Check-In Deals: Yelp Gets in the Game
Today Yelp announced its latest move down the LBS path, with a new set of tools for merchants to create and manage local check-in deals. The product, on which we…
Bolo 2010: Agencies Focus on Their Evolution
The relationship between traditional advertising agencies and the local ecosystem consisting of local media and directory entities and their vendors has never been an important one. “Agencies” to local media…
Eniro Replaces CEO
Eniro has replaced Jesper Karrbrink as CEO of the Swedish directory company with Johan Lindgren, former CEO of Telenor Sweden. Eniro's board is apparently frustrated at the pace of improvement…
Checking In on TechCrunch’s Social Currency CrunchUp
On Friday I attended TechCrunch's Social Currency CrunchUp on the Stanford University campus, followed by the swanky party on the veranda of the nearby August Capital. Though my live blogging…
Swanson Announces Retirement
DexOne CEO Dave Swanson will retire at the end of this month, ending a career of more than 25 years at the company (formerly known as R.H. Donnelley), including eight…
SuperMedia's EveryCarListed Taps Oodle for Added Exposure
EveryCarListed, SuperMedia's auto vertical, will feature its dealer listings on the Oodle Network, which includes marketplaces on social media sites (Facebook, MySpace) as well as sites ranging from Walmart.com to…
European Directories Sees Real Mobile Revenues
Today Charles Laughlin and I had the chance to talk to European Directories’ group vice president of mobile, Carey Bunks. He was more forthright than most when it came to…
SuperMedia Gains CMO; YPG Loses SVP-Sales
Directory publisher SuperMedia has appointed Sandra Crawford Williamson as the company's new EVP and chief marketing officer. She recently ran her own brand and sales strategy consultancy, and previously was…
AOL’s Patch.com Set for ‘Hundreds’ of Communities
Jon Brod, EVP, AOL Ventures Patch.com, AOL's hyperlocal network, will grow from its tally of 30 sites today to "hundreds" by the end of 2010, per an internal memo read…
Evolving Mobile Ads: A Conversation with Crisp Wireless
Today I had the chance to talk with Crisp Wireless CEO Boris Fridman to get more color on the company's recent launch of its AdHesion product. In short, it's a…