Posts Tagged ‘google-maps’

Google is Crawling Foursquare for Local Citations (but not GoWalla)

{ Posted on Mar 19 2010 by admin }
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Thanks to a good question on Twitter from John McPhee, I discovered this week that Google is crawling business profiles on Foursquare and using them as citations in Google Maps. They’re not, however, crawling Gowalla business profiles. More on that ...Read More »

Finding State Capitol Buildings in Google Maps

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by admin }
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I like old buildings and local history, and learning about how towns and areas have grown and developed, and I put together a little project that might give me a quick glimpse of some of the history of each state ...Read More »

More Google Maps madness

{ Posted on Nov 23 2009 by admin }
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Another Google local hiccup I guess,.. the Bollywood Lounge, just in case you’re wondering is where Bronco is heading this Friday for a work night out and the Google Maps error correction is like a Google re-inclusion request you have ...Read More »

New Google Local Listing Guidelines

{ Posted on Nov 03 2009 by admin }
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Google has published a new set of guidelines for local businesses using the Local Business Center — guidelines that continue to get more specific to counter the very specific ways small businesses spammers try to bend or completely get around ...Read More »

How I Got Lost Using Google Maps and the iPhone

{ Posted on Sep 08 2009 by admin }
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Over the years chances are you’ve seen stories about Google Maps or similar services sending people off course, sometimes by hundreds of miles. When you use any of the mapping or GPS services you always have to use common sense, ...Read More »

Google: A 3.5 Star Company

{ Posted on Aug 28 2009 by admin }
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Google Maps users have spoken and the verdict is clear: They say Google is a 3.5 star company. I’ve looked at Google’s local business listing many times before, but don’t think I ever noticed so many reviews until today. I’m sure ...Read More »

Google’s Local Business Dashboard is Borderline Useless

{ Posted on Aug 12 2009 by admin }
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I think it’s terrific that Google is showing analytics-style data in the Local Business Center (LBC). This has been available for a couple months now, and I’m glad it’s there. Any idea that gives small businesses more information to understand ...Read More »

Citysearch Kills Free Business Listings

{ Posted on Jul 28 2009 by admin }
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I’ve spent the past two months trying to get an answer from Citysearch to a very simple question: Where on your web site can a small business submit a free listing? The lack of replies from two contacts associated with ...Read More »