An English reader has reported a case where the general search phrase “english language school london” is now returning an Authoritative OneBox on the Google results page that certainly isn’t totally on the up and up.
Clearly, Google is building out a Maps structure that will include any and all geotargeted data that it can find. It will come from users with Google’s tools, or from sites generating their own KLM or geoRSS files and Google sucking that info up and
There has been an increase of late in reports of MapSpam in the Google Maps for Business Group with three reports in the last day. As Mapsguide Jen, our intrepid guide to the netherworld of MapSpam, had warned us in August: “these types of issues m
If you want to achieve rankings in regional search engines then having your web site physically located in the relevant region or country will be beneficial. Also as localised search becomes more important - the physical location of your site (at le
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Google has released StreetView data for a bunch of new cities: Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson. Phoenix, Tucson and parts of Chicago are even high-res.
They’ve also added the ability to pan up in many cities. Th
Today Google announce a new feature on Google Maps that allows you to add maps to your blog or website just by copying and pasting a snippet of HTML. And once you embed the map, it has all the same functionality of the Google Maps you know and love;
Google Hiring Independents To Collect Business Info For MapsrnThe Google Local Business Referral Program is an initiative to gather contact, business hours and other information on businesses for listings in Google Maps - where Google is using ind
Street View is now available in San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando. Like the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego features high-resolution imagery.
Google has pushed out an update to the 3D Buildings layer. If you fly to Hamburg in Google Earth and turn on the 3D Buildings layer, it will begin loading the huge number of buildings available. Note, it will take minutes just to load a few blocks o