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Devore’s Advice to Entrepreneurs: Be Wary of Local

Local isn’t easy, or even worthwhile. Chris Devore, Seattle-based co-ounder of Judy’s Book, wants to remind entrepreneurs to stay away. In a new blog post, Devore gives three top reasons NOT to do a local + online start-up: 1- There’s…

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AT&T Opens Door to YP Sale

On yesterday's AT&T earnings call, CEO Randall Stephenson opened the door to the possibility that the telecom giant would sell off its directories business. Here is what Stephenson said on yesterday's earnings call: "That's one area that we're going to…

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Berry Acquires WebVisible Assets

U.S. directory and local search player The Berry Co. has scooped up defunct search marketing firm WebVisible's Geneva platform from a liquidator in the wake of that company's collapse. "This acquisition will dramatically enhance our presence and capabilities in the…

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New Vertical Focus: On-Demand ‘Maintenance’ Info

The focus for vertical sites is likely to shift in coming months. In addition to regular features, such as listings, many vertical sites will also begin to blend personalized or on-demand “maintenance” information with various social media features such as…

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Gilt Groupe Lays Off Gilt City CEO, Closes Several Local Offices

Gilt Groupe confirmed today that it is eliminating 10 percent of its staff, including Gilt City chief Nathan Richardson and Park and Bond CEO John Auerbach. The luxury-but-discounted goods provider will close several Gilt Groupe offices, including Atlanta, Seattle and…

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Home Depot Buys Redbeacon

The Home Depot is set to significantly boost its home contractor leads network with today’s acquisition of Redbeacon. No price was announced for the acquisition. The deal puts Home Depot in the same boat as Sears, which has been quietly…

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Local’s Spreebird Broadening Approach to Deals

Local Corp. has branched out in several directions in an effort to leverage its local platform. It has recently acquired Krillion (retail and product search) and Rovion (rich media platform and integration). Another major effort is its development of Spreebird,…

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GoLocal24: Positioning Hyperlocal at Top of News Cycle

The decline of newspaper readership opens a door for other media to head the news cycle, with everything else trickling down to the TV and radio stations and websites that feed off the original content. That’s the premise for GoLocal24,…

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