Google Adds More Control Over Location in Search
Google Adds More Control Over Location in Search
Posted 10/18/2010 at 2:43pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Google is moving into location-based services in a big way. A part of that process is enabling users to better control their search results based on location. Starting today, a new option is being rolled out to Google's search page. In the left hand options mane, users can now change their location to get filtered results based on that location.
You might want to change this because it's just wrong, which does happen from time to time. But maybe you need results for a location you are going to be later. Whatever the case, you can just click the Change Location option and type the city you would like to set. This ability existed before, but ut was buried in the customizations menu.
The rollout will probably take some time to complete, but keep an eye out. Theoretically, this feature should enable users to get better local search results.
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Nimrod
October 19, 2010 at 4:21pm
I just used google maps to find a place today actualy. As you might expect, it was a total fking failure all around. Their maps and directions suck so badly i cant even remember why i was using it in the first place
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