Facebook Deals Out Another Winner
After a packed day of participating in webinars and victory parades, it's time to catch up on a full slate of news items. Chief among them is Facebook's "mobile" press…
Big Adds for ILM 2010: Steven Johnson, Pandora, Yahoo, Google, GoWalla …
Local is the niche thing that has gone mainstream. All the evidence is clear with our ILM 2010 conference, which is taking place in Santa Clara, California, Dec. 7-9. In…
Call Mining Adds Color to Call Tracking
Tomorrow I will participate in a webinar sponsored by Search Marketing Now on the topic of "call mining" along with John Busby, VP of advertising platforms at Marchex Call Analytics.…
Seattle Passes Yellow Pages Opt-Out Bill
As expected the Seattle City Council overwhelmingly passed the first piece of big city print Yellow Pages opt-out legislation in the country. The vote was 8-1, and the implications for…
YPA, ADP Push Web Site as Break Against Opt-Out Wave
Two sometimes rival U.S. directory industry associations have joined forces to build a more robust one-stop opt-out Web site (due out early next year) that they hope will mitigate the…
Social Media Made Easier for Small Businesses: A Conversation With BizBrag
I recently attended a webinar hosted by SalesBlogcast that featured social media company BizBrag. My reason for attending was to learn how small and medium sized-businesses can take advantage of…
Launching Our New Advisory Service for Local Broadcasting
Local radio and television stations are in various stages of extending the broadcasting business model from traditional over-the-air to an array of digital platforms. This allows both new inventory with…
Marketplaces 2010: 3 Weeks to Go!
In less than three weeks, we’ll be holding the third (and best) edition of Marketplaces, the only event dedicated to the great opportunities caused by rapid verticalization of local media…
Yelp Reaching Out to Apartment Managers
Yelp has been on a roll, and is now reporting that it gets 29 million unique visitors a month. Given that, the company’s immediate challenge is to move beyond its…
BIA/Kelsey Data & 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. CitySquares Acquires Yokel, a Site for Local Retailers CitySquares,…