{"id":718,"date":"2008-06-18T22:29:30","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T02:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2008-06-18T23:03:02","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T03:03:02","slug":"google-acknowledges-problems-with-local-business-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/18\/google-acknowledges-problems-with-local-business-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Google acknowledges problems with Local Business Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Local Business Center has never been perfect but since <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/13\/google-map-local-business-center-update-new-interface-features\/\">being upgraded<\/a> late last week, the complaints have been streaming into the Google Maps Business Owners Group and the Google Maps Troubleshooting Group. There have been problems with <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/google-maps-local-business-center-upgrade-bulk-upload-mia\/\">bulk uploading<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/google-maps-coupons-not-functioning-upgrade-coming\/\">coupons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/Google-Maps-Troubleshooting\/browse_thread\/thread\/30ccaa56c6a9976e?hl=en\">image uploading<\/a>, location pin adjustment and more in the new interface. Google Map&#8217;s Guides have been conspicuously absent from the groups.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight Maps Guide Brian, ever the master of understatement, sent out t<a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/google-maps-current-issues\/browse_frm\/thread\/c0726a01b384642?hl=en\">his alert<\/a> to Group members:<\/p>\n<p><em>We understand some users are encountering system errors in the Local<br \/>\nBusiness Center. We&#8217;re working quickly to resolve these issues. 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