I can find my inn the right location. Thank goodness that hasn't changed. Once before I had a secondary listing as well. And, yes, it took forever to get rid of it. This looks like someone just threw it out there and Google took it. I noticed it's more like a Wiki now, Google didn't ask for any verifying details when I went to adjust the wrong listing.
that is probably because the u.s. postal service recognized their street address. the post office does not/will not deliver mail to the street address where i was ... and requires the use of a post office box. fine, except that when a mapping system using the postal service's addresses to verify an address, you have to jump through hoops to get verified. i don't want to rehash my whole experience. bree's is different.
Part of my problem was that awhile ago I put a link to the Google map on my site. When I did that, my inn was in the right location with the right name. I made some changes to the directions page today so I was clicking links to check them. Up pops my Google map page with this wrong listing. How THAT happened, I don't know because the code was right, with all the right info, when I first set it up on my website.
GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
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If it was the right name I might agree. But it's 'sort of' the right name. As in, if my name were 'The Blue Spruce Inn' this one is called 'The Blue Inn'. But the link to my inn is attached to it. So, it's not actually picking up the 'real' inn twice, it's two different names with the same info, with one in the wrong location and with the wrong name.swirt said:GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
Yes, when I had that problem before that's what I did. The problem with this second listing is that it is not exactly the same inn name. And last time I tried deleting the wrong inn, the right inn got deleted by Google instead!oceans said:
Yes google is trying out some form of wiki type editing of the results, however, that editing (like the move this listing up, or remove this listing) is only only custom for you. It does not effect the others. I have not seen a clear explanation of the custom search relation to the map.GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
.If it was the right name I might agree. But it's 'sort of' the right name. As in, if my name were 'The Blue Spruce Inn' this one is called 'The Blue Inn'. But the link to my inn is attached to it. So, it's not actually picking up the 'real' inn twice, it's two different names with the same info, with one in the wrong location and with the wrong name.swirt said:GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
If I enter the inn's address into Google search, I get the wrong place (and I don't get the right place at all). If I enter 'town, state B&B' I get the right place.
And, like I said before, it's like a Wiki now...when I moved the 'wrong' inn to the right location, there was no verification required, no phone number or postcard was going to be sent. So, essentially, anyone can add anything to the map and there it sits. There was even a link for me to add places that were missing. As in, 'Add places you've been to the map!'
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Yes google is trying out some form of wiki type editing of the results, however, that editing (like the move this listing up, or remove this listing) is only only custom for you. It does not effect the others. I have not seen a clear explanation of the custom search relation to the map.GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
.If it was the right name I might agree. But it's 'sort of' the right name. As in, if my name were 'The Blue Spruce Inn' this one is called 'The Blue Inn'. But the link to my inn is attached to it. So, it's not actually picking up the 'real' inn twice, it's two different names with the same info, with one in the wrong location and with the wrong name.swirt said:GIve it a few days to clear itself up. It sounds like only a few datacenters have the wrong data if sometimes you see it wrong and the other times you see it right. It is likely to clear itself up in a week or less. Jumping to alter it will likely make it worse. If after a week it is still there, then try to have it removed.
"Somebody" is not likely a person.
If I enter the inn's address into Google search, I get the wrong place (and I don't get the right place at all). If I enter 'town, state B&B' I get the right place.
And, like I said before, it's like a Wiki now...when I moved the 'wrong' inn to the right location, there was no verification required, no phone number or postcard was going to be sent. So, essentially, anyone can add anything to the map and there it sits. There was even a link for me to add places that were missing. As in, 'Add places you've been to the map!'
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I think the incorrect one, will get removed, especially now that you flagged it for deletion.
Unfortunately the map alterations can take a while for them to act on.
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"You get what you pay for," as my BIL says to me when I complain about Google...swirt said:
I rarely even get any traffic from any search other than Google. When I search for my own inn on Yahoo Travel, a place that was closed down 5 years ago has a better ranking than I do. Yahoo is useless to me.TLE041 said:
True. The others have not made the cut. And thankfully Google does a good job of raising the bar on their own. But a monopoly is still worrisome for a lot of reasons. I'd prefer to see a tighter race between at least two.
On the other hand, TripAdvisor will not allow guests to review our wine tours. One has snuck in under our B&B listing. I have asked numerous times but they just won't do it.
