I’ve realised that most businesses (even small kiosks) are seen on Google maps. Where and how do they get that information?
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A couple of years ago I noticed that a place that had been a Jack in the Box and had been undergoing fairly extensive upgrades had a banner out: NOW HIRING – CHICK-FIL-A.
A quick check of Google Maps did not show it, just the old Jack in the Box with “*Permanently Closed*” next to it. Google IIRC had a button for “update this location?” or such so I added it. Guess others came along once it opened to add all the other info like hours of operation.
A few months later I got an email from Google that 500K users had looked at “my” entry. A few months after that it hit like 2 million and I got another email. Last one I got was for reaching 5 million views. It’s a little odd to realize that something you contributed to had been seen by millions of people and gave me an inkling of what it’s like to be famous albeit without any of those millions actually knowing it was me.
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