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Category Archive For "Google Places (Maps & Local)"
Google Places And Their New Rejection Algo – It is like 7th Grade All Over Again!
Many years ago, on a Saturday night bus ride home from a 7th grade basketball game, I experienced the first, most exciting & most memorable make out session I can remember. It was with Mary G. I had always liked her but just never imagined that I could rise to “her level”. All of that …
Google Places Upgrades Review Display, Yelp Reviews Back
Yesterday afternoon, Google upgraded the display of reviews on the Places Page. The new display aggregates reviews from third parties with an icon and a link to the the review site and continues to show individual Google reviews below that display. The aggregate display shows the third party site with the most reviews at the …
Google Maps Rich Snippets for Local FAQ: Testimonials to be Treated as Reviews
When Google announced support for Rich Snippets for Local 3 weeks ago, there were a number of unanswered questions. A number of these are now answered in the Rich Snippets for Local Search FAQ: – Currently Google (FAQ #3) only recognizes microformats (hCard, hReview) for Rich Snippets for Local Search. Thus, until Google expands support …
Who is Suing Whom Infographic Revisted – Isn’t Patent Law Wonderful?
Last week I published an info graphic detailing who was suing whom in the mobile world. According to TechDirt that chart was based on inaccurate data provided in a NY Times article from March. It is much worse than originally envisioned. Here is TechDirt’s remake of the graphic showing known higher profile lawsuits:
Google Places Reviews Being Lost – Houston We have a Problem!
Google Places seems to have again misplaced reviews in significant quanties. The forums are loaded with complaints particularly during the past 24 hours with 5 of the last 10 postings in the forums being about missing reviews (here, here, here, here, and here). Reviews for a small business are a very sensitive area. Initially most SMBs …
Google Gets a Barely Passing Grade with the BBB – For the Want of a Nail…
Like many other SMBs, I have no love lost on the Better Business Bureau. Paying them to vouch for what I always considered my basic responsibility of being honest seemed inappropriate. They strike me in the same vein as our current political system: you have to pay to play. But they do sit in the …
Infographic: Who is Suing Whom in Mobile
A great inforgraphic designed by George Kokkinidis in his attempt at redesigning the original chart from The Guardian. Ah what a web we weave.
Poll: What Do You Think of This Tag?
Here is a Tag that I saw on the search for Wrongful Death Attorney San Francisco: When you click through the Tag this is what you see:
Google Places Gets Down and Very Dirty
Google Maps & Places has always been the playground of bad actors, whether the computer repair company that got carried away with bulk uploads, the non existent locksmith, the plastic surgeon with fake reviews or the less than savory payday loan folks masquerading as local businesses in an effort to get customers. In the legal …
Google QR Codes Working Once Again
Last week, as a result of some upgrade to the Maps, things were pretty flakey. Most of the weirdness was fixed that day but QR codes remained non functional into the later part of this week. Apparently the Google url where the QR codes were being directed: http://maps.google.com/m/place/… was not working properly and not being …
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