1. A system embodied on a computer storage medium that facilitates searching for items for sale on an online classifieds site comprising: an item posting component that receives and posts at least one new geo-tagged item; a monitor that examines the at least one new geo-tagged item for geo-tag information; an analysis component that determines a match exists between at least one new item and a user's geo-tag preferences, wherein the at least one new item is associated with a first portion of geo-tag information comprising a location of the new item and a second portion of geo-tag information comprising a location of the user, wherein the first and second portions of geo-tag information are accessible by the analysis component, and wherein the analysis component determines the at least one new item via an inferential search; a notification component that alerts the user that a match exists between the at least one new item and the user's geo-tag preferences, wherein the first portion of geo-tag information is filtered from view by the user, and wherein the second portion of geo-tag information is accessible by the user; and a mapping component that illustrates directions between the first portion of geo-tag information comprising the location of the new item and the second portion of the geo-tag information comprising the location of the user.
1. A system embodied on a computer storage medium that facilitates searching for items for sale on an online classifieds site comprising: an item posting component that receives and posts at least one new geo-tagged item; a monitor that examines the at least one new geo-tagged item for geo-tag information; an analysis component that determines a match exists between at least one new item and a user's geo-tag preferences, wherein the at least one new item is associated with a first portion of geo-tag information comprising a location of the new item and a second portion of geo-tag information comprising a location of the user, wherein the first and second portions of geo-tag information are accessible by the analysis component, and wherein the analysis component determines the at least one new item via an inferential search; a notification component that alerts the user that a match exists between the at least one new item and the user's geo-tag preferences, wherein the first portion of geo-tag information is filtered from view by the user, and wherein the second portion of geo-tag information is accessible by the user; and a mapping component that illustrates directions between the first portion of geo-tag information comprising the location of the new item and the second portion of the geo-tag information comprising the location of the user. 6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification component alerts the user in part by sending at least one of an email or instant message to the user.