Comments on: Google Maps – your brand here http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850 Everything under Australia’s media, marketing & entertainment umbrella Thu, 24 May 2012 10:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Grono http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-35289 John Grono Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:18:55 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-35289 Yeah Kirsten. Google has such a shit record of innovation and implementation over the past decade one wonders how they missed such a 'straight-forward' thing. Yeah Kirsten. Google has such a shit record of innovation and implementation over the past decade one wonders how they missed such a ‘straight-forward’ thing.

]]> By: How Will Google Handle Conflicting Map Icons? | Lifehacker Australia http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33690 How Will Google Handle Conflicting Map Icons? | Lifehacker Australia Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:01:37 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33690 [...] the initial bunch of sponsors Google has for the service (which include BankWest and JB Hi-Fi), it’s not hard to imagine locations like shopping malls suddenly being awash with icons. [...] [...] the initial bunch of sponsors Google has for the service (which include BankWest and JB Hi-Fi), it’s not hard to imagine locations like shopping malls suddenly being awash with icons. [...]

]]> By: Ann http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33672 Ann Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:17:49 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33672 I use Google Maps to find my way from point A to point B. In other words, I know where I want to go. Advertiser icons will not help me navigate since I already know what I want. And I don't like roadside billboards, so why would I want to see advertiser icons? I use Google Maps to find my way from point A to point B. In other words, I know where I want to go. Advertiser icons will not help me navigate since I already know what I want. And I don’t like roadside billboards, so why would I want to see advertiser icons?

]]> By: Matt http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33566 Matt Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:24 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33566 Google maps and Sensis (Yellow Pages) are already in bed together - http://www.about.sensis.com.au/products/yellow-pages/ "Google Maps and Google Maps Mobile: through our association with Google, an advertiser’s Yellow Pages® content business location details can is be available to be searched for on Google Maps and Google Maps for Mobile." Sensis own the data, google provide the platform to deliver it to the customer via Google Maps. This will not be the end of yellow pages. Google maps and Sensis (Yellow Pages) are already in bed together –

http://www.about.sensis.com.au.....low-pages/

“Google Maps and Google Maps Mobile: through our association with Google, an advertiser’s Yellow Pages® content business location details can is be available to be searched for on Google Maps and Google Maps for Mobile.”

Sensis own the data, google provide the platform to deliver it to the customer via Google Maps.

This will not be the end of yellow pages.

]]> By: Juz http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33556 Juz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:14:04 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33556 Yellow pages is dead already. Just type the name of a business category into the search field on google maps and away you go. Eg Plumbers, butcher, hotel etc. Fantastic when you're on an iPhone and want to see a business in your locality. Yellow pages is dead already. Just type the name of a business category into the search field on google maps and away you go. Eg Plumbers, butcher, hotel etc. Fantastic when you’re on an iPhone and want to see a business in your locality.

]]> By: jonathon oake http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33545 jonathon oake Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:37:52 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33545 haven't seen these yet, but I like it as an idea. above poster is right though ... see you later yellow pages! haven’t seen these yet, but I like it as an idea. above poster is right though … see you later yellow pages!

]]> By: Adam http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33539 Adam Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:04:02 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33539 It's goodbye Yellow Pages... It’s goodbye Yellow Pages…

]]> By: Peter http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33519 Peter Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:22:57 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33519 More to the point... why is there only one company in the world who has this release? More to the point… why is there only one company in the world who has this release?

]]> By: Anonymous http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33510 Anonymous Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:47:40 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33510 Really hate these advertiser icons on Google Maps Mobile - it clutters the map and really needs an opt out mechanism. This is the kind of thing that will drive people away from Google Maps to competing offerings, like Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap. Really hate these advertiser icons on Google Maps Mobile – it clutters the map and really needs an opt out mechanism. This is the kind of thing that will drive people away from Google Maps to competing offerings, like Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap.

]]> By: Kirsten Nolar http://mumbrella.com.au/google-maps-your-brand-here-20850#comment-33505 Kirsten Nolar Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:14:20 +0000 http://mumbrella.com.au/?p=20850#comment-33505 It's the year 2010. Why has it taken this long for Google to implement what should have been a reasonably straight-froward product? It’s the year 2010. Why has it taken this long for Google to implement what should have been a reasonably straight-froward product?

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