Comments on: Review Spam on Google Maps, 10 Months Later http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/ Because not everyone can throw thousands of dollars at the 'How do we market ourselves online?' question... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-166337 Marc Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:36:39 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-166337 Very good in explaining the truth behind the very thing that is working against the search engines. This has become such a big problem some other competitor will come along and steal these search engines customers one day. Someone that can handle all the mean people out there!!!! Very good in explaining the truth behind the very thing that is working against the search engines. This has become such a big problem some other competitor will come along and steal these search engines customers one day. Someone that can handle all the mean people out there!!!!

]]> By: Johnny http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-162953 Johnny Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-162953 It was 10 months old in November 2008, now it's about over a year and a half old. Maybe Google doesn't care about quality anymore? Cause it would be so easy to fix this. check on this google maps result: http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=Milpitas+florist&fb=1&split=1&view=text&ei=Hp5oSoq1EczVsAbS9oW7CQ&sll=37.427978,-121.901158&sspn=0.018112,0.038348&latlng=8251208316390912236&cd=1&dtab=2&ct=rp_review&usq=florist&cad=google.com&pcsi=8251208316390912236,0 It was 10 months old in November 2008, now it’s about over a year and a half old. Maybe Google doesn’t care about quality anymore? Cause it would be so easy to fix this.

check on this google maps result:

http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=Milpitas+florist&fb=1&split=1&view=text&ei=Hp5oSoq1EczVsAbS9oW7CQ&sll=37.427978,-121.901158&sspn=0.018112,0.038348&latlng=8251208316390912236&cd=1&dtab=2&ct=rp_review&usq=florist&cad=google.com&pcsi=8251208316390912236,0

]]> By: Yelp Case Settled, But Bigger Issues Remain For Search & Reviews http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-105775 Yelp Case Settled, But Bigger Issues Remain For Search & Reviews Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:15:46 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-105775 [...] rankings, have created long-running spam problems. I wrote on Small Business Search Marketing about Google Maps review spam that survived 10 months before anyone noticed. Florist Detective has written about similar review [...] [...] rankings, have created long-running spam problems. I wrote on Small Business Search Marketing about Google Maps review spam that survived 10 months before anyone noticed. Florist Detective has written about similar review [...]

]]> By: Miriam http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-89982 Miriam Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:47:46 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-89982 Mike - I had that thought, too. Rather funky, isn't it? Miriam Mike -
I had that thought, too. Rather funky, isn’t it?
Miriam

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-89905 Mike Blumenthal Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:24:56 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-89905 The ultimate irony here is that Google counts total reviews towards ranking but as of yet does not seem to count quality of reviews towards ranking. Since the stars have been pulled off of the Universal Local results, the efforts of the review spammers is quite the opposite of their intention. They have effectively moved Marlowes up in the rankings and visibility on the main search results page. Mike The ultimate irony here is that Google counts total reviews towards ranking but as of yet does not seem to count quality of reviews towards ranking.

Since the stars have been pulled off of the Universal Local results, the efforts of the review spammers is quite the opposite of their intention. They have effectively moved Marlowes up in the rankings and visibility on the main search results page.

Mike

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/google-maps-review-spam/1352/#comment-89880 Nick Stamoulis Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=1352#comment-89880 That's the problem with product reviews you get competition that comes in and tries to negatively impact your business. That’s the problem with product reviews you get competition that comes in and tries to negatively impact your business.

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