Comments on: Eric Enge: Frazier Miller and Shailesh Bhat Interview on Yahoo Local http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/09/08/eric-enge-frazier-miller-and-shailesh-bhat-interview-on-yahoo-local/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/09/08/eric-enge-frazier-miller-and-shailesh-bhat-interview-on-yahoo-local/comment-page-1/#comment-263618 Mike Blumenthal Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:57:41 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=794#comment-263618 Hi Miriam- thanks....been busy teaching my daughter to drive, bringing up some new sites and just finishing up summer... Yes consistent content (both user generated and business generated) and categories are critical from Yahoo's perspective. My observations with Yahoo is that the importance of content applies to business title as well. The other point is that they rely so heavily on upstream data providers that the best way to get a permanent business name change through is via those data providers.. Mike Hi Miriam-

thanks….been busy teaching my daughter to drive, bringing up some new sites and just finishing up summer…

Yes consistent content (both user generated and business generated) and categories are critical from Yahoo’s perspective.

My observations with Yahoo is that the importance of content applies to business title as well.

The other point is that they rely so heavily on upstream data providers that the best way to get a permanent business name change through is via those data providers..

Mike

]]> By: Irene and Jim http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/09/08/eric-enge-frazier-miller-and-shailesh-bhat-interview-on-yahoo-local/comment-page-1/#comment-263617 Irene and Jim Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:16:18 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=794#comment-263617 Thank you so much for this excellent interview on what we consider as an important topic. Local search has become increasingly powerful and useful to the consumer. In particular, we believe it is very beneficial in the real estate industry. We hope that it will continue to be enhanced and that more categories are included. Thanks again and best regards. Thank you so much for this excellent interview on what we consider as an important topic. Local search has become increasingly powerful and useful to the consumer. In particular, we believe it is very beneficial in the real estate industry. We hope that it will continue to be enhanced and that more categories are included. Thanks again and best regards.

]]> By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/09/08/eric-enge-frazier-miller-and-shailesh-bhat-interview-on-yahoo-local/comment-page-1/#comment-263609 MiriamEllis Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:21:52 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=794#comment-263609 Wow, lots of good data here, Mike. "Their web index does not play a huge role in ranking for local" That's clearly important to know. It seems that validity, kw choice and UGC are largely ruling Yahoo then. Hey, it's nice to see a post from you, Mike. I feel blue when things are quiet here. Miriam Wow, lots of good data here, Mike.

“Their web index does not play a huge role in ranking for local”

That’s clearly important to know.

It seems that validity, kw choice and UGC are largely ruling Yahoo then.

Hey, it’s nice to see a post from you, Mike. I feel blue when things are quiet here.

Miriam

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