Instead of just searching local networks and familiar territory, creativity requires the system to scour distant corners, odd memories, long forgotten jokes.
But we can also take a week to rent a car and make a less-relaxing effort to explore one island, driving from end to end, seeking out colonial-period architecture and native Taino cultural remnants, or sampling local cuisines, searching for differences in regional preferences within each island.
Try compiling a list of start-ups in your city by looking in a local business journal or searching online.
Instead of searching out the local Kinkos shop, you can pack your picture printer with you.
If you are searching for a local restaurant that happens to be named Taj Mahal, you know enough to put the name of the town in quotes beside it.
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Police divers in Greater Manchester are searching for a student and a local man who went missing on New Year's Day.
Imagine searching on Google for details about a local restaurant and calling for reservations without leaving your search results page.
When the grid began, most local authorities did not have their own systems for collating or searching material - now they did.
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Coastguards, members of the local mountain rescue team and officers with Strathclyde Police's marine unit have been searching the loch shores near the village and Kilchurn Castle.
Thirty Russian divers are currently searching for the remaing five bodies after flying to the site at 19:33 local time.
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Urban suggests going to the National Association of Health Underwriters Web site, where people searching for health insurance can punch in a zip code to get a short list of local and licensed brokers.
For instance, by combining Web-type analytics with location-based services, brick and mortars can track what consumers in their specific area are searching for and buying, and then create highly targeted stores that carry just what their local consumers need.
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