According to an eMarketer report out today, 80 percent of retailers still don't have a mobile product or marketing channel. This isn't terribly surprising given that we're still in the early days of mobile marketing, and it's still very much…
As widely rumored over the past few weeks, Foursquare has been working on a series B funding round, which it finalized today to the tune of $20 million. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included existing investors Union…
Today Yelp is launching a new set of tools for businesses to better evaluate leads they're getting from its mobile products. Specifically, businesses that have claimed their listing and unlocked Yelp’s suite of free business tools can now also see:…
In case you missed them, here are a few headlines and links to recent posts on our Mobile Local Media blog. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed here, and the e-mail alert here. -- Bar-Code Scanning App RedLaser Picked Up by eBay…
This is a bit of a self-serving post, but kind of cool: I just noticed we rounded the corner on 4,000 blog posts. Thanks for continuing to read us. This blog has come a long way since it launched in…
We've written extensively about RedLaser, and mobile bar-code scanning apps for their merits in: 1. A more intuitive mobile search input than typing. 2. Buying intent that can be inferred from retail/point of purchase queries. Today, eBay announced that it…
After a two-week beta period, MerchantCircle is out with a new mayorship title for its SMBs that are the most "networked." One mayorship is given for every city/town and is achieved by engaging in the standard b2b activities of the site (connecting with…
Multiplied Media, the company behind the popular BlackBerry (and now iPhone) app Poynt, has announced that it just crossed the 3 million user threshold. It also reached 22 million local searches (people, restaurants, gas, weather, movies) in May -- a…
American Express has announced the launch of SearchManager, a unified SEM platform that will be powered by Clickable. This is essentially a white-labeled version of Clickable's existing platform that gives advertisers a one-stop-shop dashboard for managing PPC campaigns (and Facebook…
Bing mobile is in an interesting spot, analogous to its position in the online world. It's constantly trying to differentiate its search products from market share leader Google. This goes beyond just core search, into each company's respective products that orbit search…
During a visit to Foursquare's New York headquarters today, TechCrunch co-editor Erick Schonfeld uncovered the company's next move: window decals. This is a logical and expected move from Foursquare as it continues to penetrate both mindshare for mobile local user behavior…
In case you missed them, here are a few headlines and links to recent posts on our Mobile Local Media blog. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed here, and the e-mail alert here. -- Google Extends Mobile Pay-Per-Call -- Mobile…
Search Engine Land reports that Google has officially extended its mobile pay-per-call program to include its content network (AdSense) in addition to search. This was announced at May's I/O conference but this week goes live. The dynamics and pricing will…
Street cleaning and parking management app ParkZing saved me $60 on a street cleaning ticket this week. You indicate where you've parked and it alerts you (via push notification) the night before scheduled street cleaning. It's available now for San…
Today I had the chance to interview Lawrence Coburn, CEO of mobile geolocation technology provider DoubleDutch. The company provides a toolkit for brands and media companies to build their own little Foursquare. These branded geolocation apps are mostly targeted to…
Many of you have heard by now that Twitter this week integrated the ability to annotate tweets with specific place information. This is an extension of the location awareness first integrated in its API and then more recently to Twitter.com. But instead of…
Many of you have heard by now that Twitter this week integrated the ability to annotate tweets with specific place information. This is an extension of the location awareness first integrated in its API and then more recently to Twitter.com. But instead of…
You may have seen some of our coverage of the Digital Strategies for Broadcasting conference last month. We also produced a number of video clips of sessions and off-stage interviews. Here's one that's ready; a discussion of how traditional media companies…
You may remember when Google's Nexus One came out and was bundled with the newest version of Android. The biggest talking point was the GPS navigation feature that the tech media and analyst corps quickly pinned as the death of…
Today I had the chance to catch up with WirelessWerx, a company that brings more accurate location targeting in indoor or confined locations. This can include hotels, casinos, grocery stores or city highrises. The idea is that GPS falters in…
