IQ News: Big Book, An Early Web Star, Makes Hasty Exit

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Big Book, considered a top online yellow pages contender less than a year ago, is pulling out of the business and is seeking a buyer for its directory. The decision by the San Francisco company, one of the few entirely independent online business directories left, has led many industry insiders to speculate that a further shakeout is imminent with large telecommunications companies such as GTE and Bell Atlantic, with strong online directory brands in Big Yellow and SuperPages, respectively, seizing control.
Big Book is shopping its online directory (www.bigbook.com)



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