A new Internet Explorer toolbar can localize your search results using WiFi Positioning System to triangulate your physical position, Loki.com. Search for “pizza” or “auto repair” from this IE plugin and get results sorted by proximity to where you are. How does it work? As long as your computer or laptop has wireless and you are in a Skyhook Wireless access area, your location is identified and search results are sorted based on where you are.

This isn’t “Big Brother”, they use IP addresses which are fixed nodes or entry spots on the Internet that act more like your on-ramp to the Internet vs. the license plate on your car.

Why is this important? Local is going wireless which means it will be on your cell phone soon. You won’t have to search for “Indianapolis pizza”, but just for “pizza” and it will know not only that you are in Indianapolis, but the longitude and latitude of your exact location.