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Attack of the Local Q&A Sites

You didn't even know you cared which pizza place in Des Moines had the best deep-dish, did you? Well you do, and these sites are going to tell you where to get it. Whether you want to know or not. 


You were thrilled by location-based service Foursquare. You jumped for joy when Q&A phenom Quora came online. Now you'll soil yourself at these 1/2 dozen local Q&A sites. Each one is begging to show you what's going on in cities and countries you'll never visit and have no business asking about:


Hipster - Site hasn't even launched and it's already hiring. How cool are these guys?

Loqly -   Finally, a site that focuses on what's really important: the local bar scene.

Gootip - Actually knows where you are and offer local opinions on stuff. Uh, thanks?

Loqize.me - No idea what these guys are trying to do. I signed up for the beta though.

Localmind - Seems the most commercially oriented and potentially the most practical.

LOCQL - This is the Microsoft entry. Eh. I could go either way. But thanks for playing.


Now pardon me while I track down a dry-cleaner in Nome, Alaska. Awesome!

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