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Ahmed Farooq just emailed me to let me know that iBegin, his local search startup, has now launched. Ahmed gave me a sneak peek of the service early last week, but I didn't have time to write it up on Mashable (I did put up a Weblist entry). From the site:
iBegin is a local site that helps you find restaurants, hotels, and more. Its beauty lies in the fact that it is user driven - users can add listings (for example, a favorite cafe near their house), and can then tag other places. The beauty of that (yes, another separate levels of beauty) is that by tagging, the search feature becomes more and more useful. Throw in reviews, pictures, and favorites, and a winning solution is had for everyone. A local search done right.