BIA/Kelsey is very excited to add Randy Wootton, Microsoft's VP of Global Search and Online Marketplace, to the slate of featured speakers at Directional Media Strategies 2010, which convenes in Dallas Sept. 14-16. Wootton will speak on the final day…
The Swedish software company 3L System Group has acquired California-based Pagenator LLC, a company that has built software enabling the automatic production of social media fan pages at high volumes. This deal enables 3L to offer directory publishers the ability…
The Swedish software company 3L System Group has acquired California-based Pagenator LLC, a company that has built software enabling the automatic production of social media fan pages at high volumes. This deal enables 3L to offer directory publishers the ability…
AOL’s Patch gave a progress report today on its $50 million hyperlocal initiative. The site said it now has 100 hyperlocal sites, and will launch 400 more over the next six months. It also said it plans to hire at…
SiteImpulse's Website Monitoring Blog has produced a graphic (seen below) that mashes together all of the Facebook usage figures in one place. Though much of this is already publicly available, it's good to see it aggregated in one place. Two…
Even though Hulu CEO Jason Kilar calls his service "incremental and complementary" to cable, the online video hub's potential fall IPO is a testimony to the transition of TV across screens and the rapid growth of OTT (over-the-top) services. OTT delivers IP…
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. -- New Google Voice Search Announced (and 25%…
SMBs are missing opportunities for lead generation across major search engines, national and local directories, and vertical channels. But what if SMBs could receive “visibility reports” that show where their geographic and category gaps are? That’s the concept behind Palore’s…
Here is a summary of recent, noteworthy developments in the global Yellow Pages space: Following an industry trend, U.K.-based Yell has begun distribution of a truncated Yellow Pages directory in a three-pronged effort to save paper, reduce waste and meet…
ShopCity, a storefront and marketing platform for SMBs, hopes to jumpstart its reach via a new “City Manager” program that allows local media partners to secure local URL rights owned by ShopCity (i.e., ShopMountainView.com) and market its services. City Managers,…
Some people (like me) don’t like games. Game mechanics-driven “check in” media like Foursquare, GoWalla, Loopt and BrightKite mostly leave them cold. But what if check-ins triggered group buying discounts? That’s the concept behind GroupTabs, a new service launching in…
With Google TV Ads' announced partnership to auction inventory across 11 national networks carried by DirecTV, the search giant begins to try to rebut skepticism about its ability to achieve significant reach. Now it must demonstrate the ability to generate…
Today at a press event at its San Francisco office, Google unveiled Voice Actions for Android, an evolved and more intuitive way to search for information on a mobile device. Of course this includes Web search, like Google's voice search on the…
Flush with new cash, Foursquare continues to upgrade its feature set. We've long said that game mechanics (scoring badges, mayorships, etc.) will lose novelty and a "value exchange" of monetary significance would have to develop. Foursquare agrees. Meanwhile, nearby specials…
Center'd's The DealMap, which serves up more than 350,000 "live at any time deals" from over 150 daily deal and offer/coupon sources, has released an iPhone app that "mobilizes" the service's top features, including game mechanics, real-time discovery, crowdsourcing and…
Center'd's The DealMap, which serves up more than 350,000 "live at any time deals" from over 150 daily deal and offer/coupon sources, has released an iPhone app that "mobilizes" the service's top features, including game mechanics, real-time discovery, crowdsourcing and…
I had the opportunity to meet with Yext CEO Howard Lerman and President Brian Distelburger to talk about their recent product additions and approach to the SMB marketplace. What struck me as I entered their NYC loft-style office is the…
Mobile local coupon player Shooger has come a long way since our last formal briefing, including an Android app to join iPhone, and a BlackBerry app on the way. It's also built its way up to 100,000 deals from 50,000…
G5 Search Marketing is poised to further leverage its growth in several high-yield verticals after announcing a $15 million investment from Volition Capital to close out its first round of financing. CEO Dan Hobin told BIA/Kelsey that the company plans…
We had the opportunity to meet with Medialets CEO Eric Litman to understand its unique approach to deploying media rich mobile advertising. Medialets started out as a mobile ad network much like Feedburner but quickly realized that what mobile advertising…
