Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes  Jan 7, 2009
HotJobs Local Search. Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes. (North County Times)

RIP Ranking Report (And Good Riddance!)  Jan 1, 2009
When we touched on the subject of ranking reports, here's what he said: "The next phase will be where you're able to take into account information about the end user. And of course local, because local search is a subset of personalization. For local to really work, you need to know where the person is. So, the issue of: 'I'm number one for this keyword'... may not exist at all in a few years. You know, you'll be number one for that keyword depending on who types it in...And from where and on... (ClickZ News)

Yahoo's entry to local search to hot up directory space  Dec 20, 2008
Yahoo's entry to local search to hot up directory space ... The current local search market is dominated by JustDial and Infomedia Group's Yellow Pages ... The Indian local search market is hotting up with Internet giant Yahoo acquiring a 30% stake in Chennai-based Network Management Co. Pvt. (Reuters India)

ECONOMY: Kohl's, AT&T could be stronger when recession ends  Dec 20, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ECONOMY: Kohl's, ATd be stronger when recession ends. (North County Times)

Caylee's remains offer few clues about her death  Dec 20, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Caylee's remains offer few clues about her death. (North County Times)

Remains don't reveal how Caylee Anthony died  Dec 20, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Remains don't reveal how Caylee Anthony died. (North County Times)

LETTERS: NCT, Dec. 11, 2008  Dec 11, 2008
"Having fabricated an invisible boogeyman called global warming on a foundation of smoke and mirrors, and by using some good old American capitalism along with a big dose of P.T. Barnum's philosophy, "there's a sucker born every minute," Gore is rapidly becoming a multimillionaire. He's declared a war on global warming that's being compared with World War II.Now we're being told that we should feel guilty because of our excessive use of energy, yet Gore, the colossal hypocrite, lives in a... (North County Times)

Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation  Dec 6, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation. (North County Times)

REGION: Where have all the tumbleweeds gone?  Dec 3, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. REGION: Where have all the tumbleweeds gone. (North County Times)

Google's gatekeepers  Nov 30, 2008
They decide what controversial material does and does not appear on the local search engines that Google maintains in many countries in the world, as well as on google. com. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

ESCONDIDO: Citizens group, Diaz want city to cover budget gap with $19M earmarked for hotel  Nov 26, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ESCONDIDO: Citizens group, Diaz want city to cover budget gap with 19M earmarked for hotel. (North County Times)

Google India updates Google SMS Service  Nov 21, 2008
Local search on categories like Restaurants Indira Nagar Bangalore and businesses like Pizza Hut Koramangala, etc, too can be made across 34 cities which include Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkatta, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Vadodara, Surat, Kanpur, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Rajkot, Ernakulam, Cochin, Gaziabad, Bhuwneshwar, Aurangabad, Lucknow, Nashik, Indore, Panaji, Bhopal, Agra, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Coimbatore. Get a... (TechShout!)

Google's virtual world Lively to die next month  Nov 21, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google's virtual world Lively to die next month. (North County Times)

Google empowers users to edit search results  Nov 21, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google empowers users to edit search results. (North County Times)

Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone  Nov 20, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone. (North County Times)

Yahoo's fate riding on Yang's successor as CEO  Nov 19, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Yahoo's fate riding on Yang's successor as CEO. (North County Times)

Google gives online life to Life mag's photos  Nov 19, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google gives online life to Life mag's photos. (North County Times)

Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO  Nov 18, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO. (North County Times)

Google, iPhone and the Future of Machines That Listen  Nov 18, 2008
To test the local search I tried Geido sushi, a neighborhood favorite. I got Guido s sushi, which just sounds really unappetizing. (New York Times)

Google China's Learning Curve  Nov 15, 2008
So we want to build an interface that facilitates that local search behavior. We're also launching locally designed products--for instance, one that helped people find lost relatives after the Sichuan earthquake and one that helps people understand train delays. (Forbes -- Technology)

AMD makeover moves show limited choices in slump  Nov 14, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. AMD makeover moves show limited choices in slump. (North County Times)

Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers  Nov 13, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers. (North County Times)

YouTube channels Google with search-driven ads  Nov 13, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. YouTube channels Google with search-driven ads. (North County Times)

FORUM: SANDAG's Goal: Retreat!  Nov 13, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. FORUM: SANDAG's Goal: Retreat. (North County Times)

Sun to help old foe Microsoft get search traffic  Nov 11, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Sun to help old foe Microsoft get search traffic. (North County Times)

REGION: Police use technology to recover stolen cars  Nov 8, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. REGION: Police use technology to recover stolen cars. (North County Times)

Cookies For Your Cellphone  Nov 7, 2008
So far, ESPN, mobile content provider Thumbplay and local search site go2--as well as agencies including Avenue A/Razorfish--have signed on for the experiment. Ringleader is planning a global launch by the end of the year. (Forbes -- Technology)

REGION: More details emerge in slayings of local Marine, wife (28250)  Nov 7, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. REGION: More details emerge in slayings of local Marine, wife. (North County Times)

Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo  Nov 7, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo. (North County Times)

Obama meeting with advisers as economy sputters  Nov 7, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Obama meeting with advisers as economy sputters. (North County Times)

Without Google's help, Yahoo's options limited  Nov 6, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Without Google's help, Yahoo's options limited. (North County Times)

Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer  Nov 6, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer. (North County Times)

FCC OKs use of white spaces to deliver broadband  Nov 5, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. FCC OKs use of white spaces to deliver broadband. (North County Times)

Report: Google, Yahoo make concessions on ad deal  Nov 4, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Report: Google, Yahoo make concessions on ad deal. (North County Times)

Google's growth makes privacy advocates wary  Nov 4, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google's growth makes privacy advocates wary. (North County Times)

FCC chairman cancels vote on telecom overhaul  Nov 4, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. FCC chairman cancels vote on telecom overhaul. (North County Times)

LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 3, 2008  Nov 4, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 3, 2008. (North County Times)

MySpace ad deal lets members use copyright video  Nov 3, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. MySpace ad deal lets members use copyright video. (North County Times)

ESCONDIDO: Four issues emerge as key to City Council race  Nov 2, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ESCONDIDO: Four issues emerge as key to City Council race. (North County Times)

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MTVs New Digital Forays  Oct 31, 2008
Local search and advertising network Zvents powers MTV's Campus Daily Guides, a Yelp-like site for major college towns. Robert Kirkham's superhero comic opera Invincible becomes an animated series to be shown on iPods, cell phones, and TVs. (FastCompany)

TomTom Launches Flagship GO Live Series  Oct 30, 2008
3in touchscreens with smartly redesigned UIs, slimmer bodies with integrated suction cups, an hourly updated version of , integrated Google Local Search which provides local business information, reviews and phone numbers, voice command control (including planning of journeys and making phone calls), Fuel Price searches, speed camera alerts via Road Angel and the confusingly named (but highly effective) 'High Definition Traffic' real time monitoring service ... Well price aside, there aren't... (TrustedReviews)

Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship  Oct 30, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship. (North County Times)

OCEANSIDE: Pilots group targets Sanchez in TV ads  Oct 30, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. OCEANSIDE: Pilots group targets Sanchez in TV ads. (North County Times)

Authors, publishers settle suit against Google  Oct 29, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Authors, publishers settle suit against Google. (North County Times)

Microsoft says next Windows won't be as annoying  Oct 29, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Microsoft says next Windows won't be as annoying. (North County Times)

TEMECULA: Students miss school in Prop. 8 protest  Oct 29, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. TEMECULA: Students miss school in Prop. (North County Times)

Google Earth Comes To The iPhone, And It's Awesome  Oct 28, 2008
You're able to tilt the device to adjust your view when browsing mountainous terrain, use the 'My Location' feature to jump right to where you are in the blink of an eye, and use Google's local search engine to look for information on cities, places and businesses ... When you click the address of a business using the local search engine, the iPhone will intercept the command and show it on the Google Maps application, enabling you to get directions instantly. (Washington Post)

Google Earth Successfully Lands On iPhone  Oct 28, 2008
When you click the address of a business using the local search engine, the iPhone will intercept the command and show it on the Google Maps application, enabling you to get directions instantly. iPhone's multitouch screen actually makes using the application easy. (eFluxMedia)

Internet companies embrace human rights guidelines  Oct 28, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Internet companies embrace human rights guidelines. (North County Times)

FORUM: Promises made, promises kept  Oct 28, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. FORUM: Promises made, promises kept. (North County Times)

Google releases Google Earth for iPhone  Oct 28, 2008
Googles Local Search is integrated into the application, allowing users to search for a business or address and fly directly to that spot on the virtual globe. And, Geo-tagged Wikipedia articles and Panoramio are overlaid on the map, making location-based content discovery a breeze. (Xinhuanet, China)

iPhone gets Google Earth  Oct 28, 2008
The "My Location" feature instantly shows a user's real world location while Google Local Search helps locate nearby places, businesses and landmarks. More than eight million photos pictures of landmarks and scenery are integrated into the phone allowing users to take a "virtual tour" of the world. (India Times, India)

LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 26, 2007  Oct 27, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 26, 2007. (North County Times)

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 mixes netbook, ultraportable  Oct 27, 2008
Users can also view geo-located Wikipedia articles, locate themselves on the map using the device's Location services, and search for cities, places, and businesses with Google Local Search. It is available in English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. (Electronista)

Search for fugitives from Hays State Prison widens  Oct 24, 2008
"TheJohnny Mack Brown and Michael A. Tweedell remain at large. Anyone with a tip or information can contact a 24-hour tip line at 706-857-0436.y got cut up pretty bad, he said. Donald would not comment on many of the particulars in the current search or whether the two are still working together. We don t want them to know what we know, said Donald. Donald did say that both men have likely left the Chattooga County area, and the local search is being discontinued. According to the DOC, the... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)

ESCONDIDO: Local woman waving signs against Prop. 8  Oct 23, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ESCONDIDO: Local woman waving signs against Prop. (North County Times)

Yahoo to dump 1,500 workers as slump deepens in 3Q  Oct 22, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Yahoo to dump 1,500 workers as slump deepens in 3Q. (North County Times)

Obama to hold jobs summit in Fla. with governors  Oct 21, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Obama to hold jobs summit in Fla. (North County Times)

Cell Phones With GPS Ring Up New Revenue For Carriers, Vendors  Oct 21, 2008
Navigation services from NIM and TeleNav provide more than directions from point A to point B. They also offer location-based services, such as real-time traffic data, local search, movie listings, area gas prices, and the ability to find nearby ATMs, restaurants and stores. NIM, TeleNav and other cell phone navigation providers face competition on a number of fronts. (Investors Business Daily)

Squeezed: Venture capitalists curtail investments  Oct 18, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Squeezed: Venture capitalists curtail investments. (North County Times)

Economy stalls, but Google's 3Q profit still rises  Oct 17, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Economy stalls, but Google's 3Q profit still rises. (North County Times)

ESCONDIDO: Durney says he is ready to shake things up  Oct 17, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ESCONDIDO: Durney says he is ready to shake things up. (North County Times)

Review: Google's first phone smart, but needs work  Oct 16, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Review: Google's first phone smart, but needs work. (North County Times)

FCC chair eyes fallow TV airwaves for broadband  Oct 16, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. FCC chair eyes fallow TV airwaves for broadband. (North County Times)

Joost relaunching TV site as online shows abound  Oct 14, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Joost relaunching TV site as online shows abound. (North County Times)

Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical  Oct 14, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical. (North County Times)

Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers  Oct 13, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers. (North County Times)

OCEANSIDE: Fire union raps councilmen over ambulance discussions  Oct 11, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. OCEANSIDE: Fire union raps councilmen over ambulance discussions. (North County Times)

Peggy Ann Bradnick To Speak To FCHS  Oct 10, 2008
An open-mike period will allow local search personnel and others to share their memories of the frightening eight days that put a small community on the national news map. Copyright 1998-2007. (Fulton County News, PA)

ESCONDIDO: Union flier accuses officials of dangerous changes  Oct 8, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. ESCONDIDO: Union flier accuses officials of dangerous changes. (North County Times)

Google gets into video games _ with ads  Oct 8, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google gets into video games _ with ads. (North County Times)

BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel  Oct 8, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel. (North County Times)

'Smoot' measurement reaches new heights at MIT  Oct 6, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Smoot' measurement reaches new heights at MIT. (North County Times)

Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector  Oct 4, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector. (North County Times)

Local Matters merger plan scuttled  Oct 3, 2008
Local Matters is a media technology provider and online media publisher, focused on the local search industry. The company also owns and operates a network of thousands of locally oriented websites centered around shopping and activities. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Microsoft to open research centers in Europe  Oct 3, 2008
In some countries it trails local search engines. In addition to working on improvements to Microsoft's existing search technology, Ballmer said, the European research centers would focus on new kinds of searches, including queries from mobile devices and searches involving pictures and video. (International Herald Tribune)

Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal  Oct 3, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal. (North County Times)

NYC transit added to Google's map service  Sep 24, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. NYC transit added to Google's map service. (North County Times)

Google phone to cost $179, debut Oct. 22  Sep 24, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google phone to cost $179, debut Oct. 22. (North County Times)

T-Mobile set to launch first Google-powered phone  Sep 23, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. T-Mobile set to launch first Google-powered phone. (North County Times)

Microsoft to issue debt, buy back $40B in stock  Sep 23, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Microsoft to issue debt, buy back $40B in stock. (North County Times)

Google CEO won't delay Yahoo deal any further  Sep 18, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Google CEO won't delay Yahoo deal any further. (North County Times)

GOOGLE still struggling to conquer outposts...  Sep 17, 2008
has made little headway against entrenched local search companies in a handful of countries around the world, in spite of making a concerted investment since the middle of the decade. See our interactive graphic. (The Drudge Report)

LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 15, 2008  Sep 16, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 15, 2008. (North County Times)