Javier Julio

Google Launches Smart Search for Places

jesseddy:

Google will automatically choose the so-called Place search, rather than a general web search, if it thinks your query is about a place — something Place Search product manager Jackie Bavaro says accounts for about 20 percent of Google searches. (Read More)

For example, looking for a “museum” in “new york” - see what the results look like.

(Thanks to Javier for the tip)