A couple of weeks ago my Twitter Search alerts for “Ormskirk” picked up the following: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62172246@N00/4903871923/ I was intrigued so searched Google Maps for “topshop near ormskirk” and sure enough, not one but two mystery Topshops were marked on the map. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62172246@N00/4903870211/ Obviously this isn’t the case so why are Google showing them on the map? The […]
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Argleton goes national!
It seems Argleton just won’t die! Late to the game behind the Ormskirk Advertiser, Mister Roy’s visit and my post about the village some 13 months ago, the Daily Telegraph yesterday revealed the mystery of Argleton, the ‘Google’ town that only exists online. It’s a nice article with exclusive interviews from Joe Moran from LJMU […]
Google Renames Village
I grew up in Aughton – that’s the bit stuck on the bottom of Ormskirk. I lived there for most of my life but Google wants to wipe it off the face of the planet! Okay, it probably doesn’t – their motto is “Do No Evil” after all – but the power of Google has […]