Localized Search Term Analytics

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Search engines, such as Google, should collect area concentrated search terms and provide analytics for those locations. It would be very useful to know what individuals are searching for while at a particular place. For example, it would benefit a store like Walmart to know what their customers are searching for in regard to their shopping experience while at a particular store. Or, while at Yosemite National Park the search term analytics may suggest visitors don't know how to find a specific area or attraction and this could motivate alterations to help allevate confusion. Things that wouldn't normally have been brought to the attention of the owner/proprietor could be use to positively help the location/area.

There might be some big brother issues on this one but I think it would be a great information to collect and analyze. While I believe this technology should not intrude on individuals privacy at home, searching in public should be public information therefor a right for anyone to know or use.

Google Maps Nearby Location Notification

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Within the Google Maps app a user should have the ability to enter locations they wish to be notified about when their proximity is near. Within the app the user should be about to search for existing locations and change the proximity of notification for each listing.  For example, when I'm traveling I would like to be updated when I am near a Starbucks without physically searching for it.

Web Apps, Where's the Beef?

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I have recently converted to using solely web apps on both my MacBook Pro and my iPhone but I have two gripes:

1. The Mac OS does not allow placement of web apps on the dock.

• How hard would it be to add this feature to the OS? I mean Apple already uses this technology in the iPhone. Seems a bit fishy. Is this another attempt by Apple to stifle innovation for control? Maybe when the allure of the iPad wears off they'll add this feature to their other products.

2. Notifications are not integrated on the iPhone OS.

• For example, I no longer use iOS Mail instead I use the Gmail web app but the Gmail web app does not alert me when I have a new email. Without that feature it makes that web app kind of pointless. Example two, same thing goes for google voicemail web app. The only way I know that I receive a VM is when I get an email with the VM in it. Now, I don't need the web app at all.

Now, I don't know a lot about development but these two things seem to be overlooked in the Web 2.0 conversion. I bet a dev could write an app that allows for web apps to be integrated into a Mac's desktop Dock and write a preifirial app that notifies you when one of your web apps is updated on an iPhone. Where is that dev?

..to be continued. Stay tuned. ;)