Local

Hoping to see the best fireworks display this Fourth of July? Digital City, AOL's local lifestyle network, is counting down the top "booms with a view" across the U.S. See which shows made the list.

AOL launched toolbars for popular local products When.com, AOL Classifieds and AOL Yellow Pages. New widgets for When.com and AOL Classifieds have also recently been introduced. Check out these, and other AOL-related widgets, at widgets.aol.com.

NEW YORK – February 23, 2009 – AOL announced the launch of AOL Classifieds, http://classifieds.aol.com, a new site that enables consumers to search through millions of local classifieds listings for every ZIP Code in the United States, as well as to post their own ads for free.

Developed in partnership with Oodle, which operates the largest network of classifieds services in the U.S., buyers can easily find the best deals with access to more than 40 million listings aggregated from more than 80,000 different sites.  In addition, AOL Classifieds links consumers directly to classifieds listings on other properties within the AOL network including AOL Autos, AOL Jobs, AOL Personals, and AOL Real Estate.

AOL Classifieds also offers a compelling platform for sellers to promote their listings by leveraging the reach of Oodle's extensive network of more than 250 partner sites. Posting ads on AOL Classifieds is free.

AOL has launched AOL Classifieds in partnership with Oodle, operator of the largest network of classifieds services in the U.S. Through this new site, consumers can post their own ads for free and search through millions of local classifieds listings for every ZIP code in the U.S.

MapQuest Local now offers two new ways to find locally-relevant content: a Twitter widget that lets users see what people are talking about in their city or town, and an AOL Careers widget that stores up to five different sets of keywords for job searches in a user’s area. Read more about these latest additions in the MapQuest blog.