{"id":2678,"date":"2009-03-11T14:50:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2009-03-11T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T18:56:25","slug":"is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/11\/is-google-maps-battening-down-the-hatches\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Google Maps Battening Down the Hatches?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gogole Maps is now presenting a stronger indication that a previously claimed record can not be claimed by a second party. This new feature was pointed out to me by the folks from the Inn at Tanglewood Hall, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanglewoodhall.com\">bed and breakfast in York Harbor, ME<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/this-listing-has-been-claim.jpg\" alt=\"this-listing-has-been-claim\" title=\"this-listing-has-been-claim\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/this-listing-has-been-claim.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/this-listing-has-been-claim-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/this-listing-has-been-claim-450x333.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of ways to get to the Edit button in a business listing and for now at least, this new message is only available when you click on the pin and then on the edit. 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