Tag: LOCALSEARCH

Have you ever been so impressed with the coffee/beer/waitstaff somewhere that you wanted to tell the world? PlaceShout is a website designed to allow you to give your favorite places a little Internet shout out and help you find new places in your area that are worth a visit. Traditional review sites that have lengthy reviews of establishments. But PlaceShout is all about brevity, with a maximum ...

Local search needs a lot of help, and it's only begun its long journey to power local searchers to find their destinations. There is Google Local, Ask Local, Yelp, and Yellow Pages. Now India joins the game with a new social search platform called AskLaila. The name might not be striking for residents, but the startup is currently focusing on dishing out local searches for Bangalore citizens, ...

Ever wonder who owns the patent for local search? Of course not, because being able to search for local restaurants, transportation, or classified listings online is kind of too obvious to be patented, right? Apparently not. Local.com has picked up a patent for local search. Patent 7,231,405 refers to a process for "indexing and retrieving web-related information by geographical location." Does ...

The location-based search market sure is heating up, what with our parent company AOL launching a new Local Search beta and Yahoo! putting Local Search in your car and all. Some interesting tricks not many of these services can claim, however, include being able to pinpoint your exact location based on your computer's IP address, and shaking hands with various web services such as Fnadango, ...

This blog's parent company has launched the second public beta of its local search page, which makes use of MapQuest and CityGuide. Essentially, it's AOL's response to Yahoo! Local or Google Maps. The update includes: Better fallback for locations that cannot be mapped Improved driving directions widget More content for "top tier" cities. In other words, when you search for items like ...

One fascinating aspect to online social communities is the ability to meet people around the globe who share your interests. In many cases, you're introduced to people you never would have met under other circumstances. But the truth of the matter is most of us don't even know the people in our own neighborhoods. Of course, you could walk out the front door and ask to borrow a cup of sugar from ...

Yahoo! is teaming up with Dash Express, makers of the first internet connected automotive navigation system, to bring users Yahoo! Local Search straight from their GPS. Is this a new feature for the GPS industry? It could be! So how does it work? Users simply enter their local search terms for products, services, or businesses into the Dash Express, and Dash instantly pulls in the results. The ...

In this issue of Googleholic we cover: Google copyright clarification Google slowish? Google Notebook improvements Google is the local search leader Google Transit trip planner adds more cities Good Charlotte stops by Google Giant bug spotted in Germany on Google Maps Continue reading Friday's Googleholic... ...

It's always difficult to find truly great local businesses. For a lot of businesses, recommendations and word of mouth is how they generate the most business. That's where InsiderPages comes into play. On InsiderPages.com people can share reviews of local businesses in their area like Auto Repairs, Plumbers, and Realtors, so they can find services they can trust, and truly be happy at the results. ...

Microsoft has a job opening for a Google Compete Lead. What exactly does this person do? Well, this person drives the competitive landscape on Microsoft's Google Compete initiatives across all of the MSN organizations. This MSN position requires the individual to maintain a close relationship with the Google Compete team, and gain competitive intelligence for Google's local and regional ...