Chicago Blackhawks – Philly whoever and Google

All right, and sitting down right now created a presentation that I hope is going to be one of the best presentations on the Internet that is timely for the launch of the new Google places and provides insight to what is and the how to. While doing this I recently came across a Googler who is local to me in Chicago by the name of Jim Lecinski. I like Jim and I don’t even know him. He’s a Chicago Blackhawks fan, self-proclaimed as a rabid Blackhawks fan and he’s helping to change the world for good by being a Google employee. Anyone that follows me knows I believe this is company is making our planet a better place, so I like Jim by default.

Now you see this presentation that I’m doing is on the topic of geo-mods triggers that trigger the local business results when looking for specific products and services and how Google is starting to get a little bit better at trying to determine as to what I am looking for.

Sure enough, when searching for the keyword [Chicago beef sandwich] this triggers the local business results gives me two establishments in the Chicago area that feed you these sandwiches. I’m not here to comment on the accuracy or whether or not Google has gotten it right, but I am here to comment on is the second result that is “Baba’s Famous Philly Steak”. I mean, I’m in Algonquin Illinois and a search for Algonquin Hot Dog Stand gives me a local listing of Luke 50 km away!

Jim, this is a problem!!!!!!!!

All right, normally I would not take my time away from my work for such a useless post that will likely make no impact that anyone ever anywhere. However, the Blackhawks have not one Stanley Cup since 1961 and in fact they’re holding the largest NHL draught of any NHL team winning the Stanley Cup. Since living in Chicago, moving from Toronto, I’ve been very disappointed at the whole culture in this wonderful city. I am no longer disappointed.

On my faculty call today with my students at ,a href=”http://www.localmarketingsource.com”>Local Marketing Source, I had goosebumps talking about Jim’s post on how Chicago is beating Philadelphia in terms of the activity of searches on the Internet relating to the Stanley Cup final. That excites me!

So for a city of Chicago to be so proud of their beef sandwiches, our current rival sandwich shows up any search when asking Google for the Chicago sandwich, I must say this is the most wrong you’ve ever gotten Google!!

Jim, bring me to a game and I promise, I won’t be upset with Google anymore.