Comments on: Google Places: More UGC http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/11/08/google-places-more-ugc/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/11/08/google-places-more-ugc/comment-page-1/#comment-559215 Mike Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:13:40 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=11632#comment-559215 @Keith
The devil as it were, is in the implementation & use of the data not the solicitation of it. One can only hope that it is done judiciously.

@Earl
In both the above cases, it was a situation that Google didn’t have the information or wasn’t sure about it. How many responses it takes for them to integrate the information is unclear.

They did say that this was a test so perhaps they are measuring quality achieved and whether or not to implement the new content. As you noted, who knows.

]]> By: earlpearl http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/11/08/google-places-more-ugc/comment-page-1/#comment-559213 earlpearl Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:06:21 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=11632#comment-559213 Most specifically I’ve been seeing the automated questions appearing when there is a mistake or missing info.

Seems appropriate as an automated step. I wonder if google acts on this? I wonder if the automated questions are a test?

In the cases where I responded….needless to say no action.

Ah…the oftentimes great big black google hole. Who knows what goes on there.

]]> By: Keith E. McGahey http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/11/08/google-places-more-ugc/comment-page-1/#comment-559210 Keith E. McGahey Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:11:56 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=11632#comment-559210 I think some of these changes are going to open up an even bigger can of worms than previous ones. ‘Know the website for this place?’ Why yes, it’s competitors-site.com Yikes! It will be fun to see what sort of sh#t storm this creates.

My biggest question is, when is Google going to take a vacation on the fast and furious changes and allow some time to see how things shake out?

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