[LINK] Argleton

[Marghanita da Cruz]

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Argleton: the phantom town that Google created
> 

Google does seem to have some problems
with place names.

In the past if you entered Annandale into
Google Search, it returned relevant 
Australian
websites but a map of Annandale, 
Virginia, US.
I just checked and this seems to be 
fixed now.

There was some irony, in this, as Google
Maps are done at Google in Pyrmont just
a couple of light rail stops away from
Annandale.... but it was worse than that -
before Google moved to their new HQ in
Pyrmont, there was much amusement that
their location, in Sydney, on Google maps
was wrong!

Marghanita

> by ARJUN RAMACHANDRAN in The Age: http://tr.im/EdYw 
> 
> 
> The power of Google is well documented, but locals from Lancashire in 
> Britain are shocked by the search-engine giant's ability to create a 
> phantom town right in their neighbourhood.
> 
> "Argleton" does not exist, and has never existed ... but it's a different 
> story on Google Maps.
> 
> A village bearing that name appears on the online map tool, alongside the 
> A59 major road in Lancashire and just south of Ormskirk.
> 
> Search for the town on Google and it also boasts doctors, vacant jobs, 
> houses to rent and even a golf club.
> 
> (Do you know of any phantom Australian towns? Message 0424 SMS SMH (+61 
> 424 767 764), email us or direct message us on Twitter @smh_news with 
> information or images.)
> 
> But in reality, the co-ordinates where Google claims the town sits point 
> to little more than a vacant, muddy field, The Guardian reports...
> 
> --
> 
> Cheers Roland
> Stephen Loosley
> 
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