They have also started showing “sponsored” locations as the first search result, often being ridiculously inconvenient and not at all what was searched for. For example I went to look for the Costco near me, and the first result was a Target nearly 20 miles away.
The Sponsored behavior is Google gaming their own ads business. Yesterday I searched “Lowe’s” and it shows two results for the same location, one sponsored above and the regular listing below it.
They have also started showing “sponsored” locations as the first search result, often being ridiculously inconvenient and not at all what was searched for. For example I went to look for the Costco near me, and the first result was a Target nearly 20 miles away.
that and the random ad shit popping up on the map are turning me off of Google maps. I’m not there yet… but I’m close
The Sponsored behavior is Google gaming their own ads business. Yesterday I searched “Lowe’s” and it shows two results for the same location, one sponsored above and the regular listing below it.