Buzz -- What is hot right now

http://buzz.yahoo.com

What the top seach keywords

-- from compete.com

Local Search

here is a list of good blog/site for local search
http://www.webx0.com/
http://galai.typepad.com/blog/2006/04/announcing_the_.html
http://gesterling.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/tom-mohrs-digital-switzerland/
http://galai.typepad.com/blog/2006/04/yahoo_yellow_pa.html
http://www.ysearchblog.com/
http://yukonbiz.com/site/how_to_improve_yukon_journalism/
http://www.dustyd.net/archive/2006/11/21/Newspaper-com.aspx
http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=355

Wiki Demonstrates How Yellow Pages Are Obsolete -- Gets Sued For Its Efforts
Amateur reviews changing approach of small businesses online ratings
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/09/online_reviews.html
The Power and Importance of User Reviews
http://www.marketingop.us/category/local-marketing/(good)
http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/(really really good!!!)

http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/alternative-sem-opportunities/marketing-on-flickr/

http://andyvogel.com/blog1/
http://sierrawebmarketers.blogspot.com/
http://localonliner.com/
http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com/category/local-search/
http://www.seobythesea.com/
Optimizing websites for local search engine traffic
Right keyword research
http://gesterling.wordpress.com/

http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/cat/local-search/
http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2006/08/21/61-things-im-reading-now/
http://localonliner.com/
http://verticalsearch.net/
http://www.localerts.com/
http://adverlab.blogspo
http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/006710.html


And here is a list of good examples of local newspaper and sites
http://www.ljworld.com/
http://sfsurvey.com/
http://loki.com/
http://www.yellowikis.org/

TenHunt

According to TenHunt.com:

TenHunt is a live online scavenger hunt. You are given 10 questions and 10 corresponding websites to find each answer.

It is interesting to see how this goes from here.