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Largely agree, but that’s not why there is backlash against Amazon, for example. I think it’s one tick bigger than that: these companies are so powerful that we can’t tell them apart from the government, but lack any accountability. https://t.co/0otA8TEm5i pic.twitter.com/G5MhY81NpK
— nilay patel (@reckless) June 21, 2019
Local searches on Google Maps turn up a flood of fake business listings, harming consumers and legitimate businesses, a WSJ examination found. https://t.co/XwBQqq2IEZ via @WSJ
— Amol Sharma (@asharma) June 20, 2019
Is the purpose of Google’s blog just to respond to article’s published on the @WSJ these days? Earlier in the week was all about song lyrics, now we talkin’ fake businesses. -> How we fight fake business profiles on Google Maps https://t.co/xwj8haD6ar
— Brodie Clark (@brodieseo) June 20, 2019
"Google could make me homeless."
— Kameron Jenkins (@Kammie_Jenkins) June 20, 2019
It's so hard to explain to your clients that the bad guys often beat out those trying to be aboveboard, and the only real recourse is reactive reporting.
When is there going to be more than a band-aid solution? https://t.co/wVztQ5KYxR
gaming Google maps -- another reason there needs to be a source for truth for places data. https://t.co/c0lqxgT6ZI
— Auren Hoffman (@auren) June 20, 2019
Business owners are drowning under fake listings on @Google
— Raju Narisetti (@raju) June 20, 2019
that the search giant can’t handle but profits from nonetheless https://t.co/QY96SZbq87? via @wsj
Really seems like we’ve hit a point with user generated content where the costs outweigh the rewards https://t.co/byhAEiFcuU
— nilay patel (@reckless) June 21, 2019
This is a hugely important point. The “techlash”, and the government investigations, are 90% about platforms that propagate user generated content. They are not about most tech products or services. Nobody is investigating Microsoft Excel, AirPods, or Zoom.
— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) June 21, 2019
Free business models are pathological because they require quality shortcuts. Once you realize a free service is junk, you won’t pay for it. Competition from paid services doesn’t fix the problem bc Google can hide quality degradation + network effects.
— Chris Hoofnagle (@hoofnagle) June 21, 2019
https://t.co/ovJ2TdbuzM?
"Google still can’t seem to stop the proliferation of fictional business listings and aggressive con artists on its search engine. The scams are profitable for nearly everyone involved, Google included. Consumers & legitimate businesses end up the losers." https://t.co/WyV4uhDMY2
— Kevin R. Madigan (@KevinRMadigan) June 20, 2019
A business owner victimized by the scams said: “It’s less harmful to piss off the government than piss off Google. The government will hit me with a fine. But if Google suspends my listings, I’m out of a job. Google could make me homeless.”
— Tripp Mickle (@trippmickle) June 20, 2019
Need a plumber, lawyer or electrician in a hurry? Think twice about using @googlemaps
— Robert McMillan (@bobmcmillan) June 20, 2019
In a recent Maps search, 13 of the top 20 search results for a plumber in NYC were fake.
But first, read this amazing story by @realrobcopeland and @katiebindley. https://t.co/znHok2RSen pic.twitter.com/Pb5CF2IfbV
Multiple ways to view this:
— modest proposal (@modestproposal1) June 20, 2019
- challenges of a scaled, automated platform
- wonderful native advertisement for HomeAdvisor and other vertical search providers
- evidence of why Google's approach to vertical search is often suboptimal for consumers https://t.co/C8zUeWXs3M
A statement for our times:
— Eliot Brown (@eliotwb) June 20, 2019
“There is no single source of truth for all businesses in all categories.”-Google Maps director Ethan Russellhttps://t.co/hY5NgvVFuu
Being able to chose your own photo that displays in the SERPs will relieve a lot of headaches from SMBs. https://t.co/RanlSTEZoX
— Joy Hawkins (@JoyanneHawkins) June 20, 2019
WTAH? Per Google: “roughly ***11 million*** falsely listed businesses on Google Maps any given day”. Ironic that @openstreetmap has been dragged for years for the so called vulnerabilities and potential for vandalism. ????? https://t.co/P49F6nemwF
— kevin (@kevin_bullock) June 21, 2019
WSJ wrote about Google’s wild-west spam issues with fake business listings in Google Maps and Google says we are trying... :) https://t.co/rP8xrfCYDq pic.twitter.com/ltcAiTNuZ8
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) June 21, 2019
Google Maps optimisation as a blackmail tactic. Hmm.
— Himanshu Gupta (@HalfRebel) June 22, 2019
“Millions of Business Listings on Google Maps Are Fake—and Google Profits.https://t.co/mML3GuKY6W via @wsj pic.twitter.com/ZEBBUuiXr8
"Google still can’t seem to stop the proliferation of fictional business listings and aggressive con artists on its search engine. The scams are profitable for nearly everyone involved, Google included. Consumers & legitimate businesses end up the losers." https://t.co/WyV4uhDMY2
— Kevin R. Madigan (@KevinRMadigan) June 20, 2019
Local search is the most common thing people do on Google. By illegally tying its local business content warehouse to its dominant general search, it has no incentive to be serious about quality control (not unlike YouTube). Consumers lose. (tip @techmeme)https://t.co/yEVvpfGvTc
— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) June 20, 2019
Hey @mblumenthal you are mentioned in today's Wall Street Journal article about
— Tim Cohn (@TimCohn) June 21, 2019
Google Maps:https://t.co/KlH66SyUuJ
This quote. Wow. “It’s less harmful to piss off the government than piss off Google. The government will hit me with a fine. But if Google suspends my listings, I’m out of a job. Google could make me homeless.” https://t.co/4AePIJooPu
— Jordyn Dahl (@Jordyn_Dahl) June 20, 2019
Google Maps users beware. It's full of fakes.
— Tripp Mickle (@trippmickle) June 20, 2019
Ask Nancy Carter. The garage repairman she found on Google Maps wasn't with the company she tried to call. Nope. Turns out, he hijacked that company's name on Maps, report @realrobcopeland and @katiebindley https://t.co/ht3R4hZYFm
Not only do many of the business listings on Google maps appear to be fake, it also looks like Google is making money off them? @realrobcopeland @katiebindley https://t.co/3iydy21phL
— Kirsten Grind (@KirstenGrind) June 20, 2019
ICYMI: WSJ wrote about Google’s wild-west spam issues with fake business listings in Google Maps and Google says we are trying... :) https://t.co/rP8xrfUA20 pic.twitter.com/zjiCNpCbgZ
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) June 21, 2019