AOL Local

All search bars don't work the same way. That's what confused us initially at the main AOL Search page. You must first select what you want to search along the left side, in this case "Local," before searching.

Clicking on your result opens a new window with four tabs. Here we have the summary view which gives us the basic information on the entry. Note you have links to generate a map or directions from here as well.

Clicking a "Map" hyperlink from any of your pages generates a popup page with a MapQuest (a subsidiary of AOL) map displaying your result in the center.

Clicking the "directions" hyperlink from any of your search results pages brings up another window for you to enter to and from information.

With AOL search you can save location profiles. Once you've logged in and chosen the profile you'd like to search from its then easy to perform general searches of the immediate environs. Here for instance we're searching for the nearest branches of the New York Public Library to our work place.

Of course if all you want is a map or directions provided by an AOL property we prefer simply using MapQuest.

You can also generate a link from your map and send it in an email or save one to your own web site.