Google Fixing URL Bug In Google Maps

By Matt McGee

Published: June 6, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Google Removes Maps Reviews That Are Google is aware of, and working on a fix, for a bug in how it displays business URLs from Google Maps.

As SIM Partners reported yesterday, local business listings on Google.com are showing links to maps.google.com — the URL for the business’ old Place page — rather than showing links to the business’ website.

Here’s a screenshot from SIM’s blog post showing a search for “chicago restaurant,” with five of the seven businesses having Google Maps links:

A Google spokesperson gave us this statement today:

We’re currently experiencing a technical error affecting a limited number of links for our local listings. We’re aware of this error and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Indeed, as I type this, only two of the seven businesses still have Google Maps’ URLs associated with their names.

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Matt McGee

Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.