{"id":1048,"date":"2008-10-06T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2009-04-22T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T14:54:53","slug":"smxeast-presentation-a-patent-review-of-maps-ranking-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/06\/smxeast-presentation-a-patent-review-of-maps-ranking-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"SMXEast Presentation: A patent review of Maps Ranking Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been reading Google&#8217;s Location Prominence Patent of late in search of a better understanding of the web related factors that affect Local ranking in Maps. This presentation augments the <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/04\/ranking-factors-in-google-maps-cracking-the-code-smx-local\/\">one made at SMXLocal<\/a> in July. If time allows I will do a series on the underlying patent and its implications. 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