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Search Engine Wars, the Local Front
Users and advertisers are winning as the local search space innovates and evolves. As content continues to grow, we're seeing a major shift in how consumers are utilizing…
Surrounded by Search Engines: A New Kind of Mobile Search
Voice search could have a bright future in mobile, and even evolve beyond the phone itself. An area known as speech controlled…
Google Maps Adds Points of Interest, Needs Some Tweaking
Google Maps has added a feature I’ve been wanting for a long time: points of interest. When you’re searching a particular area,…
Google Maps Provides Street View Zoom Via Panoramio Pics
When you’re traipsing around the earth via Google Maps, you now have a new option to get a little closer. Google is…
Mobile Coupons Offer Multiple Benefits
Consumers love the cost savings of mobile coupons. Marketers love their many benefits. Mobile coupons are an inexpensive way to take advantage…
Google Evolutions: Clouds, Waves, and Shiny Metal
Google's Chrome OS is getting quite a bit of hype this week. But this time it may be at least partially deserved,…
Google Adds My Location to Desktop Version of Maps
Google Maps for Mobile users have had access to a feature called My Location that does exactly what you would think: marks…
Travel Search Sites Offer Competing Deals
There’s been a flurry of updates in the travel search world and they all have to do with finding great deals. Whether…
Google Goes After Real Estate, But Has a Long Way to Go
I don’t know what’s up with Google lately, but there have been a couple of big launches that aren’t quite ready for…
Bing — Early Estimations in Local Search
It's way too early to say Bing is a success, but initial trials are favorable. Where Bing could shine is in local…
Google Maps for Android Gets Voice Search, Transit Directions, and Latitude Update
Google is releasing an update to their Maps product for Android phones. With the update comes new features: Voice Search, Transit Directions…
The Future of the Mobile Web: To App or Not to App?
Improved capabilities of the Safari mobile browser in the latest iPhone have lots of implications for mobile local search. They essentially make…
Q&A with Miriam Warren, Director of Marketing at Yelp
Miriam Warren of Yelp is speaking at SES Toronto on June 9, on the panel “Follow the Carrot: Cool Mobile Apps” in…
Google Maps Launches New Local Business Center Dashboard
You know that online maps and local listings can drive searchers to your business, but they don’t always visit your website. All…
iPhone Safari Browser to Integrate Geolocation
Computerworld (CW) has the goods on news involving the mobile Safari browser that Apple includes on the iPhone prepping to include geolocation.…
Ranking in Local Listings
Why are local listings important? It's all about consumer usage. With so many consumers seeking local listing information, it's vital that advertisers…
Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update
Twitter search brings structure to all the noise with an index of real time conversations. but is the excitement around Twitter causing…
Travelocity Unveils New Design for Homepage
Travel search site Travelocity has redesigned and features a more minimalistic style. Don’t worry. The gnome is still there. The new design…
Despite Economy, KAYAK Says People Still Want to Travel this Summer
Travel search site KAYAK says last year’s summer Staycation trend may be waning, if their new survey results have anything to say…
Should Local Marketers Get Twitterpated?
The Twitter phenomenon is exploding, so is it time for local marketers to embrace Twitter? Like most new/emerging platforms, it depends on…
How Local Businesses Can Add Themselves To Google City Maps
Seems Google has added maps of local business locations to many of their search results and have pushed results for search results…
Skype Dials in to Local Search
The online phone service will spin off as an independent company next year, giving it a greater ability to redefine itself. Local…
Send a Geeky Easter Greeting with Help from Google Latitude
Google Latitude is now offering the ultimate in geek greetings. You can customize a video to make it look like you sent…
Don’t Overlook Local Search Opportunities
With local search, there are many free or low-cost opportunities for local advertisers to get found. How many businesses, both small and…
Improve Lead Conversions with Speed and Quality
Today's economic environment forces all of us to do more with the same or less. The way to get more sales out…
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