When Did Google Start Using Thomson Local Listings In Maps?

[engine]

I noticed today on a Google map that business listings provided by Thomsonlocal

This is an interesting development, especially for ThomsonLocal

[Belski]

The attribution appeared just before Christmas. ThomsonLocal are feeding their advertiser listings onto Google Maps now.

[engine]

Thanks Belski, and welcome to WebmasterWorld

[mark_roach]

I think Thompsons have had some kind of deal with Google for at least a year. A friend's wife works selling their online advertising and one of the selling points for appearing in the online directory is the results will also show up in Google Maps.

I have never seen any real evidence of this, can you sticky me the search term ?