I just discovered UK-based Brown Book, which is pursuing a Wiki-like approach to building a directory (with reviews). Yellowikis was the first in this category, though both Yahoo! and Google allow users to edit listings as well.
There are a range of “Web 2.0” directories in the UK, including TouchLocal and TrustedPlaces, among a few others. I would expect UK yellow pages publisher Yell to move more in this direction or to acquire one of these companies eventually.
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January 7, 2008 at 11:52 am
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January 7, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Hi Greg, thanks for the reference. Did you also notice that in Brownbook anyone can ADD any business. Its totally open, in the spirit of wikis.
J
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August 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm
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March 31, 2010 at 9:15 am
Brown book is a great site for international yellow pages.
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