Google Maps: Spammers find a way

The Google Local Business Center has a number of limits that it imposes on mere mortals and small business people. For example you can only legitimately have 5 categories. Another is that the description of your business can only contain 200 characters (about 30 words). One then has to marvel at the craftiness of the …

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What not to do when you visit Mountain View

When I have time on my hands I ponder the big questions in life. A recent one that popped to mind was whether Google Maps business listings for Mountain View were more spam free than elsewhere. Do the folks at Google do a ground check to see if reality and Maps are at all in …

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