Tag: Local

Yahoo Expands Local Listing Partnership with Dex One
Yahoo announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Dex One to allow listings on Yahoo Local. "This broadens the reach of D...
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Facebook Places, the Competition (Including Google) & Your Business
A great deal of attention has been put on what Facebook Places means fo...
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Yelp Wins: Less Search Visibility
It looks like Yelp may have gotten its wish - for Google not to use its data for Place Pages. It is still unclear to me...
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Using and Attracting Customers with Facebook Places
Facebook Places is going to be huge for businesses. It already is. You've probably been hearing about all of the opportunities that come with check-in apps like Foursquare, Gowa...
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Google Makes Reputation Management Easier for Local Businesses
Google is now letting businesses respond to reviews posted on their Place Pages in Google Maps. This should be huge for reputation management, particularly as Google continues t...
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When Did Search Engine Visibility Become a Bad Thing?
Google and Yelp have had some issues for sometime, following a failed acquisition attempt, but it's rare that the tensions between the two companies are aired for an audience. T...
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Microsoft Launches Online Circular Ads for MSN Local
Microsoft Advertising has unveiled new localized deals through interactive online circulars (like those ads that fall out of your newspaper, the company notes) as part of...
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Google Focusing On Check-In Services with Google Places API
Google is placing a great deal of emphasis on check-in services, with regards to Google Places. This could mean some interesting things for businesses. "We h...
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Booyah Launches Check-Ins for Products in MyTown
Booyah, one of the companies gaining buzz in the check-in service space, has announced a new product check-in feature for its MyTown game/se...
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Local Merchants Utilizing Social Media More as Confidence Remains Flat
This week, MerchantCircle shared the results of its "Merchant Confidence Index," in which about 10,000 local merchants shar...
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Google Announces Partnerships with Ford and General Motors
Google announced that it has extended its Google Maps Send-to-Car service to Ford and GM vehicl...
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Groupon and McClatchy Team Up on Deals at Newspaper Sites
Groupon has signed a national agreement with The McClatchy Company to distribute exclusive content t...
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Local.com Pays $5m for Local Ad Solution Provider Octane360
Local search site Local.com has acquired Octane360, a provider of domain-based local ad solutions for smal...
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WhitePages Releases New Version of Local Business Search Offering
WhitePages.com has released a new version of its Business Search today. It includes contact info for over 15 million local businesses around...
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MerchantCircle Gives Merchants Their Own Version of Foursquare
Local business social network MerchantCircle has launched a "Mayors" program to its 1.4 million members, no doubt an attempt to capitalize one the growing popularity o...
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