Why Google shutting down Map Maker should terrify SMBs
Contributor Joy Hawkins warns about the likely unintended consequences of Google's impending shutdown of Map Maker, calling for the search giant to create more transparency.
Topic: Google Map Maker
Google retiring Map Maker to speed up the Maps editing process
Company says that new process, using Google Maps app and Google Search, will expedite publication of changes and additions.
Why are payday loan ads still showing on Google after the ban?
A deep look at how the payday loan industry is able to keep advertising despite Google's policy changes.
SearchCap: Google Penguin Delay, Search Channels & Google Map Maker
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google: New Penguin Algorithm Update Not Happening Until Next YearDec 3, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Webmasters and SEOs need to have a bit more patience, as Google is not releasing the […]
SearchCap: Google Maps App, AdWords Loan Referrals & BrightLocal Study
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 Things People Want To Know About AdWords, Direct From GoogleNov 5, 2015 by Matt Lawson Last month, AdWords product managers fielded questions in front of a live audience at SMX […]
Google Maps App Lets Users Add A New Business To The Map
Google integrates Google Map Maker directly into the Google Maps iOS App. This allows any user to quickly add a missing business to Google Maps.
Google Map Maker Back Up In Six Countries With More To Follow Soon
Google Map Maker: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, India, the Philippines and Ukraine are the first countries back online.
Google About To Reopen Map Maker, Largely Outsourcing Moderation
After the recent rash of map vandalism and other map mischief that caused Google to shut down Map Maker, the company is getting ready to reopen it. Simultaneously Google is instituting a new moderation procedure that will rely more heavily on community moderation than on in-house Google personnel. Google observed in support of the new […]
Google Shuts Down OrderAhead Local Restaurant Listings Hijackings
Seattle based GeekWire has written several articles about OrderAhead‘s fake restaurant listings SEO strategy, which has been turned back by Google. The company used dubious or unethical tactics to gain SEO advantage, creating fake restaurant sites and claiming Google+ pages to outrank and deceive both search engines and consumers. On one level this is just the […]
After Several Public Google Maps Hacks, Google Forced To Suspend Map Maker To Prevent More Fake Edits
After years of fraudulent edits to Google Maps, Google has temporarily suspended Google Maps Maker.
Google Maps Now Has Driving Directions In North Korea
North Korea Tech reports that Google Maps now has driving directions in North Korea. As the site reports, “North Korea has strict controls on internal movement, a scarcity of private car ownership and almost no internet users.” Despite all of that, Google Maps can give those who do have a car and internet access the […]
Google Yanks Fake FBI Listing From Google Maps, Puts New Blocks In Place To Stop Further Abuse
In response to a string of cases where fake business/organization listings have been added to Google Maps, Google says it has removed those listings and put in place new hurdles to make it more difficult for this kind of abuse to get through its system. This latest run of problems came to light about a […]
Local SEOs Sound Off On Google+ Local Hijackings
Earlier this week, Danny Sullivan reported on the hijacking of thousands of local hotel listings within Google+ Local. Those listings had been replaced by third-party hotel booking services. And while it’s unclear how long those third-party links were in place, several knowledgeable people have surmised it may have been at least a month, if not longer. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 20, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Without Fanfare, SEMPO Turns 10 Today marks the 10th birthday of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization – SEMPO – formed to be a trade advocacy body for the search marketing […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 28, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Getting Away From Our PPC Campaigns This Summer Having just finished marching in three parades and playing Taps at Memorial Day observances to honor our deceased veterans, I find myself looking […]
Google’s Mapping Contest In India Creates Uproar
Google has run up against some of India’s restrictive laws in the past, most notably in the context of vague and expansive censorship rules for content and search results. A new episode involves a crowdsourced mapping contest run by the company to obtain data for Google Maps. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google ran […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 30, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Bing On Super Bowl 47: San Francisco 49ers Twice As Many Searches Than Baltimore Ravens If search has any influence or say in who will win the Super Bowl this Sunday, […]
Get Me To The Gulag: Google’s Map Maker Becomes A Political Weapon
On Monday, Google announced that “citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker” to help create a “new map of North Korea” for Google Maps. BuzzFeed was the first to point out that the new maps contained references to “gulag” and “concentration camp.” Beyond this, some people on Google+ have added satirical, fake reviews to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Hideous Site: An Allegory For Oddities In Local Search Results The small, local businesses in a particular industry on this island all vied for top slot in Google’s rankings, since […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 14, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A Letter From Santa To The Search Community December, 2011 The North Pole Dear Search Community: Thanks so much for your many letters to the north pole. Your nicely written texts […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 21, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Comparing Facebook Like vs. Google +1 Google’s new +1 feature was one of SMX Advanced Seattle most engaging sessions and, as a speaker, I have received a wide variety of feedback […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 16, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Boasts Of $64 Billion In Economic Impact In conjunction with National Small Business Week, Google is trying to burnish its image by touting the economic impact that its programs, including […]
Google Map Maker Now Open To US Users
Google’s Map Maker has been available since 2008 and is now in more than 180 countries and regions all around the world. For the first time, that list includes the U.S. Google has just announced that Map Maker is (finally) open in the U.S. It’s a tool that lets citizen cartographers update or correct Google […]
Ride Don’t Drive: Google Adds Bike Directions To Maps
Last night Google announced the inclusion of bike directions to car, public transit and walking directions options on Google Maps. According to Google Maps’ Shannon Guymon this was one of the most requested missing features on Google Maps. The new bike directions also provide a new view on maps (see below), one that is more […]
Google Adds Maps, Local Search For 30 Countries In Africa
Relying largely on crowdsourcing and its MapMaker product, Google announced the addition of maps and local business search for 30 countries across Africa: Our big announcement today is that we are launching Maps domains for 30 countries across Africa. So what’s on offer? As well as searching online Maps for towns, highways, or roads, Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 16, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 11, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Maps: Transit Updates, Map Maker In 27 Languages
Yesterday Google provided another round of Transit updates. These include more cities globally as well as full public transit schedules for a number of new cities in Canada, the UK, Houston, Texas and throughout the state of Virginia. Separately Google now says that its community mapping tool Map Maker is available in 27 languages: We […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 26, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Introduces Map Maker For “Uncharted” Regions
There’s an interesting analogy to the 15th and 16th Centuries when European explorers (or colonialists) were out sailing and mapping the globe. The world was not entirely known and mapped at that time. So it is today on the Internet. While many areas are highly developed and well documented in online mapping, there are others […]