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Travel Search Used By Few But Will Grow & Kayak Gets Top Honors In Review
A new report finds few use travel search engines but that declares the area set to grow. Meanwhile, an recent review gives…
Ask.com Has Sweet Europe Maps With Aerials
Search Engine Journal reports that Ask.com has some pretty impressive Europe maps, with aerial imagery. Loren Baker links to three examples including…
Windows Live Local Maps UK With Aerial Imagery
Loren Baker spotted a LiveSide post noting that Windows Live Local has added UK aerial imagery coverage. LiveSide explains that they are…
Google Maps Australia and New Zealand
Finally, Australia gets mapped by Google Maps. Not only did Australia get street level views, so did New Zealand. So if you…
GenieKnows Local Search
Last week Canadian-based search engine GenieKnows.com rolled out a local search beta (currently only available in the US). It offers dynamic maps,…
Citysearch: Act II
Citysearch is a little like a house that was built in the country and now the suburbs have grown up around it.…
Planet Discover Acquisition a Potential ‘Turning Point’ for Newspapers
I spoke this morning with Terry Millard, CEO of local-search vendor Planet Discover. As has now been widely reported, the company was…
Finding European Flights On The Move
Stuck in a European airport and looking for a cheap flight while on the move? Skyscanner has got a new tool for…
Yokel Local Shopping Part II
One of the great challenges of local shopping sites like Yokel is getting the data online. Brian points out in his post…