Comments on: Google Maps: Now Adding Reviews from News Sites, Hyperlocal Blogs and Other Non Traditional Review Sources

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:29:47 +0000

@gracey
No

By: Gracey

Gracey — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:45:55 +0000

Can you submit a Reviews feed in Google base so reviews will show up in Google Maps?

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By: Andy Gooby

Andy Gooby — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:09:38 +0000

Google maps for business / store finder use has a very basic API platform with no advanced Geocoding (so accuracy is always an issue), no SLA so if there is a error / hack or should Google feel you should be on the premier or enterprise solution – you will be cut off.

No support or use of asset management. Importantly the functions and customisation is low with weak directions compared to proper Mapping providers like Microsoft or ViaMichelin, with Google offering very little by way of export opportunities, criteria searches. No serious business / company would use Google maps as the user experience is low with privacy flaws and no guarantee of advertising not appearing on the map.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:34:16 +0000

@Uwe

Appears so

By: Uwe

Uwe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:29:15 +0000

Mike, some links in your article leave to empty pages (e.g., V-Shape-Fitness) , no reviews visible (anymore?). Any clue why? Google changing the algo as we are writing this?

thanks

By: michael

michael — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:29 +0000

how do I figure out the best sites to have my customers (dental customers) leave reviews on? e.g. yelp, ratemds, judysbook, dooogle, google or other?

I need to be very prescriptive and ask them to go to X site and submitt a review.

great stuff, thanks MP

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