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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.

  2. Yahoo! and location awareness by Lord+Satri · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This confirms Yahoo! want to be a serious provider of Location-awareness tools, such as Google and Microsoft are.

    Spatially enabled Yahoo! tools now includes:
    - This Local News announcement
    - Yahoo! Maps, including APIs (more reading).
    - Flickr (/. story about the acquisition) maps (undoubtly a similar service will soon be provided by Yahoo!)
    - Probably other I forgot?

    I doubt Yahoo! will join the Virtual Globes frenzy. With Google Earth, Windows Live, NASA WorldWind (and Punt), the competition is already fierce.

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