Chicago - 2:54 pm on Aug 18, 2005 (gmt 0)

This is a fantastic thread with unbelievably well thought out posts. Thanks guys. Good Stuff.

>>sometimes you may actually want an authoritative source of information

oh wow. this is a thread in and of itself. but jake, don't you think that even in the y local environment that the cream does rise to the top amongst businesses and as it does, isn't it clear that this subjective ratings content produces much more authoritative results than anything we have seen in directional media to date. even more, don't you think that natural checks in balances on the content through a social networking construct negates the problem associated with a whimsical blog environment. put another way, AAA should do very well in this environment.

>>. I think the time is also right to bridge services together.

a perfect last sentence roger.

>>creating a conflict of interest

interesting lawrence. i have been calling it nepotism for a while. but really its just leveraging assets and relationships to maximize revenue. it is this type of diversification that makes y much less vulnerable and a long-term leader in the interactive media, search, and advertising arena.

>>Y has the big leg up on the person info.
Right on the money.

>>Everyone appears to be playing at the same level on the results data.

right, and as i believe you are suggesting, the question is really about the aggregation of user generated content which fuels community style local search atop of personal reg and profile data. this is precisely where the data will begin to differentiate itself among providers.

>>The way I see it, there's more than enough room for both approaches. >>I like dealing with people.

nice.

oh and because sometimes i don't know what a word really means:

[webopedia.com...] / [wiki.org...]

arinick and cubfan, let me know when we crack it;) then maybe they'll be nice.