Yahoo redesigned Yahoo Local, driving immediately to a city page based on your IP address. Reviews take center stage while a new "guide" feature has been added.
The homepage is promoting and linking services of the DasTelefonbuch itself (International DA, Emergency Pharmacies, Emergency Numbers, Other language versions, etc.). Banners on top and on right side. Sponsored Links on right side powered by http://www.isense.net/ (an AdPepper company, partly owned by German YP publisher).
Like Eniro SE. YP is tab on Enrio homepage promoting and linking broad range of own services. YP home features main locations, YP categories, and YP news. No ads.
The homepage is promoting and linking services of GoudenGids. (IWP, Maps - vindopkaart.goudengids.nl/, WebSearch powered by Ask, IYP Categories, etc.). Banners on the bottom.
The homepage is promoting and linking own services and shows most popular searches in tag cloud. Ads: Links that invite people to get quotes for different kinds of insurances.
RentersNews.ca coves all of Canada. It's enveloped within the overall Trader Corporation brand which supports automotive, employment and classifieds as well.
The Local.CH home page is city-oriented and exposes a range of content in each city including Yellow Pages, Classifieds, Automotive and Leisure (primarily event information).
Pages Jaunes has introduced a new branding scheme, a somewhat softening of their palette. They've culled out their local service Ville en Direct, essentially wrapping it commercial search.
The homepage is promoting and linking services of the DasÖrtliche themselves (Popular WP Categories, Jobs, Emergency Pharmacies, ATM machines, Public Transport, etc., etc.). Banners on top and on right side. Sponsored Links on right side powered by http://www.isense.net/ (an AdPepper company, partly owned by German YP publisher).
Local.com has updated the home page (as of this tour - August 2008). Strongly emphasized reviews and restaurants. Seems that Jobs and White Pages have fallen from the home page and focus is on Yellow and Classifieds Search.
Google Maps home page is the map, centered on a default location you have specified. They recently added My Maps functionality which is an easy-to-use mechanism for saving listings to a map. Additionally they are now introducing user-generated content in the form of actual location information.