Fusing Mobile, Social and Monetization: A Conversation With Lolay
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…
AT&T Next to Launch Daily Deal Site
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that AT&T Interactive will join the growing list of directory companies to launch a daily deal site. AT&T Interactive CEO David Krantz told…
Dealicio: The Social Impact of Daily Deals
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Graham Clarke, CEO of Dealicio, an offshoot of 53 Technology. Dealicio is a white-label platform enabling local media companies to launch,…
France’s PagesJaunes Acquires Deal-a-Day Site
The French directory publisher PagesJaunes has joined the growing list of global Yellow Pages companies that are building or buying their way into the deal-a-day space. PagesJaunes has acquired the…
Regional Help Wanted Founder Creates ‘Digital Valpak’-like Service
Angie's List, Kudzu and The Washington Post's new ServiceAlley are providing group buying promotions for home and trade services. But is group buying the right paradigm for home and trade…
Building the Netflix for the Physical World: A Conversation With Foursquare
Yesterday I had the chance to talk to Foursquare GM Evan Cohen. A former Jupiter analyst and Bebo exec, Cohen was brought aboard last year to help steer the ship…
Everyday Health Launches Local Health Deals
Everyday Health, the health portal with 26 million unique visitors coming from its 25 brands, including Revolution Health, Mayo Clinic and Drugstore.com, is going local via Health Deals, a group…
Initial Speaker Lineup Set for ILM East, March 21-23 in Boston
We’ve just announced the initial lineup for ILM East in Boston, March 21-23, which follows hot on the heels of our Interactive Local Media 2010 conference in Santa Clara --…
Deals: No. 1 Growth Area for San Diego Union-Tribune
Deal-a-day group buying is a certain hit. But how important is it in the scheme of things for local media companies? For The San Diego Union-Tribune, deals represented “the number…
My Top 10 Takeaways From ILM:10
Our ILM:10 conference probably hit something of “a perfect storm” for the 681 senior level execs and entrepreneurs in attendance. While we’ve been cheerleading the local opportunity since the mid-1990s,…