Mapping Market Share

Chris Coad at the Complete.com Blog has an interesting summary of Map Provider Market share. His conclusions: Though traffic is down more than 20% from it’s peak in June, MapQuest remains the king of online map services with over twice the traffic of it’s nearest competitor. Google Map’s functionality has allowed it to nearly double …

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Now appearing at Search Engine Lands:Locals Only

I have recently started writing a monthly article for  the  Locals Only section at Search Engine Land. My first article addresses Google’s  role in the area of voice activated  directory assistance. Directory assistance with voice recognition and category listings has the ability to permeate the mobile user market place in the near term and could …

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Rate of Change in Google Maps: glacial

The rate of change in Google Maps has been a topic of discussion. I noted issues with reviews not being updated in almost a year for certain businesses. Matt McGee has a very good piece reviewing his experience. His conclusion: the slow rate of change of these prime listings is great news for the businesses …

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