Anyone who has ever touched or used the internet would know Google. Yes, the search engine is the largest and most dependable seemed never going to stop innovating and expanding. Located in Blitzmegaplex on Wednesday (06/10/2010), Google officially introduced Google Maps for Indonesia (maps.google.co.id). Why Indonesia? Are there any other features in addition to showing the direction?

"One in five searches occurred in Indonesia is a search site, either to eat or business location. This is important, we want to provide content that can satisfy the matter to the users in Indonesia," said Derek Callow, Head of Marketing, Google Southeast Asia during the press conference.

Not only to find the map and make recommendations for directions in the Indonesian language, but according to Derek, Google Maps Indonesia could be used to help expand the business. Described by Callow, Google Maps Indonesia in collaboration with several services in Indonesia that could be used for business expansion. Currently Google Maps Indonesia partnered with Urbanesia.com, Lewatmana.com, and Telkomsel.

Favorable to business expansion is the businessman could put their business in Indonesia in Google Maps listings. If you go into maps.google.co.id, you can enter keywords related to your product, for example: pancakes. See, whether company or services you've been there. If it is there, the place you've been in Urbanesia listing, and the possibility of existing reviews. If no, please add your place in the list.

"This will help the expansion of business because your company name will be increasingly facilitated in the search. Imagine your company will be seen by thousands of people, for free. Especially for business people who are still beginning to wonder whether you should make your own site or not. But by entering the your business into Google Maps, you can include information about your company. Starting from the opening hours, address, phone numbers, reviews, photos, videos, and others, "said Callow.

Although able to alter reviews and information already listed in Google Maps listings Indonesia about your company, Derek assured, that to make changes there will be a validation procedure through SMS, telephone, or postal card to ensure the validity of the data that is changed and the suspension of such information. In addition, with its own system, Google Maps Indonesia also allows the owners of companies that already have a site to use the service this map to be inserted into the site to facilitate prospective customers to come. (Source: kompas.com)