{"id":4676,"date":"2009-10-08T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T17:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2009-10-08T13:23:17","modified_gmt":"2009-10-08T17:23:17","slug":"google-maps-are-the-10-packs-now-the-7-packs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/08\/google-maps-are-the-10-packs-now-the-7-packs\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps: Are the 10 Packs Now the Lucky 7 Packs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reports have been coming into my inbox and from the forums since early this morning that Google Maps is now showing with great frequency a new Local Universal Result- the Lucky 7 Pack:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Picture-61.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Picture-61.png\" alt=\"Picture 61\"  width=\"520\" height=\"284\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The display is less cluttered and cleaner looking but once again limits valuable real estate and ups the ante on ranking. 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