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August 31, 2005

Raves for your Faves

Here at Yahoo!, we've been working for many years on ways to enable people to exchange vital and useful information with each other, and the recent launch of Yahoo! Local, along with My Web and message boards on Yahoo! Travel have been important steps in that direction. User-generated content such as user reviews will drive big changes in the way people decide what to do and where to travel. To that end, today we kicked off the "Best Of" where you can tell the world what's truly hot in your local community and across the globe. If you love it, we want to hear about it!

From now through October 4, vote for and review your favorite services and travel destinations across a multitude of categories, from cheap eats to luxury hotels, car washes to contractors. For doing your part, you'll also have a chance to win some really good stuff, including a brand new 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata or 2006 MAZDA5. To participate, and to view the full rules and other important legal stuff, go to bestof.yahoo.com. We'll announce your winning hot spots, destinations and eateries in mid-October.

Michelle Baker
Yahoo! Local

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Comments

What a brilliant idea - this is a welcomed option than depending on Slick Advertising Agencies or PR Firms and hoping the "hype" turns out valid.

Allowing a real democratic Voting process will offer the global sharing of Real-Life experiences.

The only drawback is since "travel is seasonal" - the voting results during the late summer and early fall (8/31 to 10/04) - might be completely different from the Fall Winter Spring sample (for areas that have those seasonal changes).

That also includes the Entertainment that would be provided during those months.

It would really be productive to have several voting periods to reflect each of the seasonal changes accross most of the Globe.

Unfortunately for areas like New Orleans in the USA - they might not get their share of votes for what is normally a glorious area to visit.

Posted by: Search Engines Web | August 31, 2005 12:21 PM

I do not agree with yor ideea:
"The only drawback is since "travel is seasonal" - the voting results during the late summer and early fall (8/31 to 10/04) - might be completely different from the Fall Winter Spring sample (for areas that have those seasonal changes)."

Posted by: sodaes | September 1, 2005 03:58 AM

Its an idea that will get manipulated as it has heppened with google results thanks to SEO and black hat techniques. A new system to check this is required.

Chris Abott
www.yahoowar.com

Posted by: Chris | September 1, 2005 11:52 PM

The Best of yahoo website that lets you see the top 10 in your area ,rated by the contest for personal reviews states to check on OCT 10th 2005 for the results ,well today id Oct 11th 2005 and there is still no update.

Also as posted on the RULES for the review contest sponsered by Mazda and Yahoo ,it states the winnners will be announced on or around OCT 11th 2005 . I have wondered if both of these are typo's ,but think NOT ,since it is the official rule page and such ..any comments?

Posted by: girlygirl | October 11, 2005 08:52 AM

I think its a great idea. Lets hope it comes off as this could be a great promotionall key tool for seo. Cheers James

Posted by: Used Car Parts | October 13, 2006 11:25 AM