DISQUS

no helpful advice, but i wish to register my enthusiasm and support for people using flickr as a blog, both linked into their other blogs or just as flickr postings. wOOt, etc.

not just exciting, but badass, rad, and awesome. you lucky human.

oh look! it's another little thing that makes me want to quit my job and study internet culture!

argh.

hmm... neat, for sure; but when i look at the results for my neighborhood, i immediately notice how many of the closest businesses are actually places that i will never visit, due to either the quality of the food they have available, concerns for my physical safety, or my impression of the social responsibility of the businesses owner (e.g. chainstores, types of products available).

perhaps slightly more helpful would be a site where you're given the lists of all the businesses in each category that are within a mile to you, you pick which ones you actually do/would patronize, and then a more realistic score is presented.

thanks for the introduction and comparison, eric. i'm interested to hear how your experiences go, and will definitely keep these sites on my radar.