Comments on: Google Maps Mishap http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-maps-mishap/ News, trends & analysis from the online marketing experts. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: NewSunSEO Inc http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-maps-mishap/#comment-1324 NewSunSEO Inc Thu, 29 May 2008 19:43:55 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1324 This is a very interesting post. I used Google maps once and it lead me in the WRONG direction. I believe that Google should research the route and the destination point before posting it on there web page. This blog is very nicely written and I look forward to reading more of your articles. This is a very interesting post. I used Google maps once and it lead me in the WRONG direction. I believe that Google should research the route and the destination point before posting it on there web page. This blog is very nicely written and I look forward to reading more of your articles.

]]> By: TriciaKat http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-maps-mishap/#comment-1315 TriciaKat Tue, 13 May 2008 19:49:22 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1315 I to have been faithful to Google maps that have taken me well out of my way. It seems to be getting better and better all the time, but still far from perfect. If I was that business owner I would not have stopped short of contacting anyone and everyone at Google to get that fixed. How many people were probably so angry about the false directions that they told people not to go to that restaurant! I to have been faithful to Google maps that have taken me well out of my way. It seems to be getting better and better all the time, but still far from perfect.

If I was that business owner I would not have stopped short of contacting anyone and everyone at Google to get that fixed. How many people were probably so angry about the false directions that they told people not to go to that restaurant!

]]> By: Paul Richlovsky http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-maps-mishap/#comment-1312 Paul Richlovsky Tue, 13 May 2008 12:51:10 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1312 Kurt, some very practical advice here, as well as a good story of your struggle to find a restaurant. I once had a similar experience with Google Maps, relying too heavily on the (incorrect) Google Maps visual I had in my mind when trying to find an obscure campus building at Case Western Reserve University. After numerous queries to students and countless circles through Cleveland Hts. (and an extra 45 min.), I finally found the building in question. I also cannot fathom why businesses do not update their own local listings, especially when the listing says (real example from my recent past) a restaurant is closed on Sundays when in fact it's open for business. If an unmotivated person who finds the restaurant through the listing doesn't take that extra step to call and verify, another customer is lost. That's money out the door because a person was either ignorant or lazy enough to not take the 2 minutes required to fix the inaccuracy. Kurt, some very practical advice here, as well as a good story of your struggle to find a restaurant. I once had a similar experience with Google Maps, relying too heavily on the (incorrect) Google Maps visual I had in my mind when trying to find an obscure campus building at Case Western Reserve University. After numerous queries to students and countless circles through Cleveland Hts. (and an extra 45 min.), I finally found the building in question.

I also cannot fathom why businesses do not update their own local listings, especially when the listing says (real example from my recent past) a restaurant is closed on Sundays when in fact it’s open for business. If an unmotivated person who finds the restaurant through the listing doesn’t take that extra step to call and verify, another customer is lost. That’s money out the door because a person was either ignorant or lazy enough to not take the 2 minutes required to fix the inaccuracy.

]]> By: DJ Swiss Miss http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-maps-mishap/#comment-1310 DJ Swiss Miss Mon, 12 May 2008 19:03:58 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1310 I'm getting married soon and we had decided to direct people to Google Maps to get directions for the church. Unfortunately, the address was wrong when we checked! Good thing we realized this before the invitations went out. I’m getting married soon and we had decided to direct people to Google Maps to get directions for the church. Unfortunately, the address was wrong when we checked! Good thing we realized this before the invitations went out.

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