Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Dec 20
2007

My Favorite (Local) E-Cards

Thanks for all the holiday cards, and good wishes. It is kind of inspiring that many companies are donating to some wonderful charities. It makes me glad to work with such thoughtful people. Here are my favorite e-cards. In my book, Zillow and AdMission probably win ‘best card.” You can play AdMission’s melting snowman game …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Research, Video, Yellow Pages

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Dec 19
2007

AnchorFree WiFis Local Stores and Services

AnchorFree, an ad-supported WiFi service, says it is seeking to add additional verticals to its hotel and coffee shop strongholds. The company, which has raised $6 million, and already has 10,000 locations and 5.4 million user sessions a month, wants to serve locations “wherever people wait,” says EVP Mark Smith. “Auto dealerships, restaurants, doctors waiting …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile, Technology

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Dec 19
2007

CallGenie’s Durance: ‘Voice and Data Truly Intermingled’

has bet heavily on building a voice search platform for telecom carriers, Yellow Pages publishers and other providers of ad supported directory assistance. Now the 150 person company, partially owned by YPG and just listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has enhanced its mission with a series of acquisitions. These include BTS Logic, an international …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Misc, Mobile, Money, Technology, Yellow Pages

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Dec 18
2007

Idearc’s Media Savvy Board

The battle for IYP (and local search) supremacy hinges on a number of factors. One of which is likely to be the acquisitions of lateral properties (i.e. RHD and Business.com). So — we note with interest that former AOL chief Jon Miller and former Primedia chief Tom Rogers are on Idearc’s board, presumably to help …continue reading »

Categories: Yellow Pages

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Dec 18
2007

BooRah Gets Ambitious

BooRah, the Bay Area restaurant review site, has raised some seed funding from Storm Ventures and other investors (amount undisclosed), and plans to use the money to grow beyond its roots as a tech vendor for alternative newsweeklies. The “new” BooRah will continue to work with alternative newsweeklies, but it intends to create a more …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Money, Verticals

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Dec 18
2007

Clear Channel, DMM Teamup for Online Video

Radio has virtually been a non-starter for local online sales, but a new video initiative by Clear Channel Radio, the nation’s largest chain with stations in 80 U.S. markets, might ramp things up. The video initiative, using Denver Multimedia (DMM) as its video producer, provides radio advertisers with the option to produce 30 second or …continue reading »

Categories: Sales Channels, TV/Radio, Video, Yellow Pages

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Dec 17
2007

Catzilla Focuses Search Efforts on Autos and Real Estate

Auto dealers and Real Estate Brokers (and agents) are increasingly contending with mission creep for their Web needs that require them to have two or more Web sites. Part of the problem is the requirement to conform to standardized requirements. For instance, Ford, Toyota and Nissan dealers have a number of mandated requirements. At the …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, Local Search, Sales Channels, Verticals

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