Search Engine Watch has an interesting article today on mobile search. One of the main takeaways is that mobile search is much different from online search. This was a pervasive theme in a mobile panel at ILM:06, and in the…
Editor and Publisher Senior Editor Joe Strupp lists the top newspaper industry events of the past year. In related news, Scarborough Research did a relatively small sample study that shows online newspaper readers are more likely than the average Internet…
Bill Slawski today examines how a vertical strategy can be important in local search. This was a significant theme at ILM:06, and we're beginning to see a shift toward vertical segmentation. Take a look. It's an interesting read, and I'll…
Happy holidays to all TKG blog readers and everyone else out there. We'll be back next week with more posts, and will launch into '07 with a set of New Year's blogging resolutions. Stay tuned!
Search Engine Watch has a write-up of an interview between Danny Sullivan and blogging pioneer, turned AOL exec, turned VC Jason Calacanis. Last time we wrote about Calacanis, he was given the task of turning the downtrodden Netscape brand into…
BBC News reports on a Gartner study that predicts the number of blogs will peak at around 100 million next year. "Most people who would ever start a web blog had already done so," said the article, quoting Gartner analyst…
Following up on Seeking Alpha's list of top tech events of '06 (included in our top 10 list roundup earlier in the week), Ashkan Karbasfrooshan lists his picks for the top trends that will shape online media in '07. On…
It's the end of the year, and you know what that means: top 10 time. Here are a few top 10 lists that relate to local search and online media: Search Engine Watch breaks apart the top 10 searches…
I'm a bit late on this news, but Digg.com started off the week with a new interface that users so far (going by anecdotal evidence) seem to really like. Part of the redesign involves the integration of videos and podcasts.…
There has been lots of coverage throughout the blogosphere about Ask.com's new experimental search interface Ask X. The reviews are overwhelmingly positive and I have to agree with most of them. As we've mentioned in the past, differentiation should be…
Last week we wrote about NearbyNow's new mobile product. Quoting myself: Today's announcement involves a mobile search platform that allows any mobile device user to send product queries via text to a mall's designated NearbyNow short code. Info will be…
Just weeks after Yahoo! announced a management overhaul, AOL announced today that it will reorganize its corporate structure into six different divisions that will each report directly to COO Ron Grant. This is meant to clean up the communication tree…
As we reported last week, Zillow has taken a significant step by offering free listings in its real estate maps. Zillow has since provided a counter on its home page that currently lists just over 9,000 sale listings so far…
Online local commerce is seeping into nearly every facet of our lives. The latest: parking. ABCNews.com reports on a start-up called SpotScout.com that wishes to create eBay-style auctions for parking spots. So in busy urban areas at specific times of…
Following Tuesday's post on Google's efforts to bring more SMEs online, here is a recent audio interview with Google's head of SME product development, Dan Rubinstein, (click to stream the audio if you have a browser plug in for streaming…
Gary Price over at Search Engine Watch has a nice roundup of mobile shopping platforms. This intersects with local in some of the mobile shopping products announced within the past week. These include a mobile shopping SMS-based search platform launched…
During Day 1 of ILM:06, Google's head of SME product development, Dan Rubinstein, spoke about a new small-business Web site development tool for SMEs. Like many efforts we're seeing in the marketplace by paid search providers, Web hosting companies and…
Online classified destination LiveDeal announced today that it will integrate Yellow Pages listings. This feature could be found on the site over the past few weeks as it was released in beta, but is now incorporated as its own category,…
Local shopping engine NearbyNow announced today that it will provide a mobile platform for mall shoppers to find products using mobile devices. NearbyNow works with shopping malls to get their product and inventory information online in a searchable fashion. It…
Zillow announced today that it will allow users and agents to post homes for sale for free. Zillow has gained a great deal of traction and has become the poster child of vertical search in the 10 months since its…
