SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsSearching LocallySaturday, October 30, 2004According to a recent consumer search behavior study conducted by BizRate.com and The Kelsey Group of 3,887 online respondents, the notion of "local is not lost on users. More than 74 percent of survey respondents said that they perform local searches. The data also showed that, on average, 27 percent of their total search behavior was for local information. Nearly 75 percent of local search users indicated the relevance and completeness of local information online had either somewhat or significantly improved versus a year ago. Coupled with the strong performance of mapping sites and Internet Yellow Pages sites, the use of the Internet for finding local information should accelerate over time.We certainly intend for SLO Pages to be an effective tool in your local searches for San Luis Obispo County businesses and attractions. Local and Shopping Search Are Growing Among Internet Users Read More
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