Post-Mapgate Acquisition Spree: Who’s Next?
As Peter Krasilovsky posted this week, Apple made two acquisitions last week to advance its position in mapping and navigation. Locationary standardizes local business listings and HopStop -- a company…
As Peter Krasilovsky posted this week, Apple made two acquisitions last week to advance its position in mapping and navigation. Locationary standardizes local business listings and HopStop -- a company…
Big Data means a lot of things to people. The analytics certainly help. But is it really helping promote new sales and services? That’s the challenge, as companies seek to…
Last week, we made the prediction that Yelp will buy build or partner to bring Vine-like functionality to its mobile products. This comes in the wake of Yelp's positive Q1…
Twitter's Vine is blowing up for its ability to shoot quick and easy videos. Smartphone saturation and wireless broadband also make it an opportune time. And people are getting creative…
We're less than a month away from our Leading in Local conference, March 18-20 in Boston, and we're really gearing up for the show. Among many other exciting parts of…
Fresh off $14 million in funding, Verve Mobile today launched Place Insights, a new ad targeting technology that better utilizes data about specific locations. This is part of the ongoing…
I had the fun of buying Amex's $25 gift card for $15 the other day on Amex Sync, the new Amex Twitter Store. All I had to do was sync…
As my colleague Charles Laughlin mentioned, we just published our predictions for the coming year in local media. These were cross-disciplinary, bringing together the top 10 predictions across BIA/Kelsey's coverage areas (mobile,…
American Express is seeking to move beyond its narrow image as a blue chip premium credit card company, and open the doors to new business opportunities, customers and revenues. Its…
Earlier this week, Yelp announced its Q2 earnings. One of the most notable moments of the earnings call was CEO Jeremy Stoppelman's assertion that mobile monetization is finally coming. This…