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Yahoo! Launches Local News

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-you-are dept.

prostoalex writes "Yahoo! News front page added local news today. Available for logged-in users right on the front page, local news are also delivered at location-specific URLs." There are a few words on the new feature at Search Engine Journal.

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  1. Not all that local... by lisany · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...for those of us not in North America.

    1. Re:Not all that local... by lisany · · Score: 2, Informative

      The BBC already beat them to it.

  2. Appears to be scrapes from local media sources ... by xmas2003 · · Score: 2, Informative

    From a brief look at Colorado, it appears they've compiled a list of local media sources (I saw both print and TV) and are scraping the contest, showing the headline/first paragraph, with link (including click tracker) to the story on the original site.

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