Egypt Yellow Pages Partners With Google

Aug. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Cairo, Egypt – August 15, 2011 – Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd, the Local Search Company, has signed a partnership agreement with Google.

Under the agreement, Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd will provide Google with more than 200,000 Egypt business listings for inclusion on the Google Places and Google Maps products.

Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd will give Google not only the basic information of each listing, such as the telephone number and address, but also rich content attributes, like as images, videos, working hours, and payment methods that will enrich the user experience.

Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd has the most complete and accurate database of business listings covering Egypt. Of the more than 200,000 listings included in the Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd database, 70% are currently geocoded.

“This partnership will make us Google’s largest local search content partner in Egypt,” said Marc Lambert, Managing Director of Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd.

The data is being availed on Google Places and Google Maps during the month of September.

About Egypt Yellow Pages

Based in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the official publisher of Yellow Pages-branded products in Egypt – print/online/mobile/iPhone. Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the exclusive owner of the Yellow Pages™, Walking Fingers & Design™, and Yellow.com.eg trademarks in Egypt, and is supported by over 400 employees and 12 regional offices throughout Egypt. Yellow Pages distribution surpassed 370,000 print directories in 2010, as well as delivering more than 1 million visits per month on Yellow.com.eg electronic properties.

Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd
6A/18, Intersection 205 & 253
Degla, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
+2 02 2521 3346
http://www.yellowpages.com.eg/

Contact: Lars Mourey
+20122196954

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About Egypt Yellow Pages

Based in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the official publisher of Yellow Pages-branded products in Egypt – print/online/mobile/iPhone. Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the exclusive owner of the Yellow Pages™, Walking Fingers & Design™, and Yellow.com.eg trademarks in Egypt, and is supported by over 400 employees and 12 regional offices throughout Egypt. Yellow Pages distribution surpassed 370,000 print directories in 2010, as well as delivering more than 1 million visits per month on Yellow.com.eg electronic properties.