{"id":2447,"date":"2009-02-19T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T14:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2009-02-19T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T14:27:59","slug":"google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martijnbeijk.com\/real-reason-for-adsense-underneath-maps\/\">Maps in particular<\/a>. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?client=safari&#038;oe=UTF-8&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;q=barbara+oliver+buffalo+ny&#038;fb=1&#038;split=1&#038;gl=us&#038;view=text&#038;latlng=3291747407840809159&#038;dtab=2&#038;ei=mmKdSf2pNpTcjAPNjeH5Dw&#038;oi=md_reviews&#038;sa=X#\">showing ads deep within the tabs<\/a> of business listings in Text View:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/ad-in-tab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2448\" title=\"ad-in-tabs2\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/ad-in-tabs2.jpg\" alt=\"ad-in-tabs2\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at the bottom of Maps <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-disaster-communications-reputation-management\/\">adds context<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However showing them in this new context seems intrusive to me. There is something very disconcerting about reading the intimate details of a business listing and being confronted with the ad of a competitor.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that not too many business owners will notice as I am not sure that they or many Maps users go this deep into Text View in Maps. However, this is one case where I do not think that the benefit to Google will outweigh the negative feelings of business owners&#8230; It smacks of a certain blatant exploitation of the businesses&#8217; good will equity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-maps-google-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mike Blumenthal\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.9\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mike Blumenthal | Developing Knowledge about Local Search\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-02-19T14:07:43+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-02-19T14:27:59+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\",\"headline\":\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mike-blumenthal\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/ad-in-tabs2.jpg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#articleImage\",\"width\":699,\"height\":299},\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-19T10:07:43-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-02-19T10:27:59-04:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"commentCount\":19,\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/google-maps-google-local\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/google-maps-google-local\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/google-maps-google-local\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/google-maps-google-local\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mike Blumenthal\",\"description\":\"Developing Knowledge about Local Search\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mike-blumenthal\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mike-blumenthal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mike Blumenthal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Mike Blumenthal\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/\",\"name\":\"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\",\"description\":\"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/19\\\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mike-blumenthal\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mike-blumenthal\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-19T10:07:43-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-02-19T10:27:59-04:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mike Blumenthal\",\"description\":\"Developing Knowledge about Local Search\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blumenthals.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","description":"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at","canonical_url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#article","name":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","headline":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/ad-in-tabs2.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#articleImage","width":699,"height":299},"datePublished":"2009-02-19T10:07:43-04:00","dateModified":"2009-02-19T10:27:59-04:00","inLanguage":"en-US","commentCount":19,"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/#listItem","name":"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)","item":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#listItem","name":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/#listItem","name":"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Mike Blumenthal","description":"Developing Knowledge about Local Search","url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/#author","url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/","name":"Mike Blumenthal","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d8617e019d2d1ac91870df8164089168280ad79e57bb264a9f383abaee26b77?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Mike Blumenthal"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/","name":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","description":"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/author\/mike-blumenthal\/#author"},"datePublished":"2009-02-19T10:07:43-04:00","dateModified":"2009-02-19T10:27:59-04:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/","name":"Mike Blumenthal","description":"Developing Knowledge about Local Search","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Mike Blumenthal | Developing Knowledge about Local Search","og:type":"article","og:title":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","og:description":"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at","og:url":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/","article:published_time":"2009-02-19T14:07:43+00:00","article:modified_time":"2009-02-19T14:27:59+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","twitter:description":"Google has been expanding where and when they show ads in general and in Maps in particular. I am not sure when this started showing but Google Maps is now also showing ads deep within the tabs of business listings in Text View: Showing ads inside Maps in general increases relevancy. Displaying subtle ads at"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"2447","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-01-07 20:04:47","updated":"2025-12-03 16:31:46","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/\" title=\"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)\">Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tGoogle Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog"},{"label":"Google Places (Maps &amp; Local)","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/category\/google-maps-google-local\/"},{"label":"Google Maps now showing Ads within Listing Tab","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/19\/google-maps-now-showing-ads-within-listing-tab\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447\/revisions\/2453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}