Mr. Local SEO Andrew Shotland writes today about vertically oriented Web site development and hosting products for small businesses. This is an interesting concept because it brings together two local trends we've written extensively about: Webification and verticalization. First, with…
After all the recent speculation that Facebook will create the next G,Y,M bidding war that will put the Right Media and DoubleClick deals to shame, news just hit the wires that Microsoft will be the one to invest in (not…
I received an e-mail early this morning from Judy's Book COO Chris DeVore saying that the company will wrap up operations. This comes as a surprise, because it was in the middle of a model transition from review-centric local social…
I received an e-mail early this morning from Judy's Book COO Chris DeVore saying that the company will wrap up operations. This comes as a surprise, because it was in the middle of a model transition from review-centric local social…
The game changing device and forebear to the iPhone turns six years old today. The unofficial Apple blog has the story, along with a video of Steve Jobs' original unveiling keynote at Macworld. It's amazing how much the device has…
MyYahoo!, Yahoo!'s personal home page and news reader, was redesigned earlier this year and available as an opt-in upgrade in beta. Today I logged in to discover my page has been automatically upgraded, suggesting either a coming out of beta,…
In case you missed them, here are some sample posts from another action packed week in local search. Click below to read each post in full. J.D. Power Roundtable: Auto Dealers Discuss Online Several auto dealers at J.D. Power’s Automotive…
There has been lots of talk lately (more so than normal it seems) about evolving the Yellow Pages sales channel to a more consultative role for bringing in leads of all forms -- to be "agnostic," as is often said. This…
FastCall411 streamlines the process of looking for a local service provider by letting you call a handful of them at once. The first one to pick up gets your business, which the company hopes will resonate as a good consumer…
The New York Times’ Brad Stone today takes a look at some of the overvaluation, flowing VC dollars and "irrational exuberance" that has reared its head once again in Silicon Valley. This isn't completely new, as a few signs of…
The New York Times’ Brad Stone today takes a look at some of the overvaluation, flowing VC dollars and "irrational exuberance" that has reared its head once again in Silicon Valley. This isn't completely new, as a few signs of…
Lots of media coverage today on the Apple announcement that it will release a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone in early ’08. What does this mean? Many of the speculations made in the past about interesting mobile search…
Microsoft of late has exercised a Google-esque frequency of announcements for online products. After upgrades to Live Search and MSN Video in and around the recent Searchification event, the company last night announced enhancements to Live Search for Mobile and…
Marchex announced today that it has extended its relationship with AT&T's Yellowpages.com to provide its private-label SEM placement services. These services are resold by AT&T directory sales reps as YPClicks Search Engine Solutions, and the new agreement extends the relationship…
Bay Area hyper-local site Smalltown announced today that it has acquired online community site Local2me for an undisclosed amount. The deal is hoped to bring Smalltown a registered base of Local2me users as well as its seven-year base of user-generated…
Here is a sampling of posts from the past week. Click below to read each post in full, and expect more coverage of local search happenings this week, which has already gotten off to a quick start. A Good Online…
Google keeps finding new places for YouTube videos to live. After integrating video with AdSense earlier this week, it announced today that it will embed YouTube videos throughout Google Earth, where relevant. This means any video that is geotagged will…
Classified aggregator and newly vaunted IYP destination LiveDeal announced today that it will integrate video content to its listings. Specifically, this will allow individual sellers and businesses to upload videos to enhance their classifieds or directory listings. This follows the…
Google announced today that it will allow the publishers in its AdSense network to have YouTube videos planted on their sites, while sharing revenues for related advertisements (this has been a closed pilot program since May and is now available…
The New York Times sheds new light on Google's possible moves in the mobile world. The latest is that Google will likely release an operating system and a number of mobile apps, rather than its own phone. In other words,…
