Comments on: Google Indexes More Place Pages… Again http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/google-indexes-place-pages-again/ Chris Silver Smith blogging on Search Engine Marketing, Local SEO, Technology & more. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Silver http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/google-indexes-place-pages-again/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Silver Wed, 05 May 2010 13:25:16 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=178#comment-252 I know what branded one-boxes are, and I think this is distinct from it. For one thing, this is showing up for me for non-brand terms (note I said parks, neighborhoods, historical markers, etc). Second, when appearing embedded in listings, the map image is much smaller than for branded one-boxes. In my opinion, it's pretty much semantics whether this is "indexed" via spidering, or showing up only when invoked under special circumstances in organic results. In the example I cited above, there are pages which could represent the Custom House Plaza listing. So, why should it appear? I know what branded one-boxes are, and I think this is distinct from it. For one thing, this is showing up for me for non-brand terms (note I said parks, neighborhoods, historical markers, etc). Second, when appearing embedded in listings, the map image is much smaller than for branded one-boxes.

In my opinion, it’s pretty much semantics whether this is “indexed” via spidering, or showing up only when invoked under special circumstances in organic results. In the example I cited above, there are pages which could represent the Custom House Plaza listing. So, why should it appear?

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/google-indexes-place-pages-again/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Mike Blumenthal Wed, 05 May 2010 12:22:21 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=178#comment-250 Actually this is what is known as a <a href="http://blumenthals.com/blog/2009/02/09/new-universal-local-search-result-type-branded-local-onebox/" rel="nofollow">branded one box</a> and it has been in the Google SERPS since early 2009 or even late 2008. It has not been seen that frequently in the past as it requires that Google be able to ID your location via the browser. Now that more browsers have baked in the geo location capability. this type of result is being seen more frequently. This is distinct from the indexing of Places Pages. Actually this is what is known as a branded one box and it has been in the Google SERPS since early 2009 or even late 2008.

It has not been seen that frequently in the past as it requires that Google be able to ID your location via the browser. Now that more browsers have baked in the geo location capability. this type of result is being seen more frequently.

This is distinct from the indexing of Places Pages.

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