Comments on: Google Maps: LBC Now Provides Direct Link to Business Listing http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 23 May 2012 23:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Google Maps Provides Direct Link To “Find Yourself” | Small Business Trends http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-437403 Google Maps Provides Direct Link To “Find Yourself” | Small Business Trends Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:48 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-437403 [...] of the links in the “See your listing on Google Maps” section didn’t actually go anyway.  Mike Blumenthal noted that he had seen and heard cases where a business listing appeared to be missing without a way to [...] [...] of the links in the “See your listing on Google Maps” section didn’t actually go anyway.  Mike Blumenthal noted that he had seen and heard cases where a business listing appeared to be missing without a way to [...]

]]> By: Barry Hunter http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436143 Barry Hunter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:17:19 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436143 Ahh! Maybe Google can simplify the URL - that would stop us all getting so confused ... :P Ahh! Maybe Google can simplify the URL – that would stop us all getting so confused … :P

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436141 Mike Blumenthal Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:07:57 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436141 I revised your email when you sent me the update so that it reflected your current understanding. :) I revised your email when you sent me the update so that it reflected your current understanding. :)

]]> By: Barry Hunter http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436140 Barry Hunter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:04:44 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436140 Hmm, maybe I did have an inclining its a link for a single business even at that time, I said "unique ID for the particular buiness". But at the time I my conciouslly thought it was a user ID ;) (and tried various ways of mapping it to the Google Maps profile url) Hmm, maybe I did have an inclining its a link for a single business even at that time, I said “unique ID for the particular buiness”. But at the time I my conciouslly thought it was a user ID ;)
(and tried various ways of mapping it to the Google Maps profile url)

]]> By: Barry Hunter http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436139 Barry Hunter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:01:03 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436139 > How do these two relate? I dont think they do directly. %3A presentents : (colon) so, its saying the 'georestrict' which looks to be some sort of filter is "input_srcid:2a3460b2291b0b2d" This seems to map to some sort of src (source) id. Persumably the unique id assigned when created. The cid in the places url is some sort of feature id (I think there is one assigned to all features, not just business results) If the LBC could easily lookup the cid I would imagine it would use that directly in the link, but instread only knows the input_srcid so has to use that complicated (and very slow) link to get the the same place in a roundabout way... > How do these two relate?

I dont think they do directly. %3A presentents : (colon) so, its saying the ‘georestrict’ which looks to be some sort of filter is “input_srcid:2a3460b2291b0b2d”

This seems to map to some sort of src (source) id. Persumably the unique id assigned when created. The cid in the places url is some sort of feature id (I think there is one assigned to all features, not just business results)

If the LBC could easily lookup the cid I would imagine it would use that directly in the link, but instread only knows the input_srcid so has to use that complicated (and very slow) link to get the the same place in a roundabout way…

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436137 Mike Blumenthal Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:50:43 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436137 @Barry Oops...sorry, I just so like the way you parse these URL's that I thought others would too... How do these two relate? cid%3A2a3460b2291b0b2d cid=3355964865391212912 @Barry

Oops…sorry, I just so like the way you parse these URL’s that I thought others would too…

How do these two relate?

cid%3A2a3460b2291b0b2d

cid=3355964865391212912

]]> By: Barry Hunter http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-436116 Barry Hunter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:44:32 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-436116 Hay! you copy/pasted my typos ;) Just one thing to clarify - when I wrote that reply I thought the link was intended to show all business results for a particular user - not just a specific business. (and that being the case it would be weird that it ended up at 'Places') So it makes sence that it ends up at 'Places' page for the business - the complicated URL is just a way to do that with the particular ID that the LBC knows for the business. If you want to share a link with others would recommend using the 'Link' feature top right of the resultant page - not the raw URL that LBC provides. This is a somewhat nicer link: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=3355964865391212912 Hay! you copy/pasted my typos ;)

Just one thing to clarify – when I wrote that reply I thought the link was intended to show all business results for a particular user – not just a specific business. (and that being the case it would be weird that it ended up at ‘Places’)

So it makes sence that it ends up at ‘Places’ page for the business – the complicated URL is just a way to do that with the particular ID that the LBC knows for the business.

If you want to share a link with others would recommend using the ‘Link’ feature top right of the resultant page – not the raw URL that LBC provides. This is a somewhat nicer link:
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=3355964865391212912

]]> By: Steve Sam Jones http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-435456 Steve Sam Jones Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:57:41 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-435456 If used properly this can be a very affective tool to drive more clients to your business. Start collecting customer email addresses then invite them to review your business! If used properly this can be a very affective tool to drive more clients to your business. Start collecting customer email addresses then invite them to review your business!

]]> By: Stever http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-435272 Stever Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:17:21 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-435272 I saw this yesterday, but the links were not working properly at the time. Was getting 404 errors. Figured the Google tech guy released the HTML code in the LBC template before the rest of the dynamic coding was ready :) I saw this yesterday, but the links were not working properly at the time. Was getting 404 errors. Figured the Google tech guy released the HTML code in the LBC template before the rest of the dynamic coding was ready :)

]]> By: Mike Ramsey http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/10/21/google-maps-lbc-now-provides-direct-link-to-business-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-435266 Mike Ramsey Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:30 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=4961#comment-435266 Great Move on the part of Google and I sure was hoping to find my missing listing through this. But upon clicking on the "see listing link" I was taken to a google map page that showed this message... Your search for * around this map area did not match any locations. So, lost listing still lost but at least I have a link showing me that my listing is M.I.A. Great Move on the part of Google and I sure was hoping to find my missing listing through this. But upon clicking on the “see listing link” I was taken to a google map page that showed this message…

Your search for * around this map area did not match any locations.

So, lost listing still lost but at least I have a link showing me that my listing is M.I.A.

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