I know there are not too many people who cares about MSN but I was curious if this new or MSN has been doign this for a while ... thats its showing local listing on top of the organic results
http://search.msn.co...chool&FORM=QBRE
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webkid_san
, Jun 07 2006 03:35 PM
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Posted 07 June 2006 - 06:10 PM
I don't se them, is it Ip based, or are you singed in to MSn etc? do you have windows live accouints?
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 11:02 AM
I guess it is ip based ... because I made sure that I was not logged in ... here the image ...
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 11:07 AM
Huh! They weren't there yesterday when I followed your link the first time, webkid_san. But I just tried again and there they are today, bigger than life itself. And all of 'em in Raleigh, which would make sense as I'm on a Raleigh-based IP address at the moment.
And I'm definitely not logged in, either.
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And I'm definitely not logged in, either.
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 01:19 PM
QUOTE(torka @ Jun 8 2006, 12:07 PM)
Huh! They weren't there yesterday when I followed your link the first time, webkid_san. But I just tried again and there they are today, bigger than life itself. And all of 'em in Raleigh, which would make sense as I'm on a Raleigh-based IP address at the moment.
It's picking up IP location because when I clicked the link yesterday it pulled Chattanooga real estate schools.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:04 PM
The method isn't 100% useful to the user.
I viewed the link through two connections, one of which was aol.
I got listings for MO through the first, (this is accurate) however, through aol I get listings for VA and MD.
My point is, for those with dial-up, they might not get accurate results.
I viewed the link through two connections, one of which was aol.
I got listings for MO through the first, (this is accurate) however, through aol I get listings for VA and MD.
My point is, for those with dial-up, they might not get accurate results.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:07 PM
that's because AOL IPs are in VA
and welcome to HR
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:18 PM
Welcome wowdezign !
The really silly part of it all is when aol.co.uk users get Maryland and Virginia local results, since they also often use US-based IP Proxies.
Local should mean you can hit it by lobbing an amateur rocket into the air. I've yet to see a truly amateur rocket that can fly all the way across the Atlantic.
The really silly part of it all is when aol.co.uk users get Maryland and Virginia local results, since they also often use US-based IP Proxies.
Local should mean you can hit it by lobbing an amateur rocket into the air. I've yet to see a truly amateur rocket that can fly all the way across the Atlantic.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:35 PM
Thanks for the welcome!
I guess my next question then is:
Why implement a method that is not accurate?
It makes it MSN local results.
I guess my next question then is:
Why implement a method that is not accurate?
It makes it MSN local results.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:38 PM
Sorry, that last line should read
It makes it MSN local (well, kind of) results.
It makes it MSN local (well, kind of) results.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 02:43 PM
Ah but it is accurate.
It's AOL who are getting it wrong (No surprise there then)
It's AOL who are getting it wrong (No surprise there then)
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Posted 15 June 2006 - 05:35 PM
QUOTE(chrishirst @ Jun 12 2006, 03:43 PM)
Ah but it is accurate.
It's AOL who are getting it wrong (No surprise there then)
It's AOL who are getting it wrong (No surprise there then)
No, MSN can fix this. AOL IPs are well known, as is the relationship between AOL IPs and user geography.
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Posted 16 June 2006 - 01:33 AM
Of course they could, but why would (or should) they?
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