Comments on: Google and false impressions http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions User Interface , Art, Design, Games Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Google and false impressions by: Humuhumu http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-84636 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:19:11 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-84636 Here's a post that describes how Microsoft's listing in Google Maps got associated with an anti-Microsoft logo: http://searchengineland.com/070326-100623.php And here's a hotel that has an amusing, if frightening, mismatch with its graphic: http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-04.html#n15 The potential for harm is much worse, though, when Google offers up the wrong site as the "official" site -- no one's going to try to communicate with the wrong graphic to ask if their Moo Goo Gai Pan is MSG-free. I'm surprised this hasn't been a bigger issue for Google. Here’s a post that describes how Microsoft’s listing in Google Maps got associated with an anti-Microsoft logo:

http://searchengineland.com/070326-100623.php

And here’s a hotel that has an amusing, if frightening, mismatch with its graphic:

http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-04.html#n15

The potential for harm is much worse, though, when Google offers up the wrong site as the “official” site -- no one’s going to try to communicate with the wrong graphic to ask if their Moo Goo Gai Pan is MSG-free. I’m surprised this hasn’t been a bigger issue for Google.

]]> Comment on Google and false impressions by: Harry http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-83898 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:38:22 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-83898 Seriously, though, how much is the fried shrimp? Can I get some service round here? Jeeez... Seriously, though, how much is the fried shrimp? Can I get some service round here? Jeeez…

]]> Comment on Google and false impressions by: RohoMech http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-83673 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:26:06 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2007/04/01/google-and-false-impressions#comment-83673 heh, I once had google maps send me to a Circuit City that didn't exist...imagine the poor people who get directions to that place (assuming it doesn't exist / the address is wrong...) heh, I once had google maps send me to a Circuit City that didn’t exist…imagine the poor people who get directions to that place (assuming it doesn’t exist / the address is wrong…)

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