{"id":634,"date":"2008-05-04T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2008-05-04T21:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/04\/google-reaching-out-to-local-search-blogging-community\/"},"modified":"2008-05-04T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2008-05-04T21:46:14","slug":"google-reaching-out-to-local-search-blogging-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/04\/google-reaching-out-to-local-search-blogging-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Reaching out to Local Search Blogging Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jen Chin, aka Maps Guide Jen, in a recent comment<\/a> to my article Google Maps Fixes missing record bug<\/a>, has noted:<\/p>\n

You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen me posting as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maps Guide Jen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on our Maps Help Group, but
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping to get out in the blogosphere and comment on blogs more
\noften.\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

…. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re currently talking about a better system for posting when issues
\nare resolved, but in the meantime, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll appreciate your patience as we
\nwork to make our Maps product better. Thanks for the feedback\u00e2\u20ac\u201ceven
\nwhen it may not be apparent that Google is paying attention, we are
\nworking to do better. <\/em><\/p>\n

Dealing with the vagaries of Maps has been, at best, a frustrating experience. Between the bugs, the unknowns and the lack of communication from Google, solutions have been hard to come by. I certainly welcome a more open Google. I can only hope that they perceive the need to respond in internet time, not Google time and that they respond in a forthright fashion.<\/p>\n

To our Maps Guide Jen, I say: Welcome to the party!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jen Chin, aka Maps Guide Jen, in a recent comment to my article Google Maps Fixes missing record bug, has noted: You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen me posting as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maps Guide Jen\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on our Maps Help Group, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping to get out in the blogosphere and comment on blogs more often.\u00c2\u00a0 …. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re currently talking about a …<\/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-634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-maps-google-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t