Tree.com has acquired the operating assets of Done Right, a service that provides guaranteed referrals for service professionals in at least 38 markets via dedicated phone lines. Referrals come from print directories (“the orange book”) and online sites, which are…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. AutoTrader Lays Off Some Field Reps; Vows Reinvestment With many auto dealers closing their doors or cutting back on…
With many auto dealers closing their doors or cutting back on advertising, AutoTrader has announced that it has laid off a “modest percentage” of its field representatives to keep the company stable. In a video addressed to the AutoTrader community, …
Are small businesses really churning from search packages in droves surpassing 60 percent per year? That’s the contention of a recent report, and it has important implications (i.e., that the value-added reseller industry isn’t sustainable). To learn more, we talked…
Citysearch publishing head Kara Nortman reminded us today that Citysearch and IAC are set to do great things with the Sidewalk.com brand it acquired from Microsoft in 1999. In the best spirit of Web 2.0, the company has announced a…
Coinciding with its high showing in the Quantcast analysis, MerchantCircle today announced that it has added a local city coupon feed for Twitter. Merchant coupons will now be fed to city-specific Twitter feeds (i.e., @MCircleNY) so local consumers can find…
Figuring out who is on top of the heap in the online directory business is a complex task: On one hand, a "directory" category is kind of an oxymoron, given that so much of what is quantified is based on…
Today is Herb Gordon's last day as a consultant to the Association of Directory Marketing, Inc., although he will continue to edit ADM Flash. Flash, the newsletter of the ADM, is sent to more than 1,500 people, and its stories,…
MojoPages, a 12-person local search/directory player based in the San Diego beach town of Solana Beach, has landed $5 million in Series A funding from Austin Ventures. Mojo has settled on $5 million as the amount it needs to get…
Kaesu, a provider of online services to free community papers, has received “more than $1 million” to jump-start its efforts. The strategic investment, from Media Space Solutions, is geared to open up community paper inventory around the U.S. for Media…
Niche publications serving specific demographics, like gays, seniors or Koreans, can make a lot of sense, whether they are online or in print. But not every niche is the same. Longtime YP executive Dick Larkin, the “Small Business Commando,” lays…
In an action that could have broad implications for the classifieds industry, Yahoo HotJobs has added a "Pay Per Candidate" model that guarantees recruiters aren’t paying for untouched “ghost” listings. Pay Per Candidate only charges recruiters when candidates view a…
EBay’s Shopping.com has teamed with Krillion to launch The Krillion 360 Product Locator, which steers shoppers toward both online e-commerce sites and local retailers. The Locator can be added as a button to any Web site. On one level, The…
AOL's video search site Truveo hasn't seen its name on this blog in some time. Founder Tim Tuttle used to speak at our conferences back in the day (as in 2005 ... Internet years). Since then the company has quietly…
Following our recent conversation with Verve Wireless' Greg Hallinan, the company announced today that it has expanded its list of newspaper partners to include MediaNews Group, A.H. Belo Corp., Hearst Corp. and Cox Newspapers. This will bring The Denver Post,…
After years of resisting the urge to buy a GPS -- I generally know where I am going -- GPS prices have come down so much that I broke down and paid $190 on Amazon for a Garmin Nuvi 760…
Today I had the chance to talk to Big in Japan cofounder Alex Muse. The company is behind the popular ShopSavvy mobile application that scans bar codes to offer consumers product info. This includes pricing, specs, online availability and other…
AdReady's template banner ads and media campaigns for SMBs will soon be available via Yahoo. The deal represents a major win for AdReady, which is already resold on a white-label basis by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Univision…
TV stations have been behind the curve to leverage the local Web, but top station groups now routinely have dedicated new media executives, often with the rank of vice president or higher, according to a new survey by TV Newsday.…
MobileCrunch reports leaked info that the Sirius iPhone app has been downloaded 500,000 times in the past week. Along with the growing success of other music apps such as Pandora and imeem, this is telling of the level of demand…
