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Jun 25
2008

Details Released on Praized’s ‘Local Conversations Organizer’

Some details have been released about Praized Media’s Local Conversations Organizer. Praized is a Canadian startup launched by YPG vets Harry Wakefield and Sebastien Provencher, and Sylvain Carle , a longtime industry vet. Its tagline is “Trust Your Tribes.”

In a teaser announcement released today, Praized said that its platform will be used by YPG in Canada and YellowBook in the U.S. It will be powered by YPG data in Canada, and Localeze data in the States. The announcement said Praized will :integrate with all types of editorial content and social tools.” One idea from the company has been “Web 2.0 places” with recommendations.

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