Because of the growing popularity of local search, the iron is hot for a fully functional engine that concentrates specifically on finding locally relevant information to strike. Evidently, the governing body at Interchange, parent company of LocalDirect.com, feels the same way. Local.com Prepares To Revolutionize Local Search Interchange is preparing to launch Local.com, a local search engine brand that will begin by focusing its efforts on the United States and Europe. The goal for Local.com is simple: to offer users the best local search engine available, and if their ideas bear fruit, this goal seems quite attainable. http://www.geolocal.com/localcomingsoon.html