7526 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The addition takes Google further in to the realm of consumer-created intelligence, which has seen the popularity of sites like <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com">TripAdvisor</a> skyrocket.</p> <p>But the extent to which users seeking businesses go to a maps site, rather than a dedicated listings directory like Yell, is open to question.</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"<a href="http://maps.google.co.uk">Google Maps</a> has</em> <em> offered a collection of reviews assembled from some of the finest sources on the web for some time," </em> <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/06/add-your-reviews-to-businesses-on.html">wrote</a> Google Maps engineer Jonathan Goldman.</p> <p> <em>"But now we're augmenting those with reviews from an even better source: you -- and, we hope, millions of other opinionated Google users."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>Users are able to add their review inside the bubble that opens up when a map marker is clicked upon.</p> <p>Goldman continued: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"Tell the world all about your favorite (or least favorite) doctors and dentists, hotels, bakeries, hardware stores, salons, pet spas, auto mechanics, plumbers, and more. Or perhaps even </em> <a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?cid=35667554,139706156,7415119215646299268&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=35.670162,139.706644&amp;spn=0.007147,0.013475&amp;amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=A&amp;iwd=1&amp;dtab=2&amp;om=1"> <em>your favorite restaurant in Tokyo</em> </a> <em>."</em> </p> </blockquote> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The addition takes Google further in to the realm of consumer-created intelligence, which has seen the popularity of sites like <Link URL="http://www.tripadvisor.com" Window="New">TripAdvisor</Link> skyrocket.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>But the extent to which users seeking businesses go to a maps site, rather than a dedicated listings directory like Yell, is open to question.</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"<Link URL="http://maps.google.co.uk" Window="New">Google Maps</Link> has</Quote> <Quote> offered a collection of reviews assembled from some of the finest sources on the web for some time," </Quote> <Link URL="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/06/add-your-reviews-to-businesses-on.html" Window="New">wrote</Link> Google Maps engineer Jonathan Goldman.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"But now we're augmenting those with reviews from an even better source: you -- and, we hope, millions of other opinionated Google users."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>Users are able to add their review inside the bubble that opens up when a map marker is clicked upon.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Goldman continued: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"Tell the world all about your favorite (or least favorite) doctors and dentists, hotels, bakeries, hardware stores, salons, pet spas, auto mechanics, plumbers, and more. Or perhaps even </Quote> <Link URL="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?cid=35667554,139706156,7415119215646299268&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=35.670162,139.706644&amp;spn=0.007147,0.013475&amp;amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=A&amp;iwd=1&amp;dtab=2&amp;om=1" Window="New"> <Quote>your favorite restaurant in Tokyo</Quote> </Link> <Quote>."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> </FormattedContent> 2007-06-20T07:59:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Google Maps has created a facility that allows users to add reviews and ratings for listed businesses.</strong> </p> <p>The search giant's maps site has long aggregated consumer views from reviews sites around the web, but now allows users to add their own views directly on the map.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3303/snipshote4fl7d47er2lb1.gif" /><br /><br /><br /></p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Google Maps has created a facility that allows users to add reviews and ratings for listed businesses.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The search giant's maps site has long aggregated consumer views from reviews sites around the web, but now allows users to add their own views directly on the map.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /><Image Source="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3303/snipshote4fl7d47er2lb1.gif"></Image><LineBreak /><LineBreak /><LineBreak /></Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1379 363612 Google Maps adds reviews and ratings false 2007-06-20T09:00:00+01:00 google-maps-adds-reviews-and-ratings 2009-04-29T23:29:31+01:00 2009-04-29T23:29:31+01:00 320