Comments on: Google Places Basics: How does Google create and maintain/add location records for their “Google Places” database?

By: manuj

manuj — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:30:44 +0000

Hi, I need to know how to identify the local sources of lists for Google in countries other than USA.

How to identify their trust and authority with Google?

Is there any mechanism or can one mechanism be developed to identify these list sources where Google sees the authority and trust value in local context?

Regards,

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:22:46 +0000

@ Brent

I did find it but made a comment on the prominent listing that there is another one that need to be removed… I hope it’ll work!

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:02:07 +0000

@Abby – you had no luck using the Map Maker feature to find the most prominent listing?

@Mike – wonder what this is going to look like in the future given Carter is now no longer at Google Places.

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:51:12 +0000

@Mike

of course we’ve tried that… let’s hope someone will actually do something with it (still on the same status). Anyway, thanks for the tips!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:34:22 +0000

@abby

That is the nature of the beast when you claim the dupes. I have gone to using the “Report a Problem” link or Map Maker to deal with them instead. That is Google’s currently recommended practice and while it might lose a citation or two, I figure that it is easier than the agro you are going through.

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:27:39 +0000

Hi Mike,
Unfortunately we have lots of cases & a particular one that was dealt with recently- there is 1 verified listing, another one which came to maps with wrong address. After editing the last one, edits were updated online with the new address. While verifying it (by postcard only) it actually created a third listing (!) & left the one to be claimed open for editing.
As a result, the new one was suspended from the account however there is no other way we can think of to verify the one that we were trying to… so there are still 2 listings with the same info.

Have you heard about a similar case?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:05:28 +0000

@Jason

That was Google’s loose language for a bulk upload csv import. There is as of yet NOT API (shame on Google)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:49:02 +0000

Mike – Nice get a peek into the guts of the Places mystery. In the linked article “Google Details Information Sources for the Business Listing “Cluster” you say that “some feeds are submitted through the LBC.” This caught my attention. Do you mean the .csv import for 10+ locations? Or is there some other mechanism (API?). If so, how does one gain access to this exclusive club of LBC data feeders? – Thanks