RHD's new DexKnows site is in Beta

RH Donnelly has launched the beta version of their new yellow pages site, DexKnows. Lots of simple improvements and looks like a good first step in making more progress online.

Kelsey Group Blogs » RHD in Beta with New IYP Platform

MapQuest is really ramping up

MapQuest is doing a lot in the local portal space now... This article is about them adding Twitter, which I don't think is going to provide too much value, but the item to note here is that they say they've had 1 MM people register and personalize in the first 20 days since launch...

MapQuest Local Adds Twitter Feed « Screenwerk

CitySearch vs. Yelp Apps

CitySearch launched their iPhone app today. On the surface, it has a lot of the same data as Yelp, although Yelp has better deeper reviews (it is their specialty after all). However, CitySearch did one-up Yelp in one area: While Yelp allows image uploads from their app, CitySearch allows reviews to be uploaded through their app as well...

Citysearch Vs. Yelp On The iPhone: Can You Tell Them Apart?

Yelp's iPhone App gets even better (and smarter)

The Yelp iPhone App, which I already thought was the best in local, has now been updated with a bunch of new features. The most interesting, though, it that it allows users to upload pictures of the businesses straight to the site. With so many users running around with camera phones, this only makes sense. For the broader "local" business community, though, this doesn't necessarily provide a lot of content around the big revenue categories (most of which are services), but a cool feature for those categories Yelp specializes in...

Yelp Updates iPhone App « Screenwerk

Layoffs starting in the online local space

Looks like Marchex is cutting 10% of their workforce (35 people)...

Marchex cuts 10 percent of workforce - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

Oodle to Power Facebook Classifieds

Oodle continues to gain market share on classifieds, though I don't think they make any money off it. but now they'll be powering both MySpace and Facebook...

Confirmed: Oodle To Power Facebook Classifieds