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Google Barcodes and Place Rank Transforming Local Search

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Google Barcodes and Place Rank Transforming Local Search By Bill Slawski, on December 10th, 2009

A couple of days ago, the Official Google Blog announced a new way of learning more about locations that you come across, using mobile phones that are capable of taking pictures of, or scanning barcodes.

The post, Explore a whole new way to window shop, with Google and your mobile phone, describes how Google is sending out window decals to “more than 100,000 local businesses in the U.S.” that people can scan or take pictures of with their mobile phones to learn more about those businesses.