Category Archives: local search

Google launches free 411 (beta)

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Om Malik reports on Google’s beta free 411 service. Call 800-GOOG-411 to get free business listings. The service uses voice recognition technology to let you search business listings. Unlike Jingle’s 800-FREE-411, you can choose to be connected to the business … Continue reading →

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Map your world with Google Maps

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google today released a feature I’ve been wanting for a long time — the ability to make your own maps. You can add placemarkers and draw lines and shapes on the map. You can also add pictures to a map, … Continue reading →

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Google’s revamped mobile site simplifies search

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google revamped its mobile search offering, simplifying the search process. Before, you had to enter a search term and then select which index they wanted to search: Web, mobile, local or images. Now you can type in a search term … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up my digital neighborhood

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

My neighborhood undergone a lot of change in the three years I’ve lived here. It’s been very exciting to see new businesses come in and sad to see some old favorites go away. (I’m still puzzled as to how the … Continue reading →

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WHERE in the world am I?

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I needed to get out my rant about carriers locking up location services before I talk about WHERE. (They refer to themselves in all caps, and because I like the service, I’ll do the same.) WHERE is a platform that … Continue reading →

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AOL launches local beta

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

AOL Local has a beta of a new map-based search product. It’s a solid first effort, and one that is competitive with offerings from Google, Yahoo! and Yelp. AOL Local plays up AOL’s primary differentiator over the competition: exclusive content … Continue reading →

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Photos, rooftops and subway stations on Google Maps

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I must be on the same wavelength as Google engineers this week. Yesterday, they released a send-to-car feature that I’d blogged about the day before. Today, after finishing my post on predictions for satellite navigation, I opened Google Reader to … Continue reading →

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Top trends and predictions for satellite navigation

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Yesterday, I wrote about my experiences with various types of satellite navigation. Here are some of the major trends in the space and my predictions for what we can expect to see in the next three years. Trends that will … Continue reading →

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A virtual tour of Whistler

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve uploaded and geotagged pictures from my ski trip to Whistler. You can see a map with the satellite view. (Judging by the lack of snow, it must have been summer when the satellite image was taken.) Geotagging will change … Continue reading →