THE OPERATOR DAILY: GRAYBOXX VS FRONT PORCH FORUM, OR CITY MOUSE VS COUNTRY MOUSE

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Michael Wood-Lewis with the Front Porch Forum, together with Peter Krasilovsky at the Local Onliner and perhaps others are pretty critical of Grayboxx's new offering unveiled in Burlington, Vermont.

Krasilovsky doesn't seem to have formed his own opinion on Grayboxx beyond saying that "it looks great." Krasilovsky does, however, give considerable play to Wood-Lewis' assessment, which can be summarized as "the results are pretty awful."

Wood-Lewis is most succinct when he writes "As a local, I haven't had one search produce what I would call 'good advice from a neighbor.'"

Two points come to mind.

First, while I am a firm believer in the evolution of a converged directory and search services (DSS) space--directory assistance, yellow pages, Internet search in the fixed and mobile environment--it seems a stretch to make a direct comparison between Grayboxx and Front Porch Forum. Grayboxx is about optimal relevancy, leveraged intelligence, and patented algorithms. Front Porch Forum is about helping neighbors connect and fostering community. These two are not "about" the same thing and I think it is more interesting to think of their respective differences as potential synergies rather than as respective deficiencies.

Second, as for the differences that arise from searching the two different services, I'm puzzled by Wood-Lewis' statement that "As a local, I haven’t had one search produce what I would call 'good advice from a neighbor.'” I think most of us would prefer good advice from anyone rather than bad advice from a neighbor.

Looking more closely at Wood-Lewis' first example, he seems to dispute Grayboxx's list of top jewelers: Fremeaus, Von Bargen, and Hannoush. While I don't know any jewelers in Burlington, Fremeaus and Von Bargen appear as numbers eight and nine on my Google search, and numbers five and six on my Yahoo! search. Fremeaus is number seven on 800-FREE-411. Perhaps Grayboxx isn't giving "good advice," but at a minimum, Grayboxx is in good company. (We tried to get Grayboxx to explain how their ranking is developed, but they wouldn't provide any specifics.)

We all know that some queries seek information that is readily and objectively verifiable, for instance, "Tony's home phone number." Other queries, such as a "good jeweler," are much more subjective and situational. One customer may prefer price over quality, and a "good" jeweler for a watch battery may be different from a good jeweler to repair an antique clock.

From the perspective of the people running these two services, Grayboxx looks like a business while Front Page Forum looks like a mission. From the perspective of information seekers, Grayboxx is fast and succinct, while Front Page Forum is a community experience. I think there is room for both.

THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/31

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- ENIRO’S WLW SALE TO SEAT PG APPROVED BY GERMAN AUTHORITY.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- SKYPE, ALLTEL WIRELESS, ROGERS WIRELESS TO USE SPINVOX’S VOICE-TO-TEXT SERVICE.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- GOOGLE, BMW EXPAND IN-CAR SEARCH SERVICE IN EUROPE.
- TELE ATLAS ANNOUNCES DETAILED MAPS OF CHINA.
- MULTIMAP AUSTRALASIA POWERS ONLINE MAPPING FOR HOTELSVALUED.COM.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- XING OFFERS MOBILE BUSINESS NETWORKING WITH ADDED FEATURES.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/30

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- SIMPLYTAKEAWAY.COM LAUNCHES ONLINE FOOD GUIDE IN THE UK.
- PLAXO DEVELOPS ONLINE IDENTITY CONSOLIDATOR.
- REUNION.COM PARTNERS WITH ZOOMINFO.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- MERCEDES-BENZ SEARCH AND SEND.
- METACARTA, SITESA PARTNER FOR GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
- ZAGAT SURVEY TO PROVIDE CONSUMER-GENERATED CONTENT ON TELE ATLAS MAPS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/29

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- MEDIO SYSTEMS ACQUIRES MOBILE ADS FIRM SUHARI.
- KAESU ANNOUNCES ONLINE AD ARCHIVING AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- NUANCE TO POWER SPEECH SOLUTIONS FOR SAY HELLO.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- OFFICE DEPOT PARTNERS WITH GO2 FOR MOBILE MARKETING.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- ALLTEL WIRELESS TO OFFER ULOCATE’S WHERE.
- TELMAP TO POWER SAT NAV SOLUTION FROM VODAFONE.

PEOPLE SEARCH
- GLEAMD.COM LAUNCHES SEARCH ENGINE FOR “INTERESTING” PEOPLE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/28

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- R.H. DONNELLEY AND YAHOO! EXPAND RELATIONSHIP.
- WORLDWIDE YELLOW PAGES REVENUES CROSSED US$ 31 MILLION LAST YEAR.
- CANWEST MEDIAWORKS RELEASES GO!LOCAL COMMUNITY PAGES.
- ONLINE DIRECTORY NETWORKS LAUNCHES LOUDOUNPOST.COM.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- AD-SUPPORTED DA REVENUES TO REACH US$ 462 MILLION BY 2012 IN THE US.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- RNK COMMUNICATIONS LETS CUSTOMERS “BANK” THEIR PHONE NUMBERS FOREVER.

OF NOTE . . .
- AUSTRALIANS ORDER CABS VIA SMS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/27

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HEADLINES:

LOCAL SEARCH
- GRAYBOXX LAUNCHES LOCAL SEARCH AND RECOMMENDATION SERVICE IN BURLINGTON.

MOBILE SEARCH
- FAST SEARCH & TRANSFER AND RAKUTEN JOINS FOR MOBILE SEARCH IN JAPAN.
- NUANCE CLOSES TEGIC, VOICESIGNAL ACQUISITIONS.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- FAMSTER.COM LAUNCHES WHITE-LABEL SOCIAL NETWORK SOLUTION.

OF NOTE . . .
- FASTCALL411 NAMES TWO ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/24

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- METROPCS INTRODUCES UNLIMITED DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE.

MOBILE SERVICES
- NOKIA AND MICROSOFT TO DELIVER WINDOWS LIVE SERVICES.

SEARCH
- COMSCORE EXPANDS SEARCH MEASUREMENT.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/23

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- CALL GENIE NOW COVERS ALL NORTH AMERICA.
- NUANCE AND JINGLE EXPAND PARTNERSHIP.

SPEECH RECOGNITION
- VLINGO BETAS HANDSET VOICE TO TEXT.

OF NOTE . . .
- TWITTER SEARCH.
- TRUSTED OPINION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/22

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- METRO ONE RAISES CAPITAL AND REVENUE.

MOBILE SEARCH
- LOCATE EASY SMS DQ SERVICE LAUNCHES IN BOTSWANA.
- JUST DIAL LAUNCHES WAP-BASED LOCAL SEARCH IN INDIA.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- UPSNAP TO MERGE WITH MOBILE GREETINGS.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- M:METRICS RELEASES RESULTS OF MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKS STUDY.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/21

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- PAGESJAUNES, M6 GROUP PARTNER TO DEVELOP ANNONCESJAUNES.FR.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- 82ASK RE-LAUNCHES UK-BASED “MOBILE FIND” SERVICE AS TEXPERTS.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- CONTENT HAS OUTPACED COMMUNICATIONS ON THE WEB, SEARCH GAINING SHARE.

SEARCH ENGINES
- YAHOO! SATISFIES CUSTOMERS MORE THAN GOOGLE, ASK.COM RISES RAPIDLY.

OF NOTE . . .
- ORANGE 118700 INTERNATIONAL DQ LOOKS FOR EXPANSION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/20

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- SEARCH-TO-PHONE LAUNCHES FREE-TO-CALLER PERSONAL PUSHED SEARCH ASSISTANCE.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- ONLINE DIRECTORY NETWORKS LAUNCHES USADSWEB.COM CLASSIFIEDS SITE.
- MOBILE SPEECH FIRM TRAVELLINGWAVE RECEIVES FUNDING.

LOCAL SEARCH
- ZVENTS INTRODUCES PERFORMERS SEARCH.

MOBILE SEARCH
- MINFO ALLEGES FORMER PARTNER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS VIOLATION IN MOBILE SEARCH.

PEOPLE SEARCH
- WHITEPAGES.COM ADDS WORK LISTINGS.

OF NOTE . . .
- MOBILE USER-GENERATED CONTENT (UGC) REVENUES TO RISE TENFOLD BY 2012.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/17

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- ESTARA LAUNCHES AUDIO CLIPS TO ENHANCE ONLINE DIRECTORY LISTINGS.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- CALL GENIE CONTINUES EXPLOSIVE GROWTH.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- AAA LAUNCHES SERVICE FOR GPS-ENABLED MOBILE PHONES.
- VEHIX EXPANDS REACH, CHANGES NAME.

PERSONAL DIRECTORIES
- PLAXO ENHANCES PULSE SOCIAL NETWORK.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/16

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- YELLOW PAGES GROUP REPORTS Q2 GROWTH.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- T-COM SLOVAKIA TO IMPLEMENT RESPONSA CAPABILITIES.
- OZ POWERS MOBILE IM FOR TELENOR SWEDEN.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- LIVEDEAL.COM ADDS USER FEEDBACK AND RATINGS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- MARCHEX ACQUIRES CALL-BASED ADS PROVIDER VOICESTAR.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/14

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- ARCEP: DQ VOLUMES AND REVENUES CONTINUE TO DROP IN FRANCE.
- UFC-QUE CHOISIR: HIGHER 118 PRICES FOR SIMILAR QUALITY OF SERVICE.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- VERIZON WIRELESS REDESIGNS MOBILE WEB 2.0.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL SEARCH FIRM GRAYBOXX NAMES ADVISORY BOARD.
- COLIZER UPGRADES RADIUX TO BETA.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/13

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- GUANO – NEW CONSUMER-FOCUSED ONLINE BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR NEW ZEALAND.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- LOOPNET ACQUIRES CITYFEET.COM.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- ULOCATE POWERS SHOPLOCAL.COM MOBILE APPLICATION.

PEOPLE SEARCH
- SPOCK LAUNCHES PUBLIC BETA VERSION.
- WINK REACHES 200 MILLION PEOPLE PROFILES.
- INTELIUS POWERS ONLINE WHITE PAGES FOR MSN.

OF NOTE . . .
- GOOGLE EXPANDS STREET VIEW COVERAGE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/10

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- TELEGATE ADDS MOBILE MAPS TO 11880 IN GERMANY.
- NORDIA TO CUT UP TO 180 DA JOBS.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE BUSINESS REFERRAL REPRESENTATIVES.
- VALPAK MAKES ENHANCEMENTS TO COUPONS SITE.
- INGENIO POWERS PAY PER CALL LISTINGS FOR LAWYERS.COM AND ATTORNEYS.COM.
- NUANCE VOICE CONTROL NOW ON BLACKBERRY.
- VSEARCH TO LAUNCH IN UK THIS FALL.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- BUY.COM INTRODUCES GARAGE SALE SERVICE ON FACEBOOK.

OF NOTE . . .
- LISTASAURUS ADDS VIDEO.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/09

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- INTERNET TO BECOME LARGEST AD SEGMENT IN 2011.

DIRECTORIES
- VIDEOSEARCHIT.COM OFFERS VIDEO YELLOW PAGES IN FLORIDA.
- YP CORP. TO BECOME LIVEDEAL INC.

LOCAL SEARCH
- TMP SURVEY: 90% CONSUMERS FEEL PRINT YELLOW PAGES ARE VALUABLE.
- YAHOO! RESEARCH: CONSUMERS “PRE-SHOP” ONLINE, BUY IN-STORE.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- SINGTEL LAUNCHES *MAPS LOCATION-BASED SEARCH SERVICE.

OF NOTE . . .
- MORE GPHONE RUMORS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/08

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- SEAT PG TO ACQUIRE ENIRO’S GERMAN SUBSIDIARY.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- STREETADVISOR.COM LAUNCHES NEW UPGRADES.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- JUPITERRESEARCH: CONSUMERS PREFER TRACKING OVER MAPS AND DIRECTIONS.
- SYBASE IANYWHERE ACQUIRES GIS PROVIDER COBOPLAN.

MOBILE SEARCH
- MINFO, RINGIER TEAM UP FOR MOBILE CITY GUIDE IN CHINA.

SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES
- B2BCALIFORNIA.COM LAUNCHES.
- WHITECARROT.COM OFFERS A NATIONAL CHILD SERVICES DIRECTORY.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/07

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE MAPS PROVIDES OUTER RANGE OF ESTIMATED DRIVE TIME.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- GPSIT TO PROVIDE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR THINAIR WIRELESS.

MARKETING
- TRADEDOUBLER ACQUIRES THE IMW GROUP AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

SEARCH ENGINES
- ANSWERS.COM SUFFERS 28% TRAFFIC DROP AFTER GOOGLE TWEAK.

SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES
- HOTELS.COM LAUNCHES MAPPING FEATURES.

OF NOTE . . .
- LOOKSMART CEO QUITS, COMPANY REPORTS US$ 2.1 M LOSS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/06

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- 2ERGO STUDY: MOBILE PHONES COULD BE KEY TO ADS TO SALES CONVERSION.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- INFONXX TO PROVIDE DA FOR BIG RIVER.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL.COM GROWS IN THE UK.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- COMSCORE STUDY SHOWS WORLDWIDE SOCIAL NETWORKING TRENDS.
- FACEBOOK LIMITS ON OFFENSIVE SPEECH PROTECT 118 118.

OF NOTE . . .
- LOCAL INSIGHT MEDIA NAMES NEW CFO.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/03

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- BABCOCK & BROWN CAPITAL ACQUIRES GOLDEN PAGES OF ISRAEL.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- 1-800-YELLOWPAGES TRIALS MIX OF AUTOMATION AND LIVE SUPPORT.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- CALL GENIE POWERS AD SUPPORTED VOICE PORTAL “SAY HELLO.”
- ESTARA LAUNCHES FORM TO PHONE SOLUTION.

LOCAL SEARCH
- FAVE INTRODUCES NEIGHBORHOOD BROWSER FOR CHICAGO.

MOBILE SEARCH
- CGOGO POINTS OUT KEY TO SUCCESS FOR MOBILE SEARCH IN CHINA.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/02

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- APPTERA TECHNOLOGY POWERS ADVERTISING ON EBAY AUCTION CALLS.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- INRIX UPGRADES REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION PLATFORM.
- LEXISNEXIS LAUNCHES BUSINESS INFORMATION TOOL.

LOCAL SEARCH
- FOUNDLOCALLY.COM EXPANDS COMMUNITY INFORMATION IN CANADA.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- TELENAV STUDY INDICATES THAT GPS NAVIGATION SCORES OVER STANDALONE SERVICES.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/08/01

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- WHITEPAGES.COM OFFERS EMAIL LISTINGS FOR US$ 0.95.
- ACTION ENGINE RAISES US$ 20 MILLION.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL.COM COMPLETES US$ 13 M FINANCING.
- MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING SELECTS CITYVOTER FOR ONLINE LOCAL GUIDES.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- U.S. CELLULAR LAUNCHES WIRELESS NAVIGATION SERVICE.

MOBILE SERVICE
- US FCC WILL REQUIRE 700 MHZ DEVICE AND APPLICATION CHOICE.

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1-800-FREE411 from Jingle Networks (United States)

118118.com from The Number (United Kingdom)

118 218 Le Numero (France)

118 888 from Conduit (United Kingdom)

118.com from Conduit Enterprises (United Kingdom)

11850.ie from Conduit (Ireland)

11880.com from telegate (Germany) 

11883 - Ihre Auskunft by 11883 Telecom GmbH (Germany)

118GAY (United Kingdom)

192.COM - UK Info Disk from I-CD Publishing Ltd. (United Kingdom)

411.info from Wideport.com Inc. (United States)

411Locate.com (United States)

411Web (United States)

555-1212.com from 555-1212.com, Inc. (United States)

711.Net Christian Internet Directory from 711.NET, Inc. (Global)

[ahhaaa] (Sweden)

Alumni.NET from Infophil Inc. (Global)

America Outdoors from America Outdoors (United States)

Annuaires du Luxembourg On-Line, Les, from Editus Luxembourg S.A. (Luxembourg)

AnyWho from AT&T (United States)

Ask.com from IAC Search and Media (United States) 

Australian White Pages from Telstra (Australia)

Australian Yellow Pages from Telstra (Australia)

bcyellowpages.com (British Columbia, Canada)

Bermuda Yellow Pages Online from Bermuda Yellow Pages Limited (Bermuda)

BestDirectories

Best of Baltimore

BigBook from Idearc (United States)

Bigfoot from Bigfoot International, Inc. (United States)

BigYellow from Idearc (United States)

BTSLogic

Businessresources.com (United States, Tennessee)

Call Genie

Canada411.ca from Yellow Pages Group (Canada)

CHILNET, Chile Business Directory Guia de Empresas Chilenas from Chilnet S.A. (Chile)

ChinaBiG Yellow Pages from Wand (China)

CitySearch from IAC/ InterActiv Corp (United States)

ClassMates from ClassMates Online, Inc. (United States, Canada)

Colorado State Government Phone Directory Assistance from the State of Colorado (United States, Colorado)

ComFind Company Finder (Global Business)

CompDent Provider Locator from CompBenefits Corp. (Dental Providers)

Computer Directory Service from Computer Directory Service Inc. (United States, Michigan)

Congressional E-Mail Directory from WebslingerZ (United States Congress)

craigslist from from craigslist Inc. (online classifieds) (United States)

De Gule Sider from Tele Danmark (Denmark)

DeTeMedien (Germany)

Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

DexOnline.com from Dex Media (United States)

DoctorDirectory.com from Doctor Directory, Inc., The (United States)

Dutch Yellow Pages from DMO (Netherlands)

EasyInfo (South Africa)

Eniro Denmark from Eniro (Denmark)

Eniro Finland from Oy Eniro Finland Ab (Finland)

Eniro Sweden from Eniro Sverige AB (Sweden)

Europages (European)

Evdb (Events and Venues Database) from EVDB Inc. (Global)

Exporter's Yellow Pages from Infocom Network Limited (India)

Fonecta Finder from Fonecta (Finland)

Gelbe Seiten from Herold (Global)

GenieKnows.com (United States and United Kingdom)

Google from Google Inc.

Gouden Gids (Netherlands)

Greek Telephone Directories from Infote (Greece)

Gule Sider from Eniro Norge AS (Norway)

Hello Neighbour (Canada)

Hong Kong Internet Directory from Hong Kong Internet Directory (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong Yellow Pages from PCCW Directories Ltd. (Hong Kong)

Hungarian YellowPages (Hungary)

I-CD--SEE 192.COM

Indonesian Yellow Pages from Infomedia (Global)

Infobel from Kapitol (Belgium)

InfoSpace.com from InfoSpace.com, Inc. (Global)

infoUSA.com from infoUSA Inc. (United States)

Internet 800 Directory from Internet 800 Directory, The (United States)

IAF.net Internet Address Finder (E-mail)

Internet Gids, de, from DMO (Netherlands)

Internet Golden Pages from Golden Pages Publications Ltd. (Global)

InterNIC from Network Solutions and US Government (Domain Names)

Iran Online Yellow Pages from Manou & Associates Inc. (Iran)

klickTel from klickTel AG (Germany)

KnowX.com from KnowX LLC (United States)

krak.dk from Kraks Forlag AS (Denmark)

Lanka Business Web from Lanka Internet Services Ltd. (Sri Lanka)

Lawoffice.com from West Legal Directory (WLD) (United States)

Lebanese White Pages (Lebanese, Global)

Local.com

Local Matters

Localguides from Local Matters (Global)

LookSmart from Looksmart Ltd. (Global)

LSSi

Lycos search from Lycos, Inc. (United States)

Magyar Telekom from The Magyar Telekom Group (Hungary)

mail.at from Datenwerk (Austria)

Manitoba Internet Yellow Pages, The, from MTS Communications Inc. (Canada, Manitoba)

mobilePeople

MSCPA Online Business Directory from the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

Müllervelag (Germany)

National Direct Internet Yellow Pages (NDIYP) (Canada)

National Direct Internet Yellow Pages (NDIYP) (United States, Canada)

National Direct Internet Yellow Pages (NDIYP) White Pages (United States)

New Zealand WHITE PAGES from Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand)

New Zealand YELLOW PAGES from Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand)

Opplysningen 1881 (Norway)

PagesBlanches (White pages) from the PagesJaunes Groupe (France)

PagesJaunes (Yellow pages) from the PagesJaunes Groupe (France)

Pagesperso from Free (France)

PagesPro (professionals search) from PagesJaunes (France)

PagineGialle.it from SEAT PAGINE GIALE S.p.A. (Italy)

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Panorama Firm from Eniro (Portugal)

Pharmacy Information on the Internet from PharmWeb

Point.com from Point.com, Inc. (United States)

Porty - Jewish Israeli Yellow Pages from DAG Media, Inc. (United States, New Jersey, New York)

Páginas Amarillas de Argentina en Internet, Las from Telecom Argentina STET

Páginas Blancas de Argentina en Internet, Las, from Telecom Argentina STET

Quebec Business Directory from Global Internet, Inc. (Quebec, Canada)

Reach 411 from Masterfiles (United States)

Restaurant Row from RestaurantRow.com Inc (Restaurants, Global)

SBN.com from SBN (Superior Business Network) (Global)

Scoot from Kapitol Scoot Benelux (Belgium Business)

Scoot from Enable Media (UK Business)

Scoot vind-service from Kapitol Scoot Benelux (Holland Business)

sensis.com.au (Australian search engine) from Telstra Corp. (Australia)

Soleo Communications

soUno (United States)

SunShine Pages, The, from EATEL (United States)

Superpages.com from Verizon (United States)

STA Servel de Telecomuncacions d'Andorra (Andorra)

Switchboard from InfoSpace Inc. (United States)

TDC Online from Tele Danmark (Denmark e-mail)

Teleauskunft from Deutsche Telekom Medien GmbH (Germany)

Telefonkatalogen from Findexa AS (Norway)

Telefoongids, De, (Netherlands)

Telephone Directory of Slovenia from Telekom Slovenije (Slovenia)

ThinkDirectMarketing.com from Digital Asset Management Inc. (DAMI) (United States)

ThomasNet from Thomas Publishing Co. (United States)

ThomsonLocal.com from Thomson Directories Ltd (United Kingdom)

TOWNPAGE (Japan Telephone Directory) from NTT Directory Services Co. (Japan)

tradeindia from Infocom Network (India)

True Yellow from True Interactive Yellow Page Directories, Inc. (United States)

UAE Internet Yellow Pages from Emirates Business Management (EBM) (UAE)

United States Export Assistance Center Directory from the United States Department of Commerce (United States)

United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Phone Book from the US FCC (United States FCC)

University Directories from University Directories (United States)

Video Yellow Pages from infoUSA (United States)

Village Mall from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (United States, Virginia, Montgomery County)

Virtual Consultant Searchable Database from Inc. Online (United States)

VirtualCarolinas from Fort Mill Communications (United States, North Carolina)

Voilà from France Telecom (France)

Volt Delta Resources and Volt Delta International

West Legal Directory--SEE LAWOFFICE.COM

Windows Live Search from Microsoft Corp.

Women Doctors (United States)

Women Lawyers (United States)

Yahoo! People Search from Yahoo! Incorporated (United States)

Yahoo! Yellow Pages from Yahoo! Inc. (United States)

Yell.com from Yell Limited (UK)

Yellow Book from Yellow Book USA (United States Yellowpages)

Yellow Pages Superhighway from Yellow Pages Superhighway, Inc (Global)

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TheYellowPages.com (United States)

YellowPages.ca from Yellow Pages Group Co. (Canada)

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