The U.K. directory publisher Yell's stock had its best day of trading in months, leading to speculation that the company might be a takeover target. Another report suggests the increase may not be the result of a takeover bid, but…
Techcrunch reports today that a check-in based deal for Virgin America, run by Loopt, resulted in Virgin's fifth-highest revenue day ever. Two-for-one tickets from California cities to Cancun or Los Cabos were offered during a four-hour period to anyone who…
A new partnership with Foursquare will give Vlingo (voice search app) the ability to check in to local places by voice. In addition to standard Vlingo features like texting, e-mailing and Web search, users can now prompt check-ins by simply…
BIA/Kelsey has asserted that a logical next step for deal-a-day providers is to target smaller geographical radii and specific consumer preferences to bolster their value proposition. LivingSocial has made a move in that direction by serving deals at the neighborhood…
Steve Jobs might be as adept at captivating a live audience as he is at innovating game-changing media products. For nearly the first hour of Apple's "September event" earlier today in San Francisco, Jobs made nary a mention of…
Online scheduling vendor Agendize has bolstered its fleet of local media partners through a deal with weblocal.ca, a leading Canadian local search site. Weblocal.ca will utilize Agendize's Online Scheduling as an implementable feature for clients that are using its business…
