One year ago, head of AT&T Directory Operations Dennis Payne (apropos to the previous post) mentioned during his DDC keynote address that AT&T would push hard on bringing directory listings to new formats, most notably IPTV. Then last march at…
Marchex released a report today that examines some of the opportunities in local search. The report is written on a basic level to educate a general marketplace on local online media and advertising (while not being overly promotional of Marchex).…
IAC-owned comparison shopping engine Pronto announced today that it will add new features that let users personalize and share information on products. This is also part of a general re-branding that positions social media as a key feature and point…
ScanScout, a company we wrote about two weeks ago, announced a strategic investment from Time Warner today. After speaking with CEO Doug McFarland, here are three points that summarize TW's role. Strategic: It isn't fully determined yet, according to McFarland,…
Just 74 days after it launched, and five days after Apple cut its price by $200, the iPhone sold its 1 millionth unit yesterday. It reached this milestone weeks before Apple had forecast, no doubt pushed over the edge by…
Here is a sampling of coverage from this week, in case you missed any posts. Click below to read each post in full. ShopLocal Gets Personal ShopLocal announced today that it will integrate social tools that allow users to establish…
ShopLocal announced today that it will integrate social tools that allow users to establish an identity and share info and commentary on products. This is an interesting step for ShopLocal, which has already been known for some clever marketing tactics,…
It's been a while since we've written about IPTV because of the immediacy of other developing media and their impact on local. There are nonetheless some interesting local implications for IPTV (examined before), though they will take longer to have…
It's been a while since we've written about IPTV because of the immediacy of other developing media and their impact on local. There are nonetheless some interesting local implications for IPTV (examined before), though they will take longer to have…
Business 2.0, one of the last survivors of the original bubble-era "new economy" magazines, announced today it will close its doors. Its final issue will hit newsstands later this month. Rumors and speculation of this day have swirled throughout the…
R.H. Donnelly announced today that it will launch a new free directory assistance product, powered by Call Genie, in four markets (Denver, Spokane, Phoenix and Tucson). 1-800-CallDex will include free local category search and provide addresses, phone numbers, business descriptions,…
For subscribers of TKG's Interactive Local Media program, a new forecast is available which analyzes mobile advertising. This includes an analysis of structural changes and consumer usage patterns in the United States and Europe; and benchmark ad performance in other…
Video search and monetization has been a hot topic lately, following in the wake of the general hot topic of online video (as advertisers invariably follow the eyeballs). This was accelerated by YouTube's announcement last week that it will integrate…
Today I had the chance to speak with a few members of the executive team at MetaCarta, an enterprise software company that has traditionally served, among others, major oil companies and government agencies with geocoded data for oil exploration and…
R.H. Donnelley announced today that it will partner with Yahoo! to give its advertisers a more substantial presence on Yahoo! Local. This will come in three flavors. From the release: Featured Listings -- Sponsored listings with guaranteed placement on the…
New local search destination Grayboxx launched today in its first locality of Burlington, VT. As mentioned in Grayboxx: A Sneak Peek, the site will have a staggered launch starting in small towns and cities where it believes it has a…
In case you missed any, Here are some greatest hits from the past week of blog posts. Click below to read each post in full. Yelp Integrates Event Listings in 10 Cities Yelp has added events to its listings, maps…
I'm a day late to this because of the natural tendency to get caught up in SES, but LiveDeal announced that it will integrate community discussion boards into its classified engine. This is a good integration for LiveDeal that will…
I'm at SES San Jose today and tomorrow, where there are some interesting local, mobile, social and shopping search sessions going on. I'm in a mobile session now while blogging, responding to e-mail and juggling the bouncy balls they are…
YouTube has launched a new video ad format it has been testing for months (see past post). These ad units, known as inline ads, involve translucent windows that are overlaid on video content for about 10 seconds near the beginning…
