Comments on: Local Search Will Be Huge http://www.bpwrap.com/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tony http://www.bpwrap.com/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Tony Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:02:42 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/#comment-210 There are a lot of new players in the local market. The sad thing is that most are providing the same service but in a different colour. Would be interesting to see who can come up with something new and revolutionary. There are a lot of new players in the local market. The sad thing is that most are providing the same service but in a different colour. Would be interesting to see who can come up with something new and revolutionary.

]]> By: Local Search http://www.bpwrap.com/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Local Search Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:20:03 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/#comment-211 Most of the big directories will show you results of the business you want when you search for it. Most of the big directories will show you results of the business you want when you search for it.

]]> By: Barry Welford http://www.bpwrap.com/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Barry Welford Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:16:34 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/#comment-208 I guess the search engines are hiding their local search capabilities for the present, since they're not too proud of them. Live/MSN for example forces you to go do a Map search. As you say, Bill, there's lots of potential demand here that is unfulfilled IMHO. I guess the search engines are hiding their local search capabilities for the present, since they’re not too proud of them. Live/MSN for example forces you to go do a Map search. As you say, Bill, there’s lots of potential demand here that is unfulfilled IMHO.

]]> By: Bill http://www.bpwrap.com/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Bill Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:54:20 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2006/12/local-search-will-be-huge/#comment-209 As frustrating as local search is, trying to find local search results in a normal web search can be even more frustrating. The Microsoft patent application illustrates some of the difficulties of trying to understand a location intention in a user's query, but I'm not sure that the method described within the patent application is in place - a search through the live.com SERPS leaves me no reason to believe so. There is a lot of potential for local search. But I think that there's a lot of work on it that needs to be done before it will begin to reach its potential. As frustrating as local search is, trying to find local search results in a normal web search can be even more frustrating. The Microsoft patent application illustrates some of the difficulties of trying to understand a location intention in a user’s query, but I’m not sure that the method described within the patent application is in place – a search through the live.com SERPS leaves me no reason to believe so.

There is a lot of potential for local search. But I think that there’s a lot of work on it that needs to be done before it will begin to reach its potential.

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