Google announced today that it has decided to walk away from its ad partnership with Yahoo, citing that legal battles with federal antitrust regulators won't make it worthwhile to pursue. The deal would have placed Google text ads throughout Yahoo's…
Today, The Kelsey Group's second wave of the Mobile Market View consumer survey was released, supporting many of the claims we've been making here about the changing mobile environment. The biggest takeaway was that 18.9 percent of survey respondents (n=512)…
Here are the highlights from the TKG blog last week, in case you missed any posts. Click below to read each post in full. New Kid on the Block for Canada Local Search New Canadian local search destination Weblocal.ca has…
New Canadian local search destination Weblocal.ca has launched. The site is the product of a partnership between Canadian publisher Transcontinental and social/local pure play YellowBot (see profile). The site is one of Transcon's first moves into online local search. As…
TKG has a relatively new Twitter page. After going on a binge of following people this week, the ratio of following to followers is woefully out of whack. If I haven't been able to find and follow you yet, jump…
I didn't realize when I declared my scientific experiment to go on an all-Hulu diet this week that the site turns 1 today. It seems like yesterday that the site launched as a joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal…
AT&T has announced that iPhones will be allowed free Wi-Fi access at its 17,000 nationwide hot spots. This includes Starbucks, airports, hotels and lots of other public spots. This is especially good news for first generation iPhone users who don't…
Buzz tracking software firm BuzzLogic released a report yesterday, administered by Jupiter Research, which affirms the role of blogs in influencing purchasing behavior. These data come at a key time for BuzzLogic's story, when Madison Avenue remains somewhat wary about…
Following up on the post earlier this week, Matt McGee reports that Google has added an RSS feature for Web searches. As noted, Google already offers RSS for news alerts. This extends it to Web searches, which can be set…
I just paid a $300 cable bill (three months). This is partly because I’ve had little time for bills, but also because my monthly bill is over $100. That includes basic cable channels plus the $40 package that bundles HBO.…
Over at the BIA Perspectives blog, Terence Thomas examines RSS adoption. It's an important time to take a look at RSS, as more readers flock online to get their news and as more consumers adopt a mind-set of empowerment for…
Here are the highlights from the TKG blog last week, in case you missed any posts. Click below to read each post in full. Who Is Responsible for Yellow Pages' Current Woes? Jim Hail, president and chief operating officer of Hagadone…
EveryZing this week launched a new video player whose features carry the company's emphasis on video search engine optimization, searchability and good content indexing. Like many of the other video search companies that employ a combination of video indexing technologies,…
Peter Krasilovsky, Matt Booth and I did a webinar this week, hosted by "the Commando" Dick Larkin. The content was essentially a preview of the topics we'll hit during our Interactive Local Media conference that takes place Nov 19-21 in…
Search and alert service Yotify has entered the scene with a wide-reaching value proposition to do the legwork in finding people, places and events for you. On one level, it's similar to a lot of aggregators we've seen, like Oodle,…
MapQuest has announced the launch of a mobile site that is optimized for iPhone interfaces. It has a sharp design and is relatively quick to return maps and local search results. It must be made clear, however, that this is…
On the eve of T-Mobile's launch of the G1 -- the first device based on Google's long-awaited mobile OS -- we've seen lots of excitement throughout the blogosphere. The Bloodhound blog has a positive review of the device, based on…
Here are the highlights from the TKG blog last week, in case you missed any posts. Click below to read each post in full. Friday Yellow Pages Potpourri This from a guy who has managed most of a lifetime without…
TheFind launched its "Where to Shop" application in the iTunes App Store today. I've been using it a bit this morning and it has held up to the test for some product searches around town (see screen shots below). This…
Google announced today that it will partner with Harris Corp. in order to tap into its television inventory. Harris has an existing network that places television ads where there is remnant inventory. According to the release: Using current traffic system…
