April 2008
Yahoo Search Circle Allows Users To Easily Expand & Narrow Results On Map
"Yahoo just announced that it has added a nifty tool to Local (called "search circle") that allows uses to alter the geographic scope of results by expanding or narrowing a circle on the map."
January 2008
Jupiter: Local Online Advertising Will Be Worth $8.9 Billion In 2012
"all generally agree that locally targeted ads in search, display (including video) and classifieds are growing at rates faster than overall online ad growth." Local もちゃんと見ておかないと。
20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
"In gearing up for this year in local search, I thought I'd give you a pure entertainment piece—here's a guide to the top coolest things to see in Google Maps."
Hitwise Intelligence - Heather Hopkins - US: Google Maps Making Inroads Against Leader, Mapquest
(via)"traffic to Mapquest has remained flat year on year and is down 20% in the past 6 months. Google Maps traffic is up 135% year on year and is up 7% in the past 6 months."
December 2006
October 2006
ITmedia D Survey：地域情報検索を行った人の半数は実際に足を運ぶ――米調査
地域情報検索は、旅行先よりも自宅周辺の情報収集に利用。検索を行った人の半数は実際にその場所を訪れている――米調査会社comScore Networksが、こんな調査報告を9月28日に発表した。
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