# What happened to yellowpages.com?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 29, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329 "2005-01-29T21:30:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/1 "2005-01-29T21:30:52Z")

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Today I was looking for a particular type (sporting goods) store on the above mentioned site, now hooked-up with infospace, and all I got was paid listings. Mostly online. It didn’t mention Big5, Sportsmart, or any of the other local stores. I used to be able to list a type of business and all the stores of that type, supermarket or clothing or whatever, within a specified radius would be listed.  
Am I using the wrong site? Well, I know I am, but does anyone know of a site that operates as I describe?  
Thanks,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/2 "2005-01-29T22:04:07Z")

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I use ‘[yp.yahoo.com](http://yp.yahoo.com)’ It has local businesses.

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**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/3 "2005-01-29T23:36:05Z")

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Didn’t it become [Yell.com](http://Yell.com)? 😕

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/4 "2005-01-29T23:50:59Z")

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Try [www.switchboard.com](http://www.switchboard.com)

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/5 "2005-01-30T02:10:45Z")

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> [@klintypooh](#):
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> Didn’t it become [Yell.com](http://Yell.com)? 😕

I think so. Whatever it is, it sucks.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-yellowpages-com/287329/6 "2005-01-30T02:12:09Z")

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Both of those are good, and saved. SDMB people are cool 🆒.