I’ll boast about the lineup later. But we’ve got some fantastic people and we’re in Seattle. If you are curious……
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Matchpoint Buys GetVendors.com, Pushes Lead Gen
January 31, 2008 – 12:04 am
GetVendors.com, a California-oriented startup profiled here last August, has been acquired by Matchpoint, a 30 person service, backed by Oak Investments and IdeaLab and incubated by a team of largely LookSmart veterans. Matchpoint got started a year ago and launched in late summer 2007.
President Peter Adams says that […]
Things to Do on Your Cell Phone: Submit Classified Ads
January 30, 2008 – 6:44 pm
Classifieds can now be sent in via text messaging thanks to SMS Pal, a text message classified ad company. The service costs 99 cents for every listing, and is charged back as a premium SMS message to the user’s carrier. The classified ads run on line at smspal.com and in local, participating, […]
Pittman Eyes TV Stations as ‘Newspapers Online’
January 25, 2008 – 7:56 pm
Former AOL President and MTV founder Bob Pittman has lately focused on investments as head of the Pilot Group (he is a pilot). In an interview with broadband consultant Will Richmond’s VideoNuze on the eve of the NATPE show in Las Vegas, Pittman says he is bullish on small market TV stations […]
Tommy McGloin’s Latest Local Project: Doctors
January 24, 2008 – 6:16 am
Former MapQuest GM and AOL Digital City executive Tommy McGloin is now running Xoova, a 10 person company based in Santa Monica, CA. The 18 month old company provides sophisticated profiles of local doctors — and hopes to sell medical related advertising around the profiles. The profiles typically include a short bio, contact […]
Nielsen: eBay’s Kijiji has 1.7 Million U.S. Users
January 23, 2008 – 12:33 am
eBay hasn’t really scored with any of its local initiatives during CEO Meg Whitman’s ten year tenure (she is retiring). The local version of eBay Motors, for instance, never seems to get out of the gate.
But the stars seem better aligned for its Kijiji free classifieds effort, which is attracting almost 1.7 million […]
In Midst of Editor’s Departure, LA Times Ramps Up Online
January 22, 2008 – 8:28 pm
The Los Angeles Times and the rest of the Tribune Co. have been going through a very public belt tightening. The most recent round of cutbacks apparently played a role in the departure of Editor James O’Shea.
But when it comes to online, the company is positioning itself for rapid growth, and is committing […]