New Desktop and Website Search Tools Make it Easier for Consumers to Find Local Businesses CARY, N.C., Sept. 18
CARY, N.C., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dex today unveiled a series
of new online tools that make it easier for consumers to find information on
local businesses. Visitors to DexKnows.com(TM), Dex's online local search
site, can now download widgets and other interactive gadgets that will allow
them to search for local business information directly from their desktop.
The new widgets are available for both Windows and Mac users and feature a
search bar that allows people to look for a type of business in a specific
location. DexKnows.com then provides detailed results, including general
business information, ratings and reviews and more, for businesses that meet
the search criteria."
Our goal at Dex is to provide consumers with a number of different ways to
quickly and easily find information on local businesses, and our new
DexKnows.com widgets are another example of that," said Jeff Porter, vice
president, DexKnows.com. "DexKnows.com widgets and gadgets help make it
quicker and easier for people to find information. Now people can search the
accurate listings that DexKnows.com provides right from their desktop."
In addition to the widgets, Dex also unveiled several other free
DexKnows.com tools for webmasters who wish to provide added value to visitors
of their own sites. Web site owners can now download code that allows them to
post DexKnows.com search boxes, banners and more from their own sites.
Visitors to these sites can then use these tools to search DexKnows.com for
local businesses.
Consumers can visit http://DexKnows.com to download the widget and other
local search tools (http://www.dexknows.com/displaylinktous.ds).
About Dex
Dex is part of R.H. Donnelley (NYSE: RHD), which connects businesses and
consumers through its portfolio of print and interactive marketing solutions.
Small- and medium-sized businesses look to the company's experienced team of
marketing consultants to help them grow their businesses and drive sales
leads. Consumers depend on the company's reliable, trusted, local business
content to deliver the most relevant search results when they are seeking
local goods and services. For more information, visit http://www.DexKnows.com
and http://www.rhd.com.
SOURCE R.H. Donnelley
