Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'maps'

A Google Groups post by Google Maps Brian announces the launch of Google Maps Maker, which is a "service that allows you add or edit features, such as roads, businesses, parks, schools and more." Only Brian forgot to add the...

Posted on June 25, 2008 9:16 AM

Google Universal Search has been around for a while now. But today, Sam asked me to look at a search for scuba diving, which shows the local results smack in the middle of the page. Now, Sam (via Tamar) did...

Posted on May 23, 2008 12:23 PM

Google Maps has really come a long way since it originally launched, a really long way. The mapping tools offered by Google are not only informative but very fun to use. From street views, directions, plotting your own points, user...

Posted on May 23, 2008 6:55 AM

Google has moved the location of the "Saved Locations" feature in Google Maps. Now, you should see an arrow down on the right hand side of the search box, in Google Maps. Clicking on that arrow will show you your...

Posted on May 13, 2008 6:36 AM

In order to make it easier to get driving directions and see an intersection or area before you actually get to your desired location, the Google Maps team has integrated driving directions with Street View. For example, take a look...

Posted on May 2, 2008 10:28 AM

Remember the Google Maps stickers spotted throughout the UK? They looked like the image on the right of this post. Well, a while back, probably a year or so ago, I convinced Google to send me one. It never actually...

Posted on April 29, 2008 7:49 AM

Last week Yahoo added a nifty feature to Yahoo Local Search. For example, let's say you are looking for the nearest ATM machine. You can type in ATM, and then your zip code. But you won't be shown the nearest...

Posted on April 28, 2008 7:29 AM

You can now enter any category that you feel is best for your company in the category section of your Google Local Business Center listing. In the past, you had to select a specific category that was in Google's database....

Posted on April 15, 2008 7:30 AM

Back about 6 months ago, one of the main factors in ranking well in Google Local and other local engines, like Yahoo, was to have your address as close to the center of the city as possible. A new Search...

Posted on April 11, 2008 7:11 AM

Using Google's My Maps feature, you can now move the marker exactly where you want people to visit. This is especially useful for me because whenever I check my address on the map, it's about 2 blocks away. Now, I...

Posted on November 21, 2007 9:50 AM

Forum members are noticing a bit of a change in terms of presentation for Google Local results. One member was a bit disgruntled by the results presented when he performed a local search and found 10 links -- without the...

Posted on November 19, 2007 10:03 AM

A Google Groups thread has a confirmed bug with adding Google maps listings in the local business center. If you see a message that reads: Posted Dec. 31, 1969 And it says you are verified, you can rest assured that...

Posted on October 26, 2007 7:39 AM

As I mentioned last week, Google was planning on making it easy to embed its maps onto websites without knowledge of the API. Now the dream is a reality. A Google Press Release announces its official launch and highlights some...

Posted on August 24, 2007 9:00 AM

Mike Blumenthal has been vigilant about uncovering and reporting abuse of Google Maps's Local business submissions. In fact, in the past week or so, he has reported a couple of cases of Google Local abuse, where companies submitted hundreds or...

Posted on August 7, 2007 7:54 AM

In April, Google added the My Maps feature which gave users the ability to personalize their maps with lines, shapes, text, photos, and video. Now, they've gone a step further with personalization. From a WebmasterWorld thread, the new features allow...

Posted on July 12, 2007 9:18 AM

According to a Google Groups post, Maps Guide Brian has informed us that users can now write reviews for businesses in eleven countries. The catch: you need a Google account to do so. To write a review for a business,...

Posted on June 26, 2007 9:34 AM

David Tussey from Google Maps announced that you can now do neighborhood searches at Google Maps. So if you are on the upper west side of Manhattan and you want bagels you can find them over here. But yes, if...

Posted on May 22, 2007 8:17 AM

Update Barry: I just asked several people around the world if they see Google News and Google Local results in the middle of the Google Web Search results. They all have confirmed seeing it, except for one in the UK....

Posted on May 15, 2007 3:52 PM

Yesterday, Google announced new personalized maps, a concept that was picked up by WebmasterWorld, DigitalPoint Forums, and Search Engine Watch Forums. On DigitalPoint Forums, a user summarizes the features: Now with Google Maps you can create and share personalized, annotated...

Posted on April 6, 2007 9:56 AM

A member writing on the Google Groups thread asks why Google replaced its maps to satellite imagery that was taken prior to Hurricane Katrina. He says: How do I get Google's attention to complain that the maps of New Orleans...

Posted on April 5, 2007 8:07 AM

I began tracking image searches to spot new changes reported by those in the image world. The first thing I spotted was that Google appears to have added the "Maps" navigation link to the Google.co.uk pages. The photo I spotted...

Posted on March 29, 2007 7:55 AM

EarlPearl at SEO Refugee Forums notified me of a Google Groups thread where an employee at Duke Medical Center named Bart said a search for Duke Medical Center in Google Maps returns "two different entries in the top 10 results,...

Posted on February 21, 2007 2:25 PM

Bill at WebmasterWorld notifies us that Google launched a Chinese version of Google Maps. You can see Google Maps China at http://ditu.google.cn/. I assume ditu is maps in Chinese? :-) Based on the thread, it appears that: City detail is...

Posted on February 13, 2007 7:46 AM

Extremely impressive release by Microsoft with Virtual Earth. It is basically a Google Earth product with "dramatic 3-D mapping" in your browser, as Greg Sterling reports. I personally tried installing it on Mac running Windows in Parallels but it did...

Posted on November 7, 2006 8:14 AM

Danny reported that Google Maps Gets Coupons, yea so you can now show coupons to those who find you on Google Maps/Local. You know, for bridging the online and offline conversion metric... So I decided to give this a shot....

Posted on August 16, 2006 7:01 AM

Yesterday was a pretty good day, of the three Google questions we posted, three were answered. (1) We asked why do some ads match between web search and map results and some don't. AdWordsRep responds: Google Maps is part of...

Posted on August 2, 2006 7:22 AM

Stacy Williams who speaks often at the SES conferences started a thread at Search Engine Watch Forums asking why does Google for some queries show the same AdWords ads in Google Web search results as they do in Google Maps...

Posted on August 1, 2006 7:08 AM