Yahoo City Guide
In doing some searching on Yahoo I came across the Yahoo City Guide for Buffalo. (search buffalo mn on yahoo and this will be your first organic result)
I’m mostly a Google searcher so this is the first time I have noticed this feature, so forgive my ignorance if this has been in play for some time. The page provides a Yahoo Map with an option to see Wi-fi hotspots, but there are none listed. I have you beat Yahoo, here are the Buffalo, MN Wi-Fi hotspots. Below the map are columns that provide user ratings on Buffalo, MN restaurants and other local favorites, very cool. Yahoo user Jud, rated BJ’s Deli a 4 star out of 5 and I agree. BJ and Matt make some great sandwiches and wraps however you want them right in the heart of downtown Buffalo.
Also getting some props is The Mill Creek Inn. The Mill is known for it’s nightly specials and good value. Here is a great example of a business getting buzz or mileage from patrons willing to post about their experience, but Mill Creek has no website to further the experience of a user who read their ratings and then went to search for their website. The next time I’m eating out there I’ll try to leverage the power of a Directory Plus listing on FindBuffalo to give them a bit more exposure online … where people are already speaking up about them.
December 28th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
[…] This post could be titled Tools vs. Penetration or vice versa as well. Yahoo Local (see earlier post) is rolling out some great user tools to draw input, feedback and create content from the experts … YOU, the local person. Local SEO expert Paul Jahn recently blogged about Yahoo Local’s goals of business listing relevance and populating them with deep content. That’s funny … that is what FindBuffalo is trying to do. Here is the breakdown of the contestants and what the outcome may be: […]