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Google Adds Location Targeted Searching

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-am-i dept.

miradu writes "Many Slashdot users may remember that the winner of last year's Google programming contest's entry was a location specific search. Now, Google has made a version of Daniel's idea available to use on Google Labs. Google Search By Location lets you search for things near some zipcode, or city/state. It then gives you a map with each search result pinned on it. V"

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  1. Great, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How come when I search for the location of "Hot single geek chicks" there are no results found?

    1. Re:Great, but... by orangepeel · · Score: 5, Funny

      body temperature of 40C or greater

      So you're searching for SARS victims?

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  2. OMG! Google got slashdoted! by bflong · · Score: 5, Funny

    Server Error
    The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.
    Please try again in a minute or so.

    Does anyone have a link to the google cache of this page?

    er.... nevermind...

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    1. Re:OMG! Google got slashdoted! by no+soup+for+you · · Score: 5, Funny
      Sometimes it decides on its own to break for a nice pot of Earl Grey and some fresh silicon wafers. We'll keep it running as much as possible, but please bear with us as we work to make it faster and more reliable.

      From the Google Search By Location FAQ

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  3. A search for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    goats near Christmas Island is too disturbing for me.

  4. nope... by professorhojo · · Score: 5, Funny

    it doesn't know where saddam is either...

    ph

  5. Re:Great, but... (the three Ls) by gosand · · Score: 5, Funny
    How come when I search for the location of "Hot single geek chicks" there are no results found?

    You should probably change the location to something other than "my parent's basement".

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