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The Dealmap: Strength in Numbers

One of the challenges of running conferences is keeping our analyst hats on and covering the world outside the venue walls. We're still catching up on notable media and tech news items from last week. But luckily there's a fair…

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EBay Rebrands Kijiji as eBay Classifieds (in U.S.)

More than a year after it became apparent that it would do so, eBay has finally killed the Kijiji brand in the U.S., and rebranded its efforts as "eBay Classifieds." The rebranding, which does not affect more established Kijiji-branded sites…

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YPG to Acquire Canpages for C$225M

Yellow Pages Group Canada announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Canpages for an estimated C$225 million. In addition, YPG has secured a deal with ZipLocal to essentially combine its U.S.-based Your Community Phone Book property with ZipLocal. "The…

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The Berry Co. Picks Yodle for Web Sites, SEO/SEM

The Berry Co., the SMB sales giant with 260,000 SMB clients, has partnered with Yodle for Web site creation and search engine marketing and optimization. The deal gives Yodle access to Berry’s 42-state reach and 885 print publications. Yodle, which…

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Top Takeaways From Marketplaces 2010

BIA/Kelsey’s Marketplaces 2010 conference has just ended after two-and-a-half days of fantastic presentations from 49 speakers; top-level research from our BIA/Kelsey team; and really great evening events from MojoPages and Acxiom/Moon Valley (we’re talking fire eaters and San Diego Bay…

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Marketplaces 2010: Why Groupon Is Cool

Groupon is one of those "cool" companies that come along every now and again with a good idea, and a certain intangible vibe that captures the industry's imagination. This morning, the company's founder told the Groupon's story and answered questions…

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Marketplaces 2010: Citysearch Goes Off the Grid

Citsearch CEO Jay Herratti, speaking at BIA/Kelsey’s Marketplaces conference, debuted the company's new thinking and approach to how best to address the local online market. Herratti explains, “It has been increasingly difficult to reach consumers and advertisers at scale. This…

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Marketplaces 2010: Content Creators See Enhanced Ad Value

Content creators that seek to optimize millions of pieces of content for contextual vertical advertising were on full display at Marketplaces 2010 today in San Diego. Luke Beatty, founder and president of Associated Content, noted that his company was “the…

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Marketplaces 2010: The Engines of Vertical Search

This panel, moderated by conference-meister Peter Krasilovsky, peered into the boiler rooms that power vertical search, with presentations by three leading players in the nuts and bolts of this space. David Kidder, Cofounder and CEO, Clickable, presented a solid vision…

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Marketplaces 2010: Small-Business Marketplaces

"What’s missing from online markets that offline markets have?" Jim Delli Santi from AlikeList sees that online markets need to develop better relationships, utility, transparency and establish ROI. Word of mouth drives trade. Consumers want to find the right business…

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