As expected the Seattle City Council overwhelmingly passed the first piece of big city print Yellow Pages opt-out legislation in the country. The vote was 8-1, and the implications for the Yellow Pages industry may be far reaching. Leading up…
Media General is the latest traditional media franchise to partner with a deal-a-day provider, launching a partnership with Groupon to open a new revenue stream in the much-hyped group buying space. Media General owns both local television stations (18 total)…
At the recent NAB Radio Show in Washington, D.C., broadcasters, developers and vendors alike harped on the mobile mind-set change that must occur for effective strategic practices to take hold. The fundamental message: "Having an online stream and building a…
In case you missed them, here are a few headlines and links to recent posts on our Mobile Local Media blog. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed here, and the e-mail alert here. -- R.I.P. GOOG-411 -- Mobile DTV Hits and…
The independent directory publishers gathered here at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver for the past two days appear to be even more convinced than ever that the print directory product is not only their past but also their future,…
Google announced today on its official blog that it will pull the plug on the very cool but underused GOOG-411 free directory assistance. Underuse was not the cited reason though. As we've written many times since it launched in 2007, the…
The program for Interactive Local Media 2010 is already one of the best we have ever put together. And it keeps getting better and better. We'd already announced the keynotes from Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, Microsoft Advertising VP Randy Wootton,…
Yes, we have heard that officially the recession ended in the summer of 2009. Yes, the stock market has been showing renewed strength over the past few weeks. Yes, even housing starts and sales are showing some recovery. But even…
There is definite interest in Mobile Digital Television, fueled by strong demand for local programming including news and weather. That was the core message delivered by the Online Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) to attendees of this week's CTIA Wireless Association…
Sometimes you see something so compelling you just know it's the start of something big. The 7-iCollection iPhone app recently launched by Green Tomato for 7-Eleven Hong Kong fits that bill. Simply put, it uses the phones "augmented reality" feature…
I'm at the CTIA Mobile Conference in San Francisco this week, where there's a healthy mix of product expos, sponsored events and the requisite booth babes. But amid all the gadgetry, there are long halls of session rooms where countless…
With interactive maps and location-based services emerging as foundational elements of the mobile phone experience, local navigation and search provider deCarta is enabling mobile network operators and mobile handset OEMs to tailor localized applications and content to their brands through…
AOL is taking the plunge into the competitive deal-a-day space, launching Wow! as an integrated deals sites under the larger brand that will serve "your bargain of choice" from both local and national offers. Increasingly, group buying offers are sold…
We've been paying lots of attention to the emerging fields of voice and visual search. This comes down to the notion that the mobile device has eyes and ears. As mobile search, apps and games evolve, they'll better leverage these…
The Nordics directory publisher Eniro seems to have a success on its hands with its new "search and purchase" directory, launched Sept. 29. The company announced today that since that product was launched, the number of searches for "points…
In July, BIA/Kelsey projected that OTT homes -- or those services providing linear and nonlinear video services over third-party bandwidth to the TV -- will exceed cable homes by 2013. A February IMS Research report on "Internet Video to the…
SuperMedia announced today that CEO Scott Klein has resigned, effective immediately and has been replaced by industry veteran Peter McDonald, who was most recently president of DexOne (then R.H. Donnelley). BIA/Kelsey understands that the company's largest debt holders have been…
SuperMedia announced today that CEO Scott Klein has resigned, effective immediately and has been replaced by industry veteran Peter McDonald, who was most recently president of DexOne (then R.H. Donnelley). BIA/Kelsey understands that the company's largest debt holders have been…
Two sometimes rival U.S. directory industry associations have joined forces to build a more robust one-stop opt-out Web site (due out early next year) that they hope will mitigate the growing trend toward local opt-out legislation. The new site will…
Show biz marketing accounts are huge, and their agencies are always looking for more ways to localize them. They've now inspired efforts by ValPak, the promotions giant, and Eventful, the local events site that boasts an audience of nearly 20…
