Comments on: Google Maps Gets a Fist Full of Affiliate Spam http://blog.eclickperformance.com/2008/03/25/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam/ Get more from your site. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:01:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blog.eclickperformance.com/2008/03/25/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Mike Blumenthal Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:18:41 +0000 http://blog.eclickperformance.com/internet-marketing/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam#comment-10 It appears that Google is attempting to prevent the same sort of abuse that is dogging Yahoo.... Mike It appears that Google is attempting to prevent the same sort of abuse that is dogging Yahoo….

Mike

]]> By: Ben http://blog.eclickperformance.com/2008/03/25/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ben Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:55:55 +0000 http://blog.eclickperformance.com/internet-marketing/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam#comment-9 R.E. the weird url assignment I understand what you are saying here. Why wouldn't Google have an edit button if it hasn't been claimed though? Take <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=marriott&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&ll=40.955011,-73.924255&spn=0.536198,1.042328&z=10&iwloc=H" rel="nofollow">this search</a> Pin J has the correct website, but it also has an edit button. Pin I has uppereast, but no edit button (which I always assumed meant it was claimed). If what you are saying is correct (and I don't doubt it), that is some wackiness on Google's part. How do they even decide if a listing gets a edit button or not? I see what you are saying about the Blue Pins, I will see if I can find some affiliate Red Pins. Thanks for the clarifications. Ben R.E. the weird url assignment

I understand what you are saying here. Why wouldn’t Google have an edit button if it hasn’t been claimed though? Take this search

Pin J has the correct website, but it also has an edit button. Pin I has uppereast, but no edit button (which I always assumed meant it was claimed). If what you are saying is correct (and I don’t doubt it), that is some wackiness on Google’s part. How do they even decide if a listing gets a edit button or not?

I see what you are saying about the Blue Pins, I will see if I can find some affiliate Red Pins.

Thanks for the clarifications.
Ben

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blog.eclickperformance.com/2008/03/25/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:19:30 +0000 http://blog.eclickperformance.com/internet-marketing/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam#comment-8 What you are seeing with the Blue Pin is not viewer edited records but MyMaps created records. This is in fact a different layer. Google is accumulationg kml, georss files and user created MyMaps to build this data (see <a href="http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/01/21/google-maps-indexing-and-mapping-georss-kml-files/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>) Generally they do not compete with business listings. These are different than a user edited record. When an unclaimed business record is edited it will show the same red pin but a small notation below in blue that says "Edited". Mike What you are seeing with the Blue Pin is not viewer edited records but MyMaps created records. This is in fact a different layer. Google is accumulationg kml, georss files and user created MyMaps to build this data (see this post) Generally they do not compete with business listings. These are different than a user edited record.

When an unclaimed business record is edited it will show the same red pin but a small notation below in blue that says “Edited”.

Mike

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blog.eclickperformance.com/2008/03/25/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:08:50 +0000 http://blog.eclickperformance.com/internet-marketing/google-maps-gets-a-fist-full-of-affiliate-spam#comment-7 R.E. the weird url assignment If the owner has not claimed a record, as in the Mariott case, Google will assign a url. This forced choice of url's can range from the sublime to the ridiculous but is based on their best guess as to authoritative website. See <a href="http://blumenthals.com/blog/2007/02/12/googles-forced-choice-for-the-authoritative-website/" rel="nofollow">Google’s forced choice for the Authoritative Website</a> and you can learn more about it. Once the owner claims the site then it will go away. What is interesting in this case is that even though the owner has not claimed the record, google has not opened the record up for public editing. Mike Mike R.E. the weird url assignment

If the owner has not claimed a record, as in the Mariott case, Google will assign a url. This forced choice of url’s can range from the sublime to the ridiculous but is based on their best guess as to authoritative website.

See Google’s forced choice for the Authoritative Website and you can learn more about it.

Once the owner claims the site then it will go away. What is interesting in this case is that even though the owner has not claimed the record, google has not opened the record up for public editing.

Mike

Mike

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