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Jerry Raia
04-12-2005, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/2005/04/12/google-mobile-local' target='_blank'>http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/2005/04/12/google-mobile-local</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Google today launched a mobile version of its local search service. This move is seen as an effort to compete with Yahoo, which already offers a similar service."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/local_howto-thumb.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />This looks pretty useful. I haven't had a chance to try it yet but those who do let us know how it works for you. :)
Santa Fe
04-12-2005, 10:10 PM
Still pretty much a beta I think. It tells me that the nearest pizza place is in a town that I cannot drive directly to. However it is closest as the crow flies. Hmmm, maybe Google is smarter than I thought and know my preference for transportation is a horse :lol:

Anyway the best use seems to be for locations that you are not familar with and in this case would be pretty misleading. By changing the zip code to the nearest town I got better and more accurate results.
Kris Kumar
04-12-2005, 11:39 PM
I wonder if you can see the locations on the satellite image in the mobile version? :?
brntcrsp
04-12-2005, 11:58 PM
Didn't work for me - I was informed by browser was not supported - although I only tired over wap and not http.
Kris Kumar
04-13-2005, 12:45 AM
Didn't work for me - I was informed by browser was not supported - although I only tired over wap and not http.

Didn't work for me either. Page not found error. :?
Santa Fe
04-13-2005, 01:05 AM
Not working for me now. Beta?
Mike Temporale
04-13-2005, 01:07 AM
Still pretty much a beta I think.

Isn't that the Google way? Most of their offerings are beta; Gmail, Froogle, News :roll:
Kris Kumar
04-13-2005, 01:24 AM
Got to the search page with this URL
http://mobile.google.com/local

But slow and could not get to the results. :-(
mbranscum
04-13-2005, 01:38 AM
I wonder if you can see the locations on the satellite image in the mobile version? :?

How do I get to the satellite???
Jerry Raia
04-13-2005, 01:55 AM
Still pretty much a beta I think.

Isn't that the Google way? Most of their offerings are beta; Gmail, Froogle, News :roll:

They seem to be in a permanant state of beta... :lol:
Kris Kumar
04-13-2005, 03:23 AM
How do I get to the satellite???

Using your regular browser..

http://local.google.com

Search for something, it shows you the map and below the map [bottom- right] are two small links for map and satellite.

Also..

http://maps.google.com

Search for an address and when the map shows up, the top right corner has links for map and satellite. :-)