On the heels of last week's speculative post on monetization opportunities for social networks around location targeting, The Wall Street Journal writes about MySpace's changing monetization strategy. Though it is…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke out once again about the company's need to better monetize YouTube, during a call following the company's under-performing second-quarter earnings announcement. "I personally do not…
Social bookmarking and news aggregator Digg has announced that it will integrate a new recommendations engine. This will track users' activity and recommend stories according to the behavior of other…
Two news items caught my eye today as they relate to our ongoing coverage of interactive product placement in various entertainment media. First, Sony has announced a deal that will…
Here is a recap of posts from the last week in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. The Examiner's Free Metro Model; 2 Million…
YouTube launched a series of new analytics features today, known as Insight. The product gives video producers more detailed information about where and when their videos were viewed. For now…
To follow up on the recent post about Yelp's funding, I was able to sit down with Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman yesterday at the company's San Francisco headquarters. The company…
Local small-business advertising has been largely synonymous with Yellow Pages. But a compelling case for the rise of classified-and-vertical marketplaces is made by Oodle CEO Craig Donato. (It is a…
Classified aggregator Oodle launched a brand-new interface today with a series of functional and aesthetic enhancements that will serve as the basis of a new product strategy and publisher network.…
Here is a sampling of posts from the past week. Click below to read each post in full, and expect more coverage of local search happenings this week, which has…