Category Archives: local search

Google adds saved locations to maps – a first step

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

In letting users redraw the map, I talked about letting users save personal points of interest. Google recently added saved locations to its mapping product to let people enter requests such as “pizza near home”. The interface is a little … Continue reading →

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Getting to AT&T/SBC/Pac Bell Park with local search

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I was in San Francisco over the weekend and needed to get to the Giants game from Golden Gate Park. I tried entering “Pac Bell Park” into the GPS. No go. “SBC Park”. Nope. I ended up looking at my … Continue reading →

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Personal mashups – letting users re-draw the map

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

The Google Maps API has been a runaway success, allowing developers around the world to create mashups marrying Google maps with data on a variety of topics, including craigslist real estate, taco trucks in seattle, flickr pictures, cellphone reception and … Continue reading →

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Local search – making people think like computers

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Quick, what’s the ZIP code for Georgetown? How about Clarendon? Unless you live in one of these areas, chances are you don’t know. I might as well have asked you for the longitude and latitude. Yet almost every local search … Continue reading →

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Local reviews and credit cards

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Various Internet companies, including Yahoo! Local, CitySearch, AOL CityGuide, have been promising to be the uber-provider of local ratings and reviews for more than a decade. To date. there isn’t a solid source for comprehensive, credible reviews. There are a … Continue reading →

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