A nice contest - especially if you have a killer idea but not enough funds.

http://www.marketingexperiments.com/napkin1-010.asp

A collection of some informative blog articles.

http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3585561

A nice article on Local Search and Yahoo.

http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/local_search/article.php/3585521

Enjoy your Weekend!!