I recently had the “pleasure” of having to update approximately 60 business local listings for a client across the Google and Yahoo local business networks, and what I experienced working with both ...

This morning, while driving to work, I heard a radio commercial for Yahoo! Local. They simply said, go to Yahoo and click on the local link. Unfortunately, it took me several seconds to scan the Yahoo ...

Following in others’ footsteps, Yahoo says it’s now showing its local shortcut on certain queries that don’t include a local modifier. When you search for the name of a business, or a local business ...

Hilary Schneider joined Yahoo last Fall, charged with the mission of developing “new ways of monetizing transaction listings across Yahoo,” as senior vice president of Marketplaces, a newly formed ...

Yahoo is arguably the leader in local search, but others including Google, Microsoft and Yelp have been rapidly gaining. The search engine’s venerable Local site was in need of a refresh, which it has ...

At Yahoo’s “You Witness News” everyone is entitled to press credentials: "Were You There When News happened? Upload your photos and video here to have them considered for use in articles and features ...

Yahoo today released a beta of Yahoo Local, available at http://local.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Local integrates proprietary Yahoo! Search Technology, Yellow Pages and maps ...

Yahoo unveiled new features on its local search service on Wednesday, adding user reviews and interactive maps. As previously reported, Yahoo's efforts come as competition for local search, and the ...

A recent deal between Yahoo and Yelp that integrated local business listings has caused some entrepreneurs to lose years of positive reviews. Businesses with listings on Yahoo Local reset to ...

Yahoo Inc. on Thursday rolled out a new feature in its local search service that lets users send results from their PCs to mobile phones, the company said. At Yahoo ...

Yahoo announced on Tuesday new and enhanced products and services intended to improve the company’s offerings in local search and social media. Yahoo will integrate Twitter and Zynga broadly on its ...

A Local Search Forum thread has local SEOs claiming that Yahoo is no longer accepting or offering the local bulk listings services. Instead, these local SEOs are being told to contact LocalWorks, ...