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Google Maps Mashups Now Easier to Find and Create
Google has introduced the term Mapplets to describe what it’s calling the next generation of user-created data overlays commonly known as “mashups.” In the LatLong Blog, product manager…
Marchex Launches Content-Rich Direct-Navigation Strategy
Marchex today launched 100,000 local and vertical Web sites, all with unique content. The sites include yellow pages listings, user-generated and expert…
Ingenio Data Attempts to Crack the Code on Mobile Usage
Pay-per-call provider Ingenio and market research firm Harris Interactive released results of a survey today that shows interesting data around consumer preferences…
Skrenta Steps Down at Topix
Rich Skrenta, CEO of news aggregator and local search site Topix since its launch five years ago, is stepping down from his…
Local.com Gets Location-based Search Patent
The local search space is becoming a patent battleground. in the third local search patent to surface in the last month, Local.com…
Google Maps Integrates User Reviews (Finally)
Google yesterday announced on the Lat Long Blog that it will begin to offer the opportunity to read and write user generated…
Cable TV and Local Search
As Cable television providers test the waters of on-demand programming in the early days of the medium, some have begun to test…
Avvo: Web 2.0 For Legal Search
New legal search destination Avvo launched yesterday. Like other legal search destinations in this space such as FindLaw and LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, it…
The Local Video Revolution
Online video is hot, and there's a local video revolution in the making. Video is a perfect venue for small businesses to…
SpotRunner Dives Deeper into Local
Yesterday, local video ad and distribution provider Spot Runner announced a deal with Lexis Nexus Martindale Hubbel. This gives the company closer…
Google Picks Up Geo-locating Photo Service
Google announced today that it will acquire Panoramio, a Spanish community site that links photos with the geographic location at which they…
Search to Go: Meeting the Needs of the Mobile User
Search optimization for mobile sites presents many challenges already familiar to search marketers, yet adds different twists that make it unique.
Google Map Directions Have Sense of Humor
Friend of mine came across this. When you do a New York City to London request the results tell you to swim…
Getting Hyper-Active in Local Search
The term, hyper-local, is gaining significance in the world of search as newspapers and online startups use local online communities to get…
Google Patent Details Mobile Search Plans
A new patent application published today may reveal some of Google’s plans for mobile search, according to ZDNet blogger Russell Shaw. The…
Google Adds Neighborhood Search
Google has added a neighborhood search capability for 50 U.S. cities, so a user can search for things like bagels upper east…
New Local Search Site: LocalGuides
Denver-based Local Matters has launched a new local search site, LocalGuides.com. The site lets users create lists of favorite local businesses, based…
From Online Research to Offline Shopping
A new report from Accenture reveals that the majority of product research happens online, while the majority of purchases resulting from that…
Yahoo Enhances Travel Maps
Yahoo has added some mapping features to Yahoo Travel, using AJAX to add layered images right on a Yahoo Map. For example,…
Travel Search Overview: Informative or Commercial?
In the United States, the summer travel season is about to begin and the most used method for booking and researching travel…
Local.com on a Roll
No, that’s not a menu item at Venture Frogs restaurant (the San Francisco bubble-era eatery that featured dishes named after tech companies).…
MyQuest: India’s Exclusive Local Search Engine
Indian search engine, MyQuest.com, is looking to dominate the local search space in one of the world’s most populus countries. Niched search…
Citysearch Updates Site, Adds Video
IAC-owned local search site Citysearch has redesigned its site, and has added new features like improved recommendations and video. Video on Citysearch,…
Ebay: Now Portable
TechCrunch reports on eBay’s new widgets that let any seller take their listing “to go” and plant it on a blog or…
The Simpsons on Search
A quirky item for your Thursday afternoon: This YouTube clip (hurry before it’s gone) shows Marge Simpson in a variety of search…
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