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Sounded like they were talkin about Palestine for a second..
It's Google, it's not an official map or treaty, yet they saber rattled for a couple of days till someone pointed out the silliness of it.
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Often times the rebranding is mostly by realtors who want to associate with a neighborhood with more cachet or conversely to disassociate from a neighborhood with bad cachet. No, no, it’s not the tenderloin, it’s lower nob hill (just making that up). But that’s how it goes.
It isn't truly a real estate rebrand unless there is some stomach churning cutesy name, like "LoNo"!
As noted by other comments here, this is quite a lightweight article. Not that the residents don't have a valid complaint, but the solution is really quite simple. I have direct experience with something like this myself. My Grandfather homesteaded in Montana in 1911, and the land remains in the family to this day. My Aunt Elsie, who was a force to be reckoned with, had the name of the road changed successfully. So t…
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It isn't truly a real estate rebrand unless there is some stomach churning cutesy name, like "LoNo"!
In case you are as yet unaware, there is a specific 99 Percent Invisible episode about this very thing. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-soho-effect/
As noted by other comments here, this is quite a lightweight article. Not that the residents don't have a valid complaint, but the solution is really quite simple. I have direct experience with something like this myself. My Grandfather homesteaded in Montana in 1911, and the land remains in the family to this day. My Aunt Elsie, who was a force to be reckoned with, had the name of the road changed successfully. So t…
It says a lot of people don't have the skills to figure out how to click through a multi-layer sequence (I never thought of that as a "skill" but I can see how it really might be one). Also as you said yourself Google doesn't always follow through on random comments. And in the end the root problem wasn't Google at all!
Plus it wasn't clear to the people if the city had been involved in changing the name? (Answer: not really).
And I think this is the kind of hyperlocal thing city councils are for.
As noted by other comments here, this is quite a lightweight article. Not that the residents don't have a valid complaint, but the solution is really quite simple. I have direct experience with something like this myself. My Grandfather homesteaded in Montana in 1911, and the land remains in the family to this day. My Aunt Elsie, who was a force to be reckoned with, had the name of the road changed successfully. So t…
The article even discusses this and I thing you're being unsympathetic. It says a lot of people don't have the skills to figure out how to click through a multi-layer sequence (I never thought of that as a "skill" but I can see how it really might be one). Also as you said yourself Google doesn't always follow through on random comments. And in the end the root problem wasn't Google at all! Plus it wasn't clear to th…
Even though the cause of the problem was not in Google's hands, given that they got the data from outside sources, nonetheless I would presume that they have the ability to correct errors.
As noted by other comments here, this is quite a lightweight article. Not that the residents don't have a valid complaint, but the solution is really quite simple. I have direct experience with something like this myself. My Grandfather homesteaded in Montana in 1911, and the land remains in the family to this day. My Aunt Elsie, who was a force to be reckoned with, had the name of the road changed successfully. So t…
Maybe I am reading your post wrongly, but two attempts, with a 50% chance of going through over a year long time is "really quite simple"?
I do agree that it does take attention span--but it sounds like the process or complaint. has gone on for a number of years already.
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The article even discusses this and I thing you're being unsympathetic. It says a lot of people don't have the skills to figure out how to click through a multi-layer sequence (I never thought of that as a "skill" but I can see how it really might be one). Also as you said yourself Google doesn't always follow through on random comments. And in the end the root problem wasn't Google at all! Plus it wasn't clear to th…
Not sure what you mean by "multi-layer sequence", as it is a simple link at the bottom of the page "send feedback". Even though the cause of the problem was not in Google's hands, given that they got the data from outside sources, nonetheless I would presume that they have the ability to correct errors.
Click bait. Not Google's fault. Third party data wasn't accurate in the eyes of the residents.
There is the incorrect neighborhood assignment by Pitney Bowes. I believe that is the fault you are referring to.
There is Google's choice to use Pitney Bowes instead of a (possibly more correct but expensive) data source, or instead of doing it themselves (also more expensive).
There is Google's decision to handle error reporting through means which - according to the article - may be disadvantageous for neighborhoods where 25% are senior citizens and 40% lack internet access.
There is Google's choice to not reveal where the data comes from, making it harder for others to figure out the root source of the error. Consider if you are denied an apartment rental because you failed a credit check, and the rental agency refuses to tell you where they got the data, and the credit agencies all refuse to tell you where they got the data. How would you correct any data which wasn't accurate in your eyes?
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Maybe I am reading your post wrongly, but two attempts, with a 50% chance of going through over a year long time is "really quite simple"?
By simple, I mean one click to an easy-to-fill-out form. I do agree that it does take attention span--but it sounds like the process or complaint. has gone on for a number of years already.