Comments on: Google Maps suffers Brain Fart: “The Cluster” works in mysterious ways

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By: panzermike

panzermike — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:47:20 +0000

@Joan: But in my case the unverified listing IS NOT live. It does not rank. Instead it is stealing all the data from my live listing, depriving it of the data that would allow it to rank higher.

By: Joan van Hilten

Joan van Hilten — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:45:18 +0000

@ PM –
Yea I get what you are saying. I had the same thing. Some how Google snatched an unverified listing for one of my verified listings for a junk hauling company. My VERIFIED listing went POOF. Disappeared off Maps and this insulant unverified listing tried to take it’s place. Stole ranking, etc. etc. So rather than claim that lisitng. I just did an edit submit for the verified listing and that kicked the imposters butt and my listing once again reigned supreme.

By: panzermike

panzermike — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:48:31 +0000

@Joan:

It’s not that. I have live listings. It is just that the Google created and unverified listings stole all the web site data from my live user created listings, moved to a different address marker and killed my rankings.

SO I used community edits, moved the marker, changed the name to what is is supposed to be, and the data still has not merged after more than a month.

It is s huge problem. No one ever helps.

If you claim the listing, then you could get banned for multiple listings for the same location. So you are screwed.

By: Joan van Hilten

Joan van Hilten — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:41:23 +0000

@ panzermike

Try doing an edit/submit through the LBC. I have had instances where my verified listings have been take over by unverified listings – then have done an edit/submit and within an hour my listing is back on Google Maps.
Now I’ve also had it take in excess of 3 months of constant Edit/Submit but eventually it took.

Also has anyone noticed the new ” Request Verification” link in the LBC?

By: panzermike

panzermike — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:54:03 +0000

@Bob Sommers:

They have a Google Maps web site where supposedly you can get help from Google Maps Team. Back in the old days that was true. Lately though, they don’t respond to anything I have seen.

It’s weird. It’s almost like they don’t care anymore about the many many many problems with Maps that still have not been ironed out.

I think that they do respond to things posted here though. Mike has become the new Google Maps unofficial helper. Sure wish they would merge my local listings data once and for all and stop creating news ones when i already have a live one.

By: panzermike

panzermike — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:48:45 +0000

Yeah this is a great post. Maybe this explains why after several months, I have duplicate listings for teh same address, and despite community edits the date wont merge with the live listing?

The bummer is the non live Google listing has stolen all the web data from the Google hi jacked listing.

Can anyone help me? Google does not respond AT ALL!

By: Frank Lynch

Frank Lynch — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:05:55 +0000

I have never come across something like this and just that i have got my share of learning from your post that something like this can also happens I have always used Google Maps and it has always served my purpose.Its little scary to know that such think can also happens but now that i am prepared to face this kind of situation , m fearless about ti.

By: Frugal

Frugal — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:10:59 +0000

Tying to figure out Google maps has been a challenge, your information is really helpful to understand how it works. I had a site that was regularly coming up in Google map results then one day disappeared.

By: Joan van Hilten

Joan van Hilten — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:28:29 +0000

Since we are on the topic of Google & brain farts… has anyone ever received an error message ” address undefined ” when trying to enter a listing in the LBC?