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Internet Resources for Yellow Pages

• SuperPages
• Yahoo! Yellow Pages
• Yellow.com
• Yellow Pages.com
• SmartPages

Tips for Searching the Yellow Pages

• Start your yellow page search being as specific as possible. This will make your search results more precise and easier to find what you are looking for.
• You should generally omit words like: Company, business, incorporated, and associates. They are usually non-specific search words and may return results not specific to what you want.
• Do not use abbreviations when searching the yellow pages. They are generally not recognized by search services.
• Make sure you spell the name correctly, spelling errors are the most common search error.
• When searching the yellow pages, look for an "advanced search" link. You can generally get more specific and additional assistance in finding the business you are looking for.
• If your search returns no results, try looking the "browse" function available on most yellow page search sites.
• Record frequently used phone numbers for later.

About the Yellow Pages

In many countries, the Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory for businesses organized by the category of product or service. As the name suggests, they are usually printed on yellow paper.

At least until the anti-trust breakup of the Bell System in the late 20th century, the term "Yellow pages" was a trademark for commercial directories and the commercial portions of the by-commercial-category sections of directories that also include by-name listings; directories were published on behalf of the component Bell companies by the Reuben H. Donnelly publishing company. Then and since, phone companies or their agents sell the right to place advertisements within the same category, next to the basic listings; since the Bell breakup, other companies (sometimes telephone companies who provide local telephone service only in areas not covered by the directories) publish directories that compete with those of local telephone companies for advertising business.