I am delighted to welcome you to our new Local Blog, brought to you by the Yahoo! Local and Maps team.

Whether you’re a user, merchant, publisher or developer, if you’re interested in Local or Maps, this is the place for you. Big things are happening with Yahoo! Local and Maps, and we’re continually adding items that don’t always get a big announcement. Here, we’ll point out both big and small new features in our product and APIs. We’d also love to make this a place to spotlight you – highlighting activities and gathering input from some of our favorite contributors, merchants & developers.

This blog is for you! We welcome your suggestions so we can continue our mission of enabling people to find, use, share and expand all human knowledge. The Local team and I look forward to sharing what we’re working on, but even more so, the opportunity to hear your ideas and feedback. Don’t be shy! Once again, welcome, and if you can’t wait to find out what’s subscribe to our RSS feed or add our blog to your My Yahoo!

Paul Levine, GM Yahoo! Local and Maps