Ah telephone directories, the Google of the past era. They even evolved archaic forms of SEO based on the alphabetic ordering of entries: Here in Germany, we ha

Ah telephone directories, the Google of the past era. They even evolved archaic forms of SEO based on the alphabetic ordering of entries: Here in Germany, we have several regional franchise chains in the emergency lock and key service "industry", with names like "A.A.A. SERVICE" and even "A.A.A.A.A.A GmbH". Register your entire company under a silly name and one of the top entries in the yellow pages is yours, no extra advertising cost.