Phonebook
A phonebook is an alphabetic directory of telephone subscribers within a geographic region. This directory can also include a section for commercial organizations, organized by service. This section is commonly referred to as the yellow pages.
Contents
Timeline
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Origin
Development
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Market & Fragmentation
Advertising
Types
Yellow = Commerical Listings
White = Residential Listings
Blue = Government Listings
Grey = Reverse Telephone Directory listed by phone number instead of alphabetic by last name
Pink= Gay/Lesbian Listings
International
Golden,Rainbow = International Foreign countries sometimes adopt the name yellow pages, as is the case with many Latin American countries where they are known as paginas amarillas, but in Sri Lanka the directories go by rainbow pages.
Controversies
Contemporary Obstacles
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Reverse Phonebook
Online Search Gets Local
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References
Adams Hudson. (2002, June). Why I love to hate the yellow pages. Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, 216(8), 16
Gandolf, S., & Hirsch, L.. (2008, February). The Yellow Pages Game: Playing to Win. Dental Economics, 98(2), 94,98.
Hudson, A.. (2009, July). What The Yellow Pages Don't Want You To Know. Plumbing & Mechanical, 27(5), 61-62.
Yell and VisitBritain push tourism with added sections in directories. (2007, December). Marketing Week,11