Google built out a massive traffic and advertising network in part by syndicating its search box to thousands of sites across the Internet. The emerging local search market is challenged by the need for critical mass -- there's volume, but…
Google's early attempt at search personalization was a real dog. With "My Search History" the company is much closer to getting it right. Lots and lots has already been written about it: Search Engine Watch article AP News StoryCNet Article…
Yahoo! has partnered with U.S. retail giant Target to allow consumers later this year to manage/order prints online and pick them up at a local Target store. This closes the loop for Yahoo!'s photo site (Yahoo! just purchased Flickr) and…
At Drilling Down, Hearst's Lincoln Millstein mentioned a seminal article in his great keynote yesterday -- a wired piece discussing the so-called "Long Tail." In search, the tail is ultimately where the volume is. But it's also a long-term proposition…
I'm bogged down -- I mean delightfully engaged -- here at our conference and so have been unable to comment on the range of stories of interest that have come out over the past couple of days. But Yahoo!'s earnings…
In a move that surely represents the beginning of a broader, European expansion of Google's local strategy, Google Local UK has launched with results from Yell.com. The look and feel are the same as Google Local in the U.S., except…
The NYPost reported that the Wall Street Journal's online edition was for the first time more profitable than its print edition -- big news. What are the takeaways? This development reflects the increasing trend/preference for getting news online vs. traditional…
It's smart for newspapers such as the Tribune Co.'s LA Times, the Denver Post and the UK's Guardian to set up branded RSS readers that allow their content to be read/received along with other news sources. However, the strategy is…
Just had a fascinating conversation with Chris Henger, who's in charge of marketing and product development at Performics (part of DoubleClick). Among the many things we discussed in preparation for his panel at our upcoming Drilling Down on Local conference…
Earlier today Google publicly released Local for mobile devices. I'm on vacation, so I won't do anything lengthy. Chris Sherman has a good overview. It basically reproduces Google Local rendered for a mobile device. You can also get maps and…
As has been widely reported, Lane's Gifts and Collectibles is the lead plantiff in a class action lawsuit filed in February, but recently exposed publicly. The case was filed in Arkansas state court, but defendants are seeking to "remove" the…
Everybody's doing it. Call it iTV or TV2Web, not to be confused with IPTV. MTV will lauch a new Web channel called "Overdrive." The new channel will offer a variety of programming and video-on-demand content. This is just the latest…
Google launched a new feature called "Google Q&A" offering answers to factual questions such as: What is the world's population? What is the capital of Ukraine? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie…
Canadian publisher Advertising Directory Solutions (ADS) announced it has discontinued its Go Pages directories. The mobile directories for Calgary, Edmonton and the €œLower Mainland€ of British Columbia have all been discontinued effective immediately. The publisher€™s Vancouver Island Go Pages book…
Borell Associates predicts aggressive growth in local advertising for online newspaper sites. The potential is there, but the assumptions and preconditions behind the prediction may not come to pass. According to an article in Editor & Publisher, there are two…
I'm a bit late on this one, but here's a new local app from Google Labs: RideFinder. Using GPS, it promises users the ability to "find a taxi, limousine or shuttle using real time position of vehicles."This is novel and…
Stu's wife Carol, along with their son Doug, accepted this award, which was presented on the same night that Elmer Smith received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the industry. There is little question that Elmer was a…
Google will be featured in segments on the new Al Gore-backed cable network, now being called "Current." The press release positions it as "the first national network created by, for and with an 18-34 year-old audience." This is very very…
Yahoo!'s FareChase travel site launched hotels today. Competing with AOL's recently launched Pinpoint Travel, this represents another meta-search play to provide consumers with a one-stop travel destination. FareChase is also integrated into Yahoo! Travel, Search and Shopping -- a variation…
Google finally declared in its SEC 10-K filing that it was indeed a media company: "We began as a technology company and have evolved into a software, technology, Internet, advertising and media company all rolled into one." Google reported that…
