I previously blogged about how “Google Maps Is Stupid”.  Well, yesterday, I got an email saying it was “fixed”.  They “fixed” it by moving my location on Broadview Road and putting it on Summit Blvd!  So, directions to/from my place of business will still leave people wandering around the apartment complex one block over!

The more time goes on, the more I realize what a fail Google is for any business.  They honestly do not care.  They are too busy trying to do all things for all people to do any one thing right.  Even searches have become problematic with them allowing sponsored sites that look official when they are really sponsored sites as was documented in The How-To Geek article “Important Warning: Be Careful Downloading Open Source Apps via Search”.  I have previously blogged about the catastrophe that happened to my Blogger blogs, and most businesses trying to attract web traffic are going to depend upon a blog.  Even Google Voice sometimes rings my cell phone and sometimes does not, I’ve noticed.

This is beyond annoying.  Even if this weren’t a business location, it’s ridiculous to take three months and still not fix the problem.

OK, it has been two months since I first complained to Google Maps, and it took about two weeks for them to acknowledge something was wrong.  Now, it is even worse!  It insists that I take Broadview Road to Crescent Blvd, even though the two streets do not intersect at any point whatsoever.  Furthermore, I tried to move the line to Broadview Road, and now it wants me to take Avery instead!  This is stupid.

I am not going to use Google AdWords in protest of this until it is fixed.  I find that Cleveland.com and Mimi’s are much better at publicizing the business anyhow, and a much better dollar value!

Like other huge corporations, Google has outgrown its original niche and usefulness.