Comments on: Local is weird

By: Uncle Local

Uncle Local — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:53:40 +0000

Trying to improve local on Internet, as it would be a good help to everyone. Now a days as there are several business emerging, getting to know about a local would be difficult for even the same kind of local.

Good care is to be taken to avoid misleads, at this start point.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:37:19 +0000

A company I used to work for once made the dubious decision of outsourcing some fact-checking of local listings databases to India. One of my friends was responsible for reviewing all the things they’d flagged as possible errors.

One of the things that was repeatedly flagged as an error: the listing of a Baskin Robbins franchise and a Dunkin Donuts franchise with the same address.

Now, in the Northeast, at least, that sort of arrangement is incredibly common. But why would someone in India know that? It’s a tricky business you’re in — I wish you luck.

By: Gib Olander

Gib Olander — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:09:29 +0000

Local is a messy place, it’s this mess that makes it maddening and fun all the same. You are right your place with the oysters and hair cuts puts mine to shame. Thanks for sharing and in full disclosure I have now adopted your goofy place as my reference.

Keep up the great work.