Local Search - we work as long as you don't give us a physical address
Even with geocoding provided for free by companies like Google (and thus finding an enterprise paid solution should not be much of a stretch), it seems like most local search sites have no clue how to find an address.
Lets try the ubiquitous search of 'pizza'. Our sample address: '1495 Union Ave, Memphis, TN' Memphis is a big city, but doesn't get the attention that cities like SF and NY get.
Google: pass
Yahoo: pass
Local MSN pass
Insider Pages: fail
JudysBook: fail
Local.com: pass (but all those ads make me want to gouge my eyeballs out)
Yelp: fail
TrueLocal: fail
YellowPages.com: pass (barely - it actually just did it by ZIP. Good enough, but not good enough for a domain that cost $100,000,000).
Tooting my own horn:
iBegin Memphis: pass
Just a caveat - iBegin Memphis isn't ready for primetime. But just like I mentioned in my earlier post about why Google keeps winning, the small details matter.
