Thursday, March 03, 2005

Local search: THE topic at SES

CNET News.com

"Local search is a central focus of all the players at the annual Search Engine Strategies conference "

Google added Google Maps to its local search tool Wednesday

America Online is promoting new search tools that help people hone in on local businesses and entertainment--buying movie tickets online or reserving a table at a restaurant

Start ups like TrueLocal and Insider Pages are jumpimg on the bandwagon

An estimated 20% of searches are local centric

Kelsey Group research forecasts that the local search market will be worth $3.4 billion in five years

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