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A Closer Look at Ask’s Smart Answers
Ask.com has truly differentiated itself with the "Smart Answers" it returns for thousands of queries, offering facts, images and targeted links that…
Free Local Search White Paper From TeleMapics
Consulting firm TeleMapics is offering a free local search white paper, which you can get here. Called “Local Search: Time for a…
Citysearch Launches in San Diego
Venerable local search provider Citysearch has launched a new site in San Diego, California. Recently, Citysearch has added “insider lists” (users’ local…
Local Matters and Mobile People Partner for Mobile Local Search
Directory, directory assistance and local search infrastructure provider Local Matters today announced a deal with European mobile search company Mobile People. According…
Borrell Bullish On Local Search Revenue Outlook
According to an article in today’s MediaPost, Borrell Associates’ newest local forecast is quite upbeat about geotargeted ad growth across categories, but…
SES Local Edition Speaking Openings Posted
Interested in speaking at our first SES Local Edition conference in Denver on September 28th? The show focuses exclusively on local search…
New Search Patent Applications: July 11, 2006 – Google Patent Filings by the Dozen
Twelve Google patent applications where published this past week, including seven that focus upon geographical information and local search. (1) How good…
SuperPages For Sale
Verizon has formally filed with the SEC to sell its directory unit, which contains the print yellow pages and online yellow pages/local…
A Web of Local Search Services
The major search engines tend to capture the lion’s share of press, but there are dozens of other players in the local…
Understanding Searcher Behavior
Searchers interact with search engines in a variety of ways, and understanding searcher behavior is an increasingly important aspect of effective search…