Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Google Places Mischief
Interesting piece in the New York Times on the dangers of crowdsourcing business information. Google Places, like similar services such as Yelp, uses user-submitted information on local businesses to keep its listings up to date. Unfortunately, some unscrupulous users post incorrect information intentionally, such as indicating that the business has closed down! Read the full article here, along with some additional analysis from The Atlantic Wire here.

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