A user of the Yelp social network managed to add an image to a Google Maps info box displayed for Microsoft's Redmond headquarters that the company probably would not have chosen for itself.
Google Bomb Returns, Hits Microsoft
The familiar four-paned window icon Microsoft uses to represent its signature operating system came in for a little defacement. While it is only a mildly embarrassing prank, it does have implications beyond adding to the nigh-infinite number of jabs Microsoft has taken over the years. As with all the other details of one's online presence, our readers will want to keep an eye on their Google Maps information.
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The vandalism showed up in a very public place, right on the Google Maps
If people can upload images to the info bubble for Microsoft on Google Maps, it seems likely it could be done for other companies.
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