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However, they are concerned that Google has<br \/>\nnot conscientiously updated their information.<\/p>\n<p>Please advise.<\/p>\n<p>Mike<\/p>\n<p>On 1\/30\/07 Google responded:<\/p>\n<p>Hey Mike,<\/p>\n<p>I completely understand your local restaurant&#8217;s concern about the most recent reviews not appearing with their business.  At this time, I can&#8217;t tell you exactly when we&#8217;ll be getting those new reviews into Google Maps, but I can assure you that we are working to provide the most up-to-date data that we can. The best I can do at this time is ask your client to be patient, and let them know that more recent reviews should be appearing shortly.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<br \/>\nJen<!--more-->It&#8217;s good news and bad news&#8230;which one do you want first?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 1\/20\/07, I wrote on the Google Blog: Jen (Google Map Guide) We work with a local restaurant that when viewed in Google Maps has but one review from CitySearch dated September 2005. 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