SaleLocator, a shopping and sales search engine and mobile app, has made public its API to share real-time, in-store sales information for national and regional retailers. We spoke with SaleLocator…
We've just confirmed Urbanspoon Biz Dev lead Fred Dimesa for our iPad demo session at next month's DMS conference. One of the reasons this is cool -- besides the fact…
Google has acquired Dealmap, a deals aggregator and exchange, and will presumably use it to complement its own sourcing of deals for Google Offers, the daily deal site now in…
Google is the No. 1 place U.S consumers look online for information about a local business or restaurant, according to CityGrid Media's research conducted by Harris Interactive in March. Google…
MerchantCircle last week quietly added free Request for Quote services for its large base of 1.6 million local merchants, immediately sending out more than 180,000 quotes. The quotes are based…
xAD is becoming quite the contender in the emerging crop of mobile local ad networks. Loosely in the same category as WHERE and CityGrid, the company works with mobile publishers…
The Yellow Pages Association is now the Local Search Association. The industry group unveiled the widely anticipated identity change today at its annual conference in Las Vegas. The logic behind this dramatic move is…
Last week, I had the chance to catch up with the team at Poynt about new acquisitions, usage milestones, intellectual property and general directions. The short version: There's a lot…
We're greatly looking forward to seeing everyone in Boston at ILM East March 21-23 (i.e., Monday-Wednesday). Boston Globe Publisher Chris Mayer is set to welcome everybody to Beantown, and discuss…
I recently had the chance to catch up with Gary Rudolph, cofounder of mobile and social app developer Lolay. Rudolph is the former VP of technology for CityGrid where he…