Verizon's announcement today that it will buy AOL for $4.4 billion is a bid to get beyond dumb pipes and airwaves to get deeply into mobile and video. By doing so, Verizon, a $200 Billion company, hopes to play on…
Uber's low fixed costs are a key to its on-demand car services. Why then is the company seeking to acquire Nokia's HERE Mapping business for $3 billion instead of simply partnering or cutting a deal to use the mapping service?…
Groupon is apparently thinking hard about dismantling its ambitious SMB platform, and refocusing on its core strengths in prepaid deals, goods and travel. Reports have come out saying that Groupon is offering to sell its Breadcrumb POS platform, which had…
Marking an end of an era, CallSource has sold its media and publishing division to LogMyCalls (formerly ContactPoint.) The sale reflects several things about the evolution of the call management space -- which remains absolutely vital to the local and…
Marking an end of an era, CallSource has sold its media and publishing division to LogMyCalls (formerly ContactPoint.) The sale reflects several things about the evolution of the call management space -- which remains absolutely vital to the local and…
If that headline is foreign language to you, don't feel bad. Two apps -- Meerkat and Periscope -- have taken over tech-world chatter on insider networks such as Product Hunt. Twitter just validated them further by buying Periscope for $100…
UBL, a publicly-owned syndicator of updated business listings and profiles, is merging with The Advice Interactive Group, a fast-growing search marketing firm that has evolved into a full service agency. The merged company is slated to earn nearly $20 million…
UBL, a publicly-owned syndicator of updated business listings and profiles, is merging with The Advice Interactive Group, a fast-growing search marketing firm that has evolved into a full service agency. The merged company is slated to earn nearly $20 million…
Yelp is acquiring Eat24, the online delivery and pickup service that competes with GrubHub, Delivery.com and other national and regional players for order-taking, food search and discovery. The service is being acquired for the equivalent of $134 million ($75 million…
The big announcement this morning at Leading in Local: SMB Digital Marketing -- The Berry Company has acquired LocalVox for an undisclosed amount. Berry was already an investor in LocalVox and has been one of the leading resellers of the…
Last week, call tracking and analytics provider Ifbyphone announced not one, but two major milestones. First, the company announced that it has raised $30 million in series E funding -- bringing its total funding to $60 million. It…
In a move that shows a deep commitment to the future of classified/vertical advertising, Gannett has announced it will buy out its newspaper partners in Cars.com and take sole possession of the #2 car site (which trails only Cox?s AutoTrader…
In a move that shows a deep commitment to the future of classified/vertical advertising, Gannett has announced it will buy out its newspaper partners in Cars.com and take sole possession of the #2 car site (which trails only Cox’s AutoTrader…
Zillow is buying Trulia, its chief rival, for $3.5 Billion in stock. The two companies – both nine years old -- have a lot of overlap currently. But after the deal closes in 2015, they will seek to develop two…
Analytics are moving center stage for many "platform" companies previously anchored in features such as maps, search, deals, store location, directions, listing updates and enhancements. The trend -- a real one -- was reinforced today by Where2GetIt's announcement that it…
It's been a busy few days for Twitter since announcing 15 New Types of Ads to users' feeds. Word has traveled quickly during this period of uncertainty around Twitter's sustainability as an advertising player. Now Twitter has continued the flow…
It's been a busy few days for Twitter since announcing 15 New Types of Ads to users' feeds. Word has traveled quickly during this period of uncertainty around Twitter's sustainability as an advertising player. Now Twitter has continued the flow…
It has been a quite the week for WhatsApp after being acquired for $19 billion by Facebook (FB) last Wednesday. Word about the deal has traveled fast. However, the big question that everyone is asking is "could the deal possibly…
Carrying on the tradition of more multimedia delivery of BIA/Kelsey analysis, below is the latest video diary of weekly news recaps. This week, the focus is just one topic albeit a big one: Facebook's $19B acquisition of WhatsApp. Following…
Carrying on the tradition of more multimedia delivery of BIA/Kelsey analysis, below is the latest video diary of weekly news recaps. This week, the focus is just one topic albeit a big one: Facebook's $19B acquisition of WhatsApp. Following…
