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[internetworkers] google by location & wi-fi

From: "Scott Lundgren" <s_l AT mindspring.com>
To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [internetworkers] google by location & wi-fi
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:44:29 -0500

Today there was a small note at the end of daily wireless newsletter I
recieve that google will now find WiFi hotspots on location searches. Just
enter "wi-fi" as a search term and the closest area code.

For instance last week David was asking for a place by Grabtree Mall (;P) w/
Wi-Fi to meet a client. I ran:
http://labs.google.com/location?q=wi-fi&near=4325+Glenwood+Avenue+27612&Sear
ch=Google+Search

4325 Glenwood is the address of Belk @ Crabtree Mall. Based on the search
results it looks like Google is looking for the term "wi-fi" to occur in
webpages that have the zipcode "27612", it then pulls the complete addresses
from those results and plots them on a map. The Hotels in the results seem
likely good "hits", the Verizon Wireless stores not so likely.

- SL

[internetworkers] google by location & wi-fi, Scott Lundgren, 02/19/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] google by location & wi-fi, Jason Laughlin, 02/19/2004
  - [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., Phillip Rhodes, 02/19/2004
    - Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., zman, 02/20/2004
      - Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., Phillip Rhodes, 02/20/2004
        
        Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., zman, 02/20/2004
        
        Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., Phillip Rhodes, 02/20/2004
        
        Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court..., James Z. Godwin, 02/20/2004
        Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court..., Phillip Rhodes, 02/20/2004
    - Re: [internetworkers] If the Supreme Court gets this wrong, it's time to start asking some very difficult questions about the future of our nation., Sil Greene, 02/20/2004