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Google Unsure of Map Marker Location Accuracy

Last Updated On July 30th, 2014Blog, , ,

Last Week, while doing some regular updates to some Google Places listings, we stumbled upon a message from Google that notified us that the address did not have a clear map marker location and asked us to please correct it or mark it as accurate.  Now, in my years of working with Google Maps I have never had this message from Google where they admitted they were not sure about the correct map marker location and wanted ME to correct it. 

If you login, and edit your business listing, you will see a link that reads, “Fix incorrect marker location” on the right side of the page.  Then you can click and drag the red marker to the new location and click save. Google Maps will then register that update and in the future note the new location for your business’s listing in Google Maps.

Google Begins Nationwide Rollout of Tags and Adds New Features

Last Updated On June 2nd, 2023Blog, Search Engine News, ,

Google has just announced at the LatLong Blog, the beginning of a nationwide rollout of Tags, their paid, local listing enhancement. The feature, first tested in early February and rolled out to 11 cities last month, will first be available in the states where they have already had Tags (California, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Washington, and Colorado). Google will update as additional states go live. tags2

Tags will now also appear on mobile searches and a new Tag type, called Posts, will be available. A Post allows a business owner to create a custom message that can be changed as often as owner would like. This new feature could be used to highlight special discounts or a limited-time offer and seems likely to be popular. It would be more useful if it were allowed to also link back to a web page but maybe now coupons will finally get the exposure they deserve.

At a flat rate of $25/mo per business, Google Maps will have a simple to use paid product in place. Google has noted that 2 million businesses have claimed their listings. If there is even only a 10% adoption rate, it will mean income of $60 million/year for Google. I would guess that the uptake will be higher than that and once one 7-Pack entrant adds a Tag, there will be a certain pressure, logic notwithstanding, for others in the 7-pack to do so as well.

Thanks to Mike Blumenthal for this Blog.   http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/06/10/google-begins-nationwide-rollout-of-tags-and-adds-new-features/comment-page-1/#comment-495239

Google hired 300 workers to focus on Maps bugs

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David Rodecker, founder and CTO at LocalSplash reported last month that Google had hired 300 workers to focus on fixing Google Maps bugs.  We decided to test this new reporting system and have been very impressed with Google’s response.   “Last month when we reported that Google was hiring 300 workers to focus on Maps bugs I didn’t know how long until we see results.  The below message was performed using the Report a problem link and I had a positive response within 1 day.  Pretty impressive result.  You should use this for any bugs that we come across.”

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Below is the reply by a Google Maps team member:

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Hi Dave,

Your Google Maps problem report has been reviewed, and you were right! We’ll update the map soon and email you when you can see the change.

Report history
Problem ID: 2882-085A-2530-5884

Your report: 25-1539 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021 is not an address. The prefix “25-” is not needed.

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Thanks for your help,
The Google Maps team