Comments on: Citizens of Rogers Demand that Google Be Renamed After Lost Town

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:37:04 +0000

@Alicia

The total number is unknown. Since they are mostly smaller towns the are getting reported in a very erratic fashion. One assumes that if we have found 4 there are lots more that are in fact missing. Hope you signed the petition.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:12:10 +0000

Was this an April Fools joke by Google? I know they love those “pranks.” Now I’m rather curious. Are there really a lot of instances where Google seem to wrongly name a town or have it somewhere else on the map?

By: josh

josh — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:36:03 +0000

I was wondering why google had been using the name Topeka. On april 1st i went to google like i normally did but the name was Topeka. I didn’t understand why they had taken this name on. Its changed back now but it was definitely for April fools

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:37:03 +0000

@James
ye of little faith. I hope you at least signed the petition.

By: James

James — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:06:38 +0000

I doubt google cares about these little towns that they have missed. I am sure one day they may be found. But until then I guess they will continue to know life as it already was.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:58:50 +0000

@Stever

Yes it is a rather drastic cut. But on the other side of the coin, think of all of the Local Listing Ads that won’t be generating revenues.

By: Stever

Stever — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:54:27 +0000

You know the recession is deep when the cutbacks go so far as eliminating entire towns.

By: Local Search Wrap Up 4/2/10

Local Search Wrap Up 4/2/10 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:01:21 +0000

[...] Blumenthal reports on a petition from citizens of Rogers, MN, a town which has been mysteriously deleted from Google [...]