Comments on: Google Mapping Out Its Search Results http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/ Latest Search Engine News from the Search Engine Journal Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:09:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Aussiewebmaster http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103288 Aussiewebmaster Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:02:36 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103288 Using PPC to offset is sad and another way Google could be gaining monetarily from their actions Using PPC to offset is sad and another way Google could be gaining monetarily from their actions

]]> By: PPC Panda http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103287 PPC Panda Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:22:37 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103287 Interesting post. You mentioned "When you start charging for the business listings"... Well since their seems to be an increase in Google Map Spam (ex... Locksmith NYC) one good way to combat this is by adding an AdWords Local Business Listing Ad to your ppc campaign which helps combat google map listing spam. Interesting post. You mentioned “When you start charging for the business listings”… Well since their seems to be an increase in Google Map Spam (ex… Locksmith NYC) one good way to combat this is by adding an AdWords Local Business Listing Ad to your ppc campaign which helps combat google map listing spam.

]]> By: Chanda | BizDharma.com http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103042 Chanda | BizDharma.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:26:02 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103042 I believe the algorithms are still evolving and it will take time while google understands how these products are used and adresses user redressal. Another thing worth noticing is a plain search on 'trends' or 'analytics' will throw up googles site as the first result. Is it so that there are most back links to these sites than others when you search the terms. At times, I doubt :) ! I believe the algorithms are still evolving and it will take time while google understands how these products are used and adresses user redressal.

Another thing worth noticing is a plain search on ‘trends’ or ‘analytics’ will throw up googles site as the first result. Is it so that there are most back links to these sites than others when you search the terms. At times, I doubt :) !

]]> By: Mystery Shopping http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103030 Mystery Shopping Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:19:58 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103030 I think this has been there for a while..They have implemented this in quite a few locations already. I think this has been there for a while..They have implemented this in quite a few locations already.

]]> By: Aussiewebmaster http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103025 Aussiewebmaster Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:29:38 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103025 Yeah it definitely is something in the algo... and something that could be useful if there was a discernible method to the maddnes Yeah it definitely is something in the algo… and something that could be useful if there was a discernible method to the maddnes

]]> By: Josh http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-maps-search-results/11149/comment-page-1/#comment-1103012 Josh Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:34:01 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11149#comment-1103012 Maybe 'travel' and 'chicago' together trigger hotel leads because the keyphrase is classified as one likely used by a traveler, not a conference goer. The phrase 'food conference chicago' pulls up unrelated hotel results in maps, as well as caterers in Chicago. However, the phrase '"food conference" chicago' triggers a full page of traditional, non-universal results with no map entries at all. Same with 'food-conference chicago'. So I bet that the number of words about a likely topic within the key phrase are weighed by the algo, and google serves up the best results for it's best guess at the searcher's intent. Combining words in to terms with operators like " or - eliminates these off-target results from the serps. Maybe ‘travel’ and ‘chicago’ together trigger hotel leads because the keyphrase is classified as one likely used by a traveler, not a conference goer. The phrase ‘food conference chicago’ pulls up unrelated hotel results in maps, as well as caterers in Chicago. However, the phrase ‘”food conference” chicago’ triggers a full page of traditional, non-universal results with no map entries at all. Same with ‘food-conference chicago’. So I bet that the number of words about a likely topic within the key phrase are weighed by the algo, and google serves up the best results for it’s best guess at the searcher’s intent. Combining words in to terms with operators like ” or – eliminates these off-target results from the serps.

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