Comments on: Will Siri Change the Face of Local Search?

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:40:35 +0000

Now I can SMS while driving !

By: Siri – A Metaphor That Defines The Future Of Local Search (And Everything Else) | Understanding Google Maps & Local Search

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:18:11 +0000

[...] Siri, the natural language interface for the new iPhone 4s, is one such product. It may not be the product that wins the battle in the market place, it may not be the specific product feature that everybody has to have in their pockets in 2015 but if it isn’t, whatever is there will be like Siri. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:02:52 +0000

@Eric

There have been a number of minor Maps updates and a few updates in the Dashboard but not sign yet of any major update. Problems though continue.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:01:26 +0000

@MikeR
Android does have a product and they have one on the iPhone. I don’t know how well it works on the Android nor how wide the adoption is.

@nh74
I am not yet positioning it as revolutionary. It will only be that if it works very well AND becomes the standard by which verbal interaction with a computer is judged. Time will tell on both fronts.

I would be curious how wide the adoption of voice search is on Android. I am sure that it has to be more functional than the iPhone but I don’t hear much about it.

@Don
I haven’t tried 4Square as there is not a critical mass for it around here. I will give it a try next time I am in the “big city”.

The issue or rather the battle ground isn’t just local search but search in general. If Siri is good enough to encourage folks to use it and it becomes another layer between the user and search, it could shake a lot up.

By: Eric Christopher

Eric Christopher — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:00:57 +0000

Good! The more competition, the better! Google needs somebody to push their Places product to the next level. I was surprised to discover the Google get 97% of mobile search according to the Congress hearing that just happened with Google’s Eric Schmidt. It also creates a better marketplace for us Local SEO gurus as it looks like they are pulling data from different web sources, according to the article. Mike, there has been a rumor that G is about to implement a big change…Any news?

By: Don Campbell

Don Campbell — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:54:14 +0000

I’m with you Mike. Local search on the iPhone is broken. And the new Siri on iOS5 looks interesting from a local/mobile perspective.

The most useful local app on my iPhone right now is the Explore mode in Foursquare. It’s actually pretty useful. I like it better than the Yelp app, and way better than the Google Places app.

By: nh74

nh74 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:19:43 +0000

I don’t undrestand! i’ve been using google voice actions on android to do everything from calling numbers to searching for a good close restaurant. How is this revolutionary couple of years after google android?

By: iPhone 4S, Local and ‘Siri SEO’

iPhone 4S, Local and ‘Siri SEO’ — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:00:40 +0000

[...] Blumenthal is out of the gate after the Apple keynote with a thoughtful post about how Siri might or might not affect local [...]

By: Mike Ramsey

Mike Ramsey — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:53:31 +0000

This is going to be really interesting especially if Google Android tries to create a similar service that will pull Places data. The battle continues.