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Yahoo Local is the latest Yahoo site to get a major makeover, as part of the continued renewal of Yahoo's portals. It's a radical change for the established Yahoo property.
As you might expect, the new Yahoo Local is trying to pack in more community features and integrate with Yahoo's other properties. Upcoming.org, Yahoo's event planning site, is now prominent in the events section, while Yahoo Maps also makes an appearance. The new Weekend Guide (US only), meanwhile, integrates both Flickr photos and Upcoming events.
At the center of the experience is user reviews and ratings of local places and businesses: these users have their own profiles on the site, but you can also see whether you're connected to them on Yahoo 360 or Yahoo Messenger. The MyLocal section, meanwhile, lets you bookmark places for later. It's very similar to Yelp, in fact. A nice touch: the header image is customized for 20 major US cities.