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Local Search: News of the Weird by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 6, 2009 in Local Search I love the intersection of Map and life and sometimes the things that I read provide a new angle that just wasn’t obvious before. This recent post in the Google Maps forums raises all sorts of questions. It falls into the category of “no...

Google Changes Guidelines AGAIN! by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 6, 2009 in Stefano Gorgoni has pointed out that Google has once again changed the Business Listing Guidelines as regards to legal business name, switching back to the standard that was in use previously: Previous Guideline New Guideline The busine...

Has Google Maps Fixed the OneBox Problem? by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 6, 2009 in Since August, there had been numerous complaints in the forums (here, here, here, here) and in this blog that Google was increasingly presenting the Authoritative OneBox on more general searches that should really be showing the Lucky 7 Pack. In lat...

Local Universal Results Now Showing without Phone Number by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 5, 2009 in Update: 2:00 p.m. 11/05/09: They’re up, they’re down, they’re up again. Phone numbers have returned. Please temporarily store your tin hats. The local world is buzzing this morning as it appears that Google has removed or perhaps lo...

Federal Bust of Dependable Locksmith in Florida Strikes at Heart of National Locksmith Scams by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 5, 2009 in Update 3:30 11/05/09: Glenn Younger of Grah Safe & Lock, forwarded me this piece from the RiverFrontTimes that details the scam and the charges. It’s a great read. A snippet: The complaint alleges that telephone dispatchers for Dependable L...

Google Maps and PO Boxes – When can they be used? by Understanding Google Maps and Yahoo Local Search on Nov 5, 2009 in Updated 11/05/09- Authoritative word on PO Boxes from Joel Headley of Google: PO Boxes have proven unverifiable and are called out as such. We’re working on providing the right solution for businesses that need to hide a home addres...