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May 23, 2005 Scheduled to launch this summer, MSN Virtual Earth will allow users to zoom in on a neighborhood and its businesses. TAGS: MSN Virtual Earth, local search, MSN, Bill Gates, Amazon.com Inc., satellite, Yahoo! Inc., photograph, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

June 21, 2005 Service integrates mapping and satellite images to help consumers pinpoint nearby stores and restaurants. TAGS: local search, satellite image, MSN, BellSouth Corp., online advertising, satellite, Amazon.com Inc., mobile phone, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

July 25, 2005 Company unveils hybrid mapping site on heels of MSN's Virtual Earth, in heated battle for localized search. MSN, Google label Earth TAGS: local search, Google Inc., MSN, satellite, location, Yahoo! Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp., photograph

January 13, 2005 Consumer survey of search engines keeps Google in the No. 1 slot, but two big competitors are closing the gap. TAGS: Keynote Systems Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., local search, Ask.com, Lycos Inc., MSN, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., survey, Google Inc., search result, brand, Microsoft Corp.

February 24, 2005 The service lets people personalize search results to their locale and review past queries. TAGS: Ingenio, local search, America Online Inc., search result, Internet search, MSN, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

December 7, 2005 Beta version of Windows Live Local features changeable bird's-eye views, integrated mapping and search. Images: Microsoft maps take a bird's-eye view TAGS: local search, bird, Microsoft Windows Live, map, satellite, MSN, view, MSN Messenger, direction, city, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

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