weeks - 2:53 am on Aug 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

One more vote saying the Economist came down too hard on Yahoo. But, gee, I picked up a Wired in the airport and read their article on Yahoo and what a load of worthless pap. Guess that's why I come to WW for thoughtful insights on the web.

OK, having just traveled around a bit, I did some checking on the Yahoo local and it was good, but not great. The maps are good, but retailers open and close so often that I don't know if this is ever going to be what it needs to be--what's happening now, which is what we expect from the web.

And, I went and filled out one form for one of by small biz friends/clients and found that the format was lacking. Hours of operation, for example, needed to have something beside times or closed. Some days by appointment, other days "varies." They could have "see below" as an option.

I only studied it for a while, but where is a way to update the location on the map. They had the biz in the middle of the block when it actually on the corner.

And what about links to local news web sites for more info? Competitive?