Due to the fluid nature of the web, we can't guarantee these links will work past the original posting date.

Here it is, Yelp!

Insider Pages, a Yelp! competitor from Idealab. You decide which is better and get back to me.

Google's version of local searching. A bit creaky, eh?

An interesting critique of local searching, and specifically of Yahoo's local search effort.

My first column on Max Levchin, circa 2000 and still a fun read.