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- FlyingLlama, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11This is what's keeping it free so I'm fine with it.
I would rather have a few well placed ads rather than paying and having no ads. The ads can actually be helpful at times. Everyone is happy. :) - phpirate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3From what the article said, it only puts the ads up when you're looking for something specifically, hense the example, the coffee shop (its related to what you're looking for anyway). If you're looking for routes and stuff, no ads. I'm fine with it.
- kuito, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7More like ANNOYING ads -- Great for Marketers, maybe not so great for someone that just wants a map? :)
- toad3k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I have actually been waiting for them to do this. It would be so nice to search for like hotels, or grocery stores or coffee shops etc, things that I'd like to examine in a new city without having to actually move there and drive around. I don't care if they are sponsored, hopefully the price will be fair enough that anyone can list their business.
- dengar69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I wonder if its the same technology that shows all these pictures of beautiful half-naked girls looking for dates that just happen to live in my same zip code ;)
- rustybrick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you are using a Mac then it won't work. It is a test. See pictures at http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060324-094055
- agilos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2" "As long as it keeps service X free..."
What a load of crap. Somebody is paying for those ads, and they pass that expense on to the consumer. That'd be you. So not only are you paying for all these ads...... "
Thats a pretty skewed outlook on consumers getting screwed. Any company turning a profit has a marketing budget that in turn, gives them a higher overhead. Which leads to consumers having to cover more cost so that retailers can make their desired profit. Like it or not......your paying for that cost regardless if its on google or not. Google just needs to cover their costs as well. - orbitalleader, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1don't buy houses much, eh? MLS and the largest Realtors provides interactive maps in major cities.
- rustybrick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The icon is new for the term booksellers. The icons were very limited tested before today.
- scards, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1if you search for "book stores" - rather than "booksellers" - you get many more small-ish mom and pop kinds for businesses. Kind of misleading since B&N's name really is "Barns and Noble BOOKSELLERS" ... it's like complaining if you searched for McDonald's and it didn't return any results for Burger King (kind of a stretch - agreed - but I'm making a point).
Oh, and this 'ad' isn't new at all. It's been around since Google Maps has... - numbnuts, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Geeksware has been doing this for 6-7- months now..... http://www.geeksware.com
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This will integrate nicely for marketing properties with the new housing search interface:
http://digg.com/technology/Google_Enters_Real_Estate_Vertical_Search - Khlept0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Either way, this is way advertising should be done. I have a feeling mose online ads are going to be turning to geo-based targeting.
- b7j0c, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1who ISN'T using the CustomizeGoogle extension to obliterate all google ads????
- ForbesBingley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There's also those companies that are taking to having the roof of their premises adorned with their corporate identity.
Question is, what do the advertisers do about this?
Do they look at this a cheating and 'touch out' the free advertising, or do they shrug their shoulders and let it slide? - rustybrick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Still works for me...
- mrhahn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone else reminded of the "drunk algorithm" episode of Diggnation?
- orangetiki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Today i was asked about getting an updated version of google earth. I think not!
- brucemolloy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Interesting. BTW, approximately how many stores can you actually fit in your local?
- VadimKatchkakov, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This would be helping for finding the stores in my local, and is another of example from the technological superior of the Google pertaining to the search being broad.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I saw one for the Hilton in SanFran. they are not obtrusive, just have an extra big box with a logo/picture on the side
- junit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great oppourtunity for marketers
- Mpulse, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I followed the links to the map and there weren't any ads.
- oneiroi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think that's why there should be more tag implementation for this sort of thing.
- rustybrick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Right, but I may and have used it to spot the closest gas station. It may be crazy to plot hotels in NYC, but im sure there will be a way to turn it off, just like you can with the GPS.
- sigbald, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0There is already a real estate company (don't remember the name) that is using google map this way. It's pretty cool to see the precise location of every houses for sale in a area.
- WickedElm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm on a PC and followed the links and i did not see the ads. Did they take this down?
- greggish, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It doesn't work if you're using firefox either. I was able to see the coffe icons when I opened up an IE window though.
- jzimmerman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@urusai
Those companies that pay are going to spend money on advertising anyway. If they spend money on this it is because it is making them money (i.e. you saw the add and visited their business).
The cost will not be passed on to consumers any more than advertising costs already are. It is simply another option for advertising. It is not required. It is optional.
Advertising is not all bad. Many companies would not survive without advertising which in turn would make for less job opportunities, less competition, higher prices, less product/service variation (i.e. less consumer choice), etc. etc. etc...
So, advertising done in a helpful and non-annoying manner benefits everyone involved. - sbritner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great concept except that the only 2 times I've used Google Maps... they put the destination balloon in the WRONG spot.
Both times the balloon was 1 street over from where I was actually going.
I guess I could just keep this in mind so I can keep circling the blocks until I actually find it... or just continue using MapQuest.
Big Brother... I mean Google... I really do like your services. :) - rustybrick, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Think of it as you GPS. The GPS can place icons if you search for, let's say "gas" or "bank." My GPS has the option of plotting icons of those services. I don't think they are annoying, if you ask specifically for local bookstores, etc.
- kuito, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Ok, I admit that may be nice, but if I am trying to get direction from point A to point B .. I don't want a clusterfsck of icons blocking street names and such.
- Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1"As long as it keeps service X free..."
What a load of crap. Somebody is paying for those ads, and they pass that expense on to the consumer. That'd be you. So not only are you paying for all these ads, you are also constantly inundated with noise, which takes up precious mental power, more precious perhaps to people like the sort of apologists who say such things.
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