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How do they do it and how much does someone pay to get their name/business to show up on Google maps when a random googler is navigating to an entirely unrelated destination?

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[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Better then when the business won't show up on maps, unless you type the name in. There are a ton of businesses that even if I zoom all the way in on that business it will not show the name of the business. But if I type the name in it will show in the correct place. It's annoying as hell. I know there is a certain business there. I can see the building in maps. I just can't remember the exact name. I need the phone number to know if they have a part or an item. Have never been able to figure out why Google maps and Apple maps does this crazy stuff.

[-] BetterDev@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago

Because they get paid by some businesses for exposure, and not by others.

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