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We’re Moving!
Posted on June 16th, 2008 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Much of what we do in the Local search space is related to what our brethren in Web Search are also doing every day around Yahoo!. So, we ma...

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Searching on a map just got a whole lot easier on Yahoo! Local
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
We have seen countless users struggle to find what they’re looking for in a specific area or neighborhood using current local search and on...

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Putting the user in the driving seat
Posted on December 11th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
You may have noticed that Yahoo! Local has undergone several front-end enhancements since its big makeover in August 2007. A couple of signficant...

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Sharing Your Opinion for the Greater Good
Posted on December 6th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Recently, Harris Interactive conducted a survey for us that studied the “psyche” of the online reviewer.  We wanted to determine what moti...

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Getting the Local Scoop on Home Loans Through Yahoo! Real Estate
Posted on November 1st, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Real estate is the ultimate local business. That’s why our friends at Yahoo! Real Estate are always focused on making their products as lo...

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Love thy neighbor? Maybe, but let’s start with “help thy neighbor” first…
Posted on August 15th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Remember the old adage “you reap what you sow?” Well, it’s nowhere more true than in the neighborhoods in which we live. If you...

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Yahoo! Real Estate Updates Home Values Search with Maps and Local
Posted on May 24th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Congratulations to the Yahoo! Real Estate team on their newly updated Home Values center that launched today!  They’ve used the Yahoo! Maps AJAX API as well as the Ya...

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Tell Us What You Think
Posted on March 8th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
Have a suggestion to make Yahoo! Local or Maps better? Use our new Local Suggestion Board to pitch ideas, vote and comment on others, and get ...

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Are you in the know? Give us your local insights!
Posted on January 4th, 2007 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
It’s time to announce a new feature on Yahoo! Local which empowers you to add your favorite new local business, alert others when an old fa...

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Less Cutting and Pasting – More Maps and Local in Yahoo! Mail
Posted on December 20th, 2006 on Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog
The Yahoo! elves have been hard at work in their toy shop for the Holiday season to bring you a nice little integration of Maps, Local, Mail an...

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