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Marketplaces Conference Off to the Races

The Marketplaces conference just officially kicked off. We'll be doing our best to live blog the event. First up, after the requisite intros and data presentations, is MySpace's Jeff Berman. Check back here for ongoing coverage. If you're at the…

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New AOL Chief Tim Armstrong a Big Champion of Local

Tim Armstrong, AOL’s new CEO, is a very big believer in local, with personal investments in a New York-area hyperlocal site (Patch) via his Polar Investments. Moreover, in his previous role as head of sales for Google, he frequently commented…

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Next Week! Marketplaces 2009

Next week’s big conference in L.A., Marketplaces 2009, is likely to be something of a game changer. Great speakers, great signup list, great city and venue … and very hot topics. This time we’ve tinkered with the formula, a bit.…

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Listen: Free Local Search Webinar

On Thursday, OrangeSoda will host a free webinar (fizzinar) on local search. Specifically, it intends to explore some of the biggest issues facing national brands that try to practice local online ad targeting. Lots to discuss. They've asked me to…

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Boston Globe Signs With Yahoo Newspaper Consortium

\ Yahoo has announced the addition of The Boston Globe and St. Petersburg Times to its Newspaper Consortium, which now has 37 media companies with 796 newspapers. The announcement was timed for The Newspaper Association of America’s  MediaXChange meeting this…

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Kudzu Adds Facebook Connect; More Integration With Cox Sites

Cox’s Kudzu, a local service rating and review directory, announced last week that it has implemented Facebook Connect. Users can now share their Kudzu reviews with friends by signing in via their Facebook account. Previously registered Kudzu users can also…

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Local.com Marks 10th Year; Superpages Deal Expanded

Local.com, the public company that started life as Interchange Corp., observed its 10th anniversary last week, complete with a red balloon-festooned party at its headquarters in Irvine, California, and an upgrade of its three-year-old, local ad distribution agreement with Idearc’s…

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