Check out http://www.yokld.com Yokld.com is a "Best Of" local business ranking social directory that is 100% compiled and commented on by users. The idea is simple - the more times a business gets "Yokld" (voted) the higher in the rankings it will be listed. It's free to add a business to the directory. What can be done on Yokld.com? - Add favorite local businesses to the site including address, phone #, and website. - Vote through a 1-click process for preferred local businesses - Build and maintain a portfolio of elite local businesses that can be shared with others - Post positive or negative comments about a business - Rank user comments based on usefulness and accuracy Why did we create Yokld.com? We understand there are many sources to obtain local business information, but none of the existing solutions meet the needs in the marketplace: - The Yellow Pages only provides alphabetical lists or listings differentiated by the size of an advertisement. Therefore, the only way for a user to make a distinction is through the amount of money spent by a particular company. This does not assist in discriminating good experiences from bad. - Professional newspapers and magazine critics have unique tastes and biases that sometimes significantly differ from a customer?s point of view. - Search engine results simply provide electronic Yellow Pages or paid placement ads. Again, this information doesn?t help separate the great from the mediocre. - Local search sites like CitySearch and Yelp! provide user generated content for local businesses using a controversial five-star rating system. Users debate the use of the five-star rating because people within the general population have very different tastes. This ranking system provides no way to tell if a group of people ranking a business shares the same tastes as a specific user. In short, Yokld provides a better directory solution for the discriminating consumer, business traveler, or weekend connoisseur.