{"id":719,"date":"2008-06-20T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2008-06-20T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2008-06-20T08:04:06","modified_gmt":"2008-06-20T12:04:06","slug":"maps-getting-squared-away-bit-by-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/20\/maps-getting-squared-away-bit-by-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps getting squared away &#8211; bit by bit&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/google-maps-coupons-not-functioning-upgrade-coming\/\">fixing<\/a> many of the broken bits in Maps and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martijnbeijk.com\/google-confirms-problems-lbc-listens\/\">responding positively<\/a> to user input in the Maps Groups (thanks to Martijn for the alert).<\/p>\n<p>One problem with the recent update was the inability to move a map marker after the LBC record had been updated. Today Maps Guide Jen <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/Google-Maps-For-Business-Owners\/browse_thread\/thread\/8fe14b56a0efb2aa?hl=en\">noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHi!<br \/>\nThanks for this feedback. We didn&#8217;t think that the &#8220;edit incorrect marker<br \/>\nlocation&#8221; might still be necessary after verification, but you&#8217;ve given us<br \/>\nsome clear evidence that it is. We&#8217;ll be adding this capability back in.<br \/>\nThanks,<br \/>\nJen\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I <a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/google-maps-coupons-not-functioning-upgrade-coming\/\">previously noted<\/a> that the Coupon issue had been fixed. <\/p>\n<p>What are your experiences with other recently broken features?<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 What features have been fixed that were broken by the new update?<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 What is still broken?<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 What should have been fixed in the LBC that doesn&#8217;t appear to have been?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been fixing many of the broken bits in Maps and responding positively to user input in the Maps Groups (thanks to Martijn for the alert). One problem with the recent update was the inability to move a map marker after the LBC record had been updated. Today Maps Guide Jen noted: Hi! 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