{"id":752,"date":"2008-08-01T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T15:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=752"},"modified":"2008-08-01T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-01T15:04:16","slug":"local-links-of-interest-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/01\/local-links-of-interest-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Links of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to Yahoo! Local adds Web References and Imports Reviews\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenespinosa.com\/?p=71\">Yahoo! Local adds Web References and Imports Reviews<\/a> &#8211; Stephen Espinosa, stephenespinosa.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Yahoo! 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