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Pandemic Triggers More Local Uses for Google Maps, Search, YouTube

Queries for 'local' and 'business' or 'businesses' were up over 80% year-over-year in February

People are now using Google Maps to explore things they’re interested in, and not just for navigationGoogle
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By David Cohen

April 5, 2021

Google shared an update on how people are using its products—Google Maps, Google Search and YouTube—to shop during the pandemic, particularly on the local level.

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