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Google has taken live on its homepage a new service for locating local businesses, which scours millions of Web pages and crosschecks the results with the Yellow Pages data. Google Local was previously part of the company’s Google Labs development sandbox, but has now been deemed ready for widespread use.

One example cited by Google is using the service to find an auto parts store within walking distance. Google Local shows results on an area map, and can limit results to a specific distance from a user’s starting point. For frequent local searchers, Google remembers the location in which to look.

Google Local Beta

From WinXPCentral:

Ya know, sometimes I just like to poke around a site and see what it has to offer. So, I decided to poke around Google last night and I’m sure some of you have seen these search sites but I bet a lot of you have not. Check these out:

Google Local

Find local businesses and services on the web.

Google Mac

Search for Apple/Macintosh-related sites using Google

Google Linux

Google’s University Search

Google GOV

Search all .gov and .mil sites

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