Google Maps Blended With Search
ReadWriteWeb, Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:36 PM
Google Maps is now being bolstered by the list of suggestions that typically pop up whenever users enter text into Google's search bar. "As usual with Google these days, the search and the suggested search terms are tailored to your location," notes ReadWriteWeb. "The example given in Google's blog post is 'Mandela,' which in San Francisco comes up with a number of geographically relevant results and in London comes up with a completely different set of results."
The feature, which has been in testing in Germany, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, has been added to 10 more domains in 8 additional languages, and, according to ReadWriteWeb, "should make searching for places that much easier." The search suggestion will be available beginning today in China, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and, yes, the United States.
Read the whole story at ReadWriteWeb »
The feature, which has been in testing in Germany, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, has been added to 10 more domains in 8 additional languages, and, according to ReadWriteWeb, "should make searching for places that much easier." The search suggestion will be available beginning today in China, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and, yes, the United States.
Recent Around the Net In Online Marketing Articles
-
Is Google Just An Amazon Copycat? May 24, 11:59 a.m.
Despite its image as an innovator and a maverick, Google appears to be borrowing liberally from ... -
Hulu's Future Less Uncertain Than Ever May 24, 11:58 a.m.
With Hulu hanging in the balance, the first round of bids were reportedly due this week ... -
Google Faces New Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads May 24, 11:57 a.m.
Once again, U.S. regulators are reportedly pursuing an antitrust probe into whether Google’s ad sales business ... -
Waze Stirs Bidding War Between Google, Facebook May 24, 11:55 a.m.
Threatening a bidding war, Google is said to be eying Waze -- that social driving app ... -
Gadget Use Soaring Among Fliers May 23, 12:23 p.m.
Don’t tell your flight attendant, but frequent fliers are greatly increasing their use of tablets and ... -
Microsoft Employs Siri To Bash Apple May 23, 12:22 p.m.
Say it ain’t so, Siri! Seemingly against her will (if she even has one), Apple’s oracle ... -
Yahoo Buys Gaming Platform Provider PlayerScale May 23, 12:21 p.m.
Continuing its buying binge, Yahoo just scooped up gaming platform startup PlayerScale. “PlayerScale, which was founded ... -
Twitter Streams Network Fare With "Amplify" May 23, 12:20 p.m.
Twitter on Thursday unveiled a new way for TV networks to broadcast real-time video on the ... -
"Social Expressions" Startup Urturn Raises $13.4M May 22, 11:48 a.m.
Urturn -- a so-call “social expressions platform” -- just closed a $13.4 million Series A funding ... -
Apple To Embrace More Social Networks May 22, 11:47 a.m.
Apple reportedly plans to give third-party social networks -- including Flickr and Vimeo -- a bigger ...
Be the first to comment on "Google Maps Blended With Search"
Leave a Comment