Tag Archive for 'local-search'

Google on Local Search warpath..

Google is doing a lot.. so this post is nothing new but it seems that Google is putting more effort into local search. Some examples I ran into..
Ads for their Business Center..
I haven’t found localized versions of those ads.. but probably they exist already.

New ways of promoting your business
They recently introduced new ad units for […]

The future of local search

What will the future of local search look like? How much information will we have ?

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Now/how Google knows where you are..

Having an Iphone I often use the superb Google Maps. And, I believe as of version 1.1.3 of the Iphone firmware, you can press the ‘My location’ button and you find where you are. No GPS. Only cell tower data. And.. it is scaringly accurate.
Now you (at least I) figure.. how do they do it? […]