THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/02/04

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- LOCAL INSIGHT REGATTA HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE BERRY COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT LINE OF BUSINESS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- THE BROWNBOOK LAUNCHES WIKI-TYPE BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN THE UK.
- MULTIPLIED MEDIA LAUNCHES POYNT ON AIM.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- WAYFINDER ADDS CLICKAPPS AS NEW AFFILIATE PARTNER.

SEARCH ENGINES
- GOOGLE RESPONDS: MICROSOFT-YAHOO! – A THREAT TO “OPENNESS” OF THE INTERNET.

OF NOTE . . .
FORMER AOL EXECUTIVE JOINS LOCALEZE.

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