Search System Using Search Subdomain And Hints To Subdomains In Search Query Statements And Sponsored Results On A Subdomain-By-Subdomain Basis

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the one or more processors perform:
• receiving, via the internet, a search query string from a client system;
• identifying, using a search server computer, a plurality of keywords in the search query string;
• determining that the search query string lacks a location keyword by:
• for each keyword in the plurality of keywords, determining, using the search server computer, that the keyword is not associated with any geographic location;
• determining, using the search server computer, that the search query string is implicitly local;
• determining a geographic location associated with the client system;
• in response to determining that the search query string is implicitly local, identifying, using the search server computer, one or more location-specific results that are associated with the geographic location;
• providing, using the search server computer, the one or more location-specific results to the client system associated with the first user as a response to the search query string.