Comments on: Lawyers guilty of Google MapSPAM? (and what is MapSPAM?)

By: Injury Lawyer Los Angeles

Injury Lawyer Los Angeles — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:20:01 +0000

I agree with Mike, but the ABA Rules do not apply in California. But it definitely violated the Google Mapspam guidelines. In fact, today, almost every attorney listing in Los Angeles that ranks high in the one, three and ten packs are in violation of the Google Maps guidelines.

My guess is that so many businesses are spamming Maps, there is no way to stop it, short of shutting down Google Maps.

By: Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search

Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:46:31 +0000

HI Conrad-

Mike Blumenthal here.

To do this the lawyer (or more likely their search marketing proxy), needed to create a new business title for their business. While it may or may not violateABA’s Rule 7.3 it most definitely violates Google listing guidelines and could lead to their expulsion from the Google Maps listing.

Mike Blumenthal