BIA/Kelsey Cross-Media Predictions: Mobile Edition
As we do every year across BIA/Kelsey's coverage areas, our analysts put their heads together in cross-disciplinary fashion to handicap the 2012 local media space. It's a solid exercise and…
Goodzer Launches Nationally; Aims for Better Product Search
Last week I had the chance to talk to Goodzer founder Dmitry Pakhomkin in advance of the product's official nationwide launch today. It's also now available both online and as…
Foursquare: 0.5 Million Served (Businesses, That Is)
Not long after Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley told me the service has signed up 300,000 businesses (and 10 million users), business development lead Eric Friedman blogged today that it has…
EADP: Mobile Is a Directory-Friendly Platform
The opening session of the European Association of Directory Publishers (EADP) conference in Mallorca, Spain was designed to open people's minds about how mobile and social can and should be…
Looking Back on ILM East: Does the Internet Lack Soul?
A question that's stuck with me since ILM East is whether the Web, in its current form, lacks humanity. Maz Sharafi, Facebook senior manager of local monetizationm raised the question…
ILM East: Facebook’s Sharafi on ‘The Identity Platform’
Facebook is less about business development or forming partnerships than establishing itself as an identity platform, notes Maz Shirafi, Sr. Manager of Monetization, who was speaking at BIA/Kelsey’s ILM East…
The Week in Mobile: MLM Roundup
In case you missed them, here are a few headlines and links to posts we've written over the past week from the wide world of mobile. -- SXSW: The Location…
This Week in Social Local Media
On the blog this week, Mike B. covered the big news about Foursquare's new app and introduced us to Lolay. Jed shared some thoughts about the deal between Bing and The…
Foursquare 3.0: Just in Time (Part II)
Yesterday we wrote about the enhancements to the new Foursquare app (v. 3.0). Today there are new details and screenshots in a Foursquare blog post specifically about the new merchant…
Hotpot Takes Another Step Toward Mobile
Google's Hotpot was a notable product launch that got lots of attention in the tech press and analyst corps, but hasn't yet generated the mainstream attention it deserves. That should…