local search.
Google Merges Maps & Local, Brings North America Out of Beta
Google Local and Maps are now a single unified service, known as Google Local. “Google maps has always integrated local listings, and I think this takes it to…
Hitwise Reports that Google Continues to “Dominate” General Web Search While Yahoo Number One in Local Search
Tekrati does a nice job summarizing a recent Hitwise Market Snapshot that shows Google still “dominates” consumer web search but Yahoo is…
Ask Jeeves UK Begins Offering “Local Search” Services
Over the weekend I noticed that Ask Jeeves UK is beginning to roll out some local search services. You’ll now find clickable…
Blending Local Search with Social Networks
A major trend in search, especially in the local search arena, is to include user-created content in addition to “official” listings for…
Google Earth Flies Free
Google has released its long-anticipated geographic search tool, a new application that combines local search with satellite images and maps from around…
The Other Local Search: Craigslist
You’ve heard plenty about how general purpose search engines like Google and Yahoo are developing local search. They want good local listings…
Broadband Helps Make Local Search a Reality
Greg Sterling from the Kelsey Group has a new article posted at Search Engine Guide that takes a look at how broadband…
Blogdigger Goes Local
Blogdigger, a blog search engine being developed by Greg Gershman, has launched a new service called Blogdigger Local (beta) that allows you…
Local Search Means Small Business Motherload
In Online ad sellers think local, News.com revisits why search engines are interested in developing local search. It’s a largely untapped vein…
Study: Online Yellow Page Searchers Spend More than Local Search Users
An article on AdAge.com (free, registration req.): Online Yellow Pages Users Buy Quicker And Spend More, discusses the findings of a new…
LinkedIn to Debut BtoB Local Search Service to Connect Professionals
Yes, even LinkedIn, the web-based networking tool is getting into the local search game. MediaPost reports that the company will announce that…
Yell.com Offers Local Search For Mobile Searchers in the UK
Although my article for SearchDay yesterday focused on mobile search tools for local info here in the U.S. that doesn’t mean that…
Searching via your Mobile Phone
Google’s new Local Mobile search isn’t the first such offering, nor is it the most comprehensive. In today’s SearchDay article, A Roundup…
Yahoo Offers Free Business Web Sites
Yahoo is expanding its Yahoo Local search service by providing a free web site to business owners that will automatically be integrated…
Local Search Goes to China
The local search boom is truly global in scope. Baidu.com, the large web search engine from .CN that Google is a minority…
Google Debuts Satellite Images
Google has added high-resolution satellite images to its Maps and Local search services, offering a birdseye view of millions of locations throughout…
Here Comes Location-Based Mobile Info
This isn’t really a search news item but it’s still worth a mention given the massive amount of interest these days in…
Fredrick’s Dad Makes Him A Believer In Local Search
Fredrick Marckini thought the hype over local search and getting little merchants online was just that, hype. But after watching the experiences…
Search Forums Roundup: Mar. 18, 2005
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web:…
Google X: Icons Above Search Box For Specialty Search
Google X is a nifty new interface for hitting Google’s specialized services. Instead of the usual hyperlinks that site above the search…
SEM Firms Get Specialized
What to do when search marketing firms seem a dime a dozen? Specialize. Over a year ago, we saw Local Launch dive…
Meet the Local Search Engines
Local search has been hot over the past year, with the major search engines jostling for eyeballs, offering new features for both…
Amazon’s A9 Launches Visual Yellow Pages
A9's new nationwide yellow pages directory comes with a twist—thumbnail images of business storefronts that let you take a virtual walk through…
Local Search Lacking Ads
Local search is hot? Not yet among advertisers, ClickZ finds in Local Advertisers Lack Search Zeitgeist. It takes the top local search…
Yahoo Bolsters Local Business Listings
Yahoo has quietly expanded its local business listings and rolled out a service that gives businesses more control over their listings in…
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