Yahoo revamps local search

Yahoo ups the ante today by adding new features to its Local Search. Now, in addition to searching listings by city, the company has introduced user recommendations and the ability to search locally for restaurants, movies and events in specific neighborhoods.

"The future of local search lies not only in offering highly comprehensive and relevant local search results, but in combining those results with community generated content, and Yahoo leads the field in the integration of these efforts," Yahoo Local General Manager Paul Levine said in a statement.

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