Switchboard provides a simpler interface and a few more alternative features.
This free residential and business directory service has been up on the Web since 1996 offering access to databases provided by the American Business Information company noted above. However, a number of searches for e-mail addresses came up with zero hits, so this part of the service isn't comprehensive by any means. The business directory does allow for searching by company name without having to enter a state, which is useful, and it does permit searches by major pre-defined category that can then be limited by geographic area. However, it isn't as sophisticated as the American Business Directory's home site as far as breakdown by zip codes, MSA, or SIC codes. Switchboard offers a single site for finding friends, family and colleagues nationwide on the Internet while protecting their privacy.