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LivingSocial Goes Local With Coupon Offers

LivingSocial, the Facebook breakout that includes Virtual Bookshelf and eight other verticals (music, movies, video games, television shows, restaurants, beer, slopes, iPhone apps), has gone local, hiring a sales rep in both New York and Washington, D.C., to sell special…

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Bargain Babe LA: Social Maps for Shopping

Tip sheets on local bargains seem like an obvious local media play. I even sketched one out at dinner with friends last winter. Bargain Babe LA is better than anything I was thinking of. Launched in July by former LA…

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Mobile News Bits

On a generally slow Friday during a generally slow late August news week, a few mobile items are worth looking at: -- The iPhone has finally been announced to hit the Chinese market, after months of speculation. Apple has signed…

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Thelaw.TV Provides Online Infomercials for Local Attorneys

Online video is increasingly being segmented into vertical themes, creating on-demand networks for specific subjects. The latest network to launch is Thelaw.tv, a legal site that, according to reporting in TV NewsCheck, uses former broadcast talent to product legal advice…

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Puma Uses Web to Boost Local Stores

The idea of national retailers using the Web to add a local presence is always a good one, at least up on the white board. But up to now, such stores really haven’t had much to say at the local…

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Actionable Apps, Part II: Zippo

Folllowing up on the previous post about mobile apps that are more actionable, "branded apps" could be moving in this direction. For those unfamiliar, these are spun out by national brands seeking impressions through an iPhone app. They are often…

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MSNBC.com on Local: ‘The Game Has Changed a Lot’

MSNBC.com's purchase of EveryBlock, the hyperlocal data gatherer, is seen internally as an important piece of the puzzle in building out local content and services. It is likely to herald in a revived focus on local by MSNBC.com, which remains…

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Trend: Personalization Platforms Pursuing Newspapers

Personalized news platforms that can guess what users want to see are being developed by several competing teams. One expectation is that newspapers and other local media will want to use them to power next generation services. Last week, we…

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Stretching Boundaries: San Diego News Net Extends Into Riverside

Local Web sites don’t necessarily follow jurisdictional borders, traditional newspaper circulation areas or broadcast DMAs. Hyperlocal sites, similarly, are finding they can effortlessly extend their market reach and leverage their technology platforms. The San Diego News Network, which has been…

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Yellow Pages News Roundup

Catching up on some notable recent announcements/developments in the global Yellow Pages industry: Today, R.H. Donnelley announced a partnership with Tribune Media Services to provide movie-related content on DexKnows.com. From the press release: DexKnows.com is using TMS movie data to…

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Canpages Acquires Social Media Site

Canpages, the independent directory publisher that continues to solidify its role as Yellow Pages Group's primary direct competitor in Canada, has acquired GigPark, a Toronto start-up that collects personal recommendations for local service providers, a la Angie's List, except that…

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Twitter: Now With More Local, Part II

As promised, here are some more thoughts on Twitter’s new geolocation capability. There are lots of cool local implications. First, some background: Twitter’s use as a local search tool has come in a few different flavors. With the inception of…

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