Comments on: Google Localized http://www.brainfuel.tv/google-localized Anything is possible... with brainfuel! Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bill Brown http://www.brainfuel.tv/google-localized/comment-page-1#comment-88 Bill Brown Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:03:08 +0000 /?p=579#comment-88 Actually, Chris, it munges Yellow Pages information with its index to create the results: How does it work? Is it like Yellow Pages sites I've seen elsewhere? "Google Local takes a new approach to helping users find geographic information online. We analyze the content in our index of more than 4 billion web pages and combine that information with Yellow Pages data to provide the most comprehensive local search experience available." -from the <a href="http://local.google.com/help/faq_local.html">Google Local FAQ</a> Actually, Chris, it munges Yellow Pages information with its index to create the results:

How does it work? Is it like Yellow Pages sites I’ve seen elsewhere?

“Google Local takes a new approach to helping users find geographic information online. We analyze the content in our index of more than 4 billion web pages and combine that information with Yellow Pages data to provide the most comprehensive local search experience available.”

-from the Google Local FAQ

]]> By: Chris http://www.brainfuel.tv/google-localized/comment-page-1#comment-87 Chris Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:56:02 +0000 /?p=579#comment-87 Hi Mark, I agree. It's a little bit random. I think that's because it's pulling data off of web sites, and not a Yellow Pages Directory type database. So the data is incomplete - it only returns results if a web site somewhere lists the zip code and the search term. With time it will improve. Hi Mark, I agree. It’s a little bit random. I think that’s because it’s pulling data off of web sites, and not a Yellow Pages Directory type database. So the data is incomplete – it only returns results if a web site somewhere lists the zip code and the search term.

With time it will improve.

]]> By: mark http://www.brainfuel.tv/google-localized/comment-page-1#comment-85 mark Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:46:51 +0000 /?p=579#comment-85 WOW, can't wait until it accesses UK based sites - the results are a little random tho ? mark WOW, can’t wait until it accesses UK based sites – the results are a little random tho ?

mark

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