What the Latest Developments in Local Search Technology Could Mean for Your Small Business Website
In the All Out War Taking Place Between the Top Search Engines to Gain the Priority Spot at the Top of the Search Engine Ranks, Small Businesses Have Added Incentives to Get Online.

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 4, 2005 -- Soon after Internet retail giant, Amazon launched its local search service, A9.com’s Block View – a local business search with street-level photographs from 10 major U.S. cities – search engine giant, Yahoo, announced it’s launch of a new search service which allows users to send text message listings of businesses and restaurants straight to cell phones. Additionally, MSN, which had previously had to rely on Yahoo’s technology to run its search engine, just Tuesday launched its newly revamped search engine run completely on its own technology. So, what does this seemingly endless competition between the search engines mean for you, the small business owner? In a word – profits. STORY