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Local Search - 2008 Winner

Friday, February 1st, 2008

2008 SEMMY WinnerLet’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2008 SEMMY Award in the Local Search category is … drum-roll, please …

Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile
Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land | 12/17/07

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

Rating values have become one of the most important factors for achieving rankings in various local search engines, so you shouldn’t ignore them. Ask your particularly pleased customers to rate your business online in each of the major directories and local search engines. Some rating services allow you to respond to specific complaints or negative statements—do so. If you suspect that a competitor has falsely stacked the deck against you, complain to the company hosting the reviews and request that they look into it.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Local Search Interviews, Information, and Resources
    Michael Gray, Graywolf | 2/5/07
  2. When Might Google Show Local Search Information in Web Search Results?
    Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 8/12/07

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Local Search - 2008 winner

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

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Local Search - 2008 Finalists

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Local Search category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun.

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 30, 2008.

VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY (link will open in a new window)

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Local Search - All 2008 Nominees

Friday, January 4th, 2008

The following are the nominees in the Local Search category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

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