (which is happening here) maybe not? This a problem we have never had with UK business listings in google. The business owner is required to register and validate the entry by surface mail, text or fax before the listing goes live.

Perhaps they learnt from the US experience and tightened up the procedure.

One thing I have picked up on in the last couple of weeks is canny persons can influence their business listing in the generic SERP by picking up on keywords and carefully inserting them alongside or instead of the Business Name.

Whether google will slap this remains to be seen but as they always harp on about providing the best and most relevent search results for the user experience (which is happening here) maybe not?

]]> By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/comment-page-1/#comment-342463 Mike Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:06:32 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-342463 Yes, I agree that it is a great move but it is odd that the message is not yet attached to all of the add/edit buttons....it is only accessible via this one very specific pathway... Mike Yes, I agree that it is a great move but it is odd that the message is not yet attached to all of the add/edit buttons….it is only accessible via this one very specific pathway…

Mike

]]> By: Martijn http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/comment-page-1/#comment-342443 Martijn Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:20:38 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-342443 good step forward indeed! good step forward indeed!

]]> By: David Mihm http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/comment-page-1/#comment-341232 David Mihm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:09:36 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-341232 Well done, Google Maps team. A much-needed and innovative idea to help combat MapSpam. Well done, Google Maps team. A much-needed and innovative idea to help combat MapSpam.

]]> By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/03/11/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches/comment-page-1/#comment-341206 MiriamEllis Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:37:29 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-341206 Hey, isn't that shiny and new! Good catch, Mike. Miriam Hey, isn’t that shiny and new! Good catch, Mike.
Miriam

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