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Signs of the Times in Yellow Pages

We got news this week of two directory publishing operations shutting their doors, a reflection of the challenges of running a competitive directory publishing company in the face of a difficult economy and intense competition from incumbent publishers and the…

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New Funding: A Conversation With Yodle

Following Yodle's $10 million C Round funding announcement yesterday, I had the chance to talk to founder Nathaniel Stevens. The funding, for one thing, is a good vote of confidence for Yodle and its market opportunity, despite the current economic…

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AOL Launches MediaGlow Verticals Division

AOL continues its evolution into a multi-pronged media company with the launch of MediaGlow, a new vertical division made up of 70 branded and non-branded niche sites, such as When.com, AOL Autos and TMZ.com. The company expects to have more than…

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TKG Data and Analysis: A Weekly Recap

Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. Cincinnati Bell Nixes Residential White Pages Cincinnati Bell just received approval from the Public Utility Commission of Ohio to forgo…

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YPA Weighs In With Its Own Blog

The Yellow Pages Association has launched its own blog, apparently to add its voice to the ongoing blogosphere debate on the future of Yellow Pages. The blog's first post from YPA President Neg Norton explains the rationale for the blog…

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Fisher Communications Sells Pegasus News

Pegasus News, the Dallas hyperlocal site, was seen as a great model for other markets when Fisher Communications, a leading broadcaster in Seattle and the Northwest, bought the site in July 2007. But the roiled market in broadcasting apparently stifled…

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Yelp Crosses the Pond

Yelp announced today that it will launch Yelp U.K. From the release: Now people in the UK can use Yelp to read and write reviews about great businesses in their neighborhood. Locals are able to share their opinions on everything…

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Feeling the Local Community’s Layoffs

A few weeks ago, in a stimulating interview in The Wall Street Journal, Clayton Christensen said the bad times will bring out more innovation. "If you give people a lot of money, it gives them the privilege of pursuing the…

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SpotMixer Extends Distribution via Google

SMB video ad creation company SpotMixer announced a partnership today with Google to push its videos into Google's content network, and TV Ads programs. This essentially makes SpotMixer a designated AdWords reseller and gives its advertisers the ability to push…

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Gannett Rolling Out Local-National Network

If any company had the local and regional footprints to build a local editorial network, it would probably be Gannett, with its 85 newspapers. If Gannett were to go that route, I always thought the conduit would be USA Today.…

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