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Sep 30
2008

Zvents Gets $24 Million; Boosts ‘What, When and Where’ Vision

Zvents, which is seeking to transform the events category to a broader “what, when and where” category that encompasses local entertainment, organizations and businesses, has announced $24 million in new funding from AT&T (i.e. wireless and Yellow Pages), Nokia Growth Capital and NAVTEQ. The funding is on top of $7.2 million previously raised from Vantage …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Mobile, Money, Sales Channels

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Sep 25
2008

MySpace Kicks Off Self Serve Advertising

Fox Interactive Media’s MySpace is seeking to jumpstart local and small business advertising by launching its homegrown Self-Serve Ad Service. Initial advertisers are likely to be rock bands – the first major segment to have adopted MySpace itself — but the service hopes to move up the food chain as time goes on. Fox is …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Sales Channels, Yellow Pages

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Sep 25
2008

Extensions of LinkedIn (Continued)

I like all the services using LinkedIn as their platform for social networking. The local implications haven’t really come into focus yet, but the latest publisher to put something out is Business Week, with its Business Exchange. Developed by former PowerOneMedia tech guy Issac Sacolick, Business Exchange uses LinkedIn profile information as a base, crawls …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal

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Sep 24
2008

Just Announced: Big Time Lineup for ILM 08, Silicon Valley

OK, we’ve got the format(s) and “best and brightest” speaker roster set for Interactive Local Media: Extending Local Channels, which is Nov. 19-21 in Santa Clara, next to San Jose. At the top of the list is Angie Hicks, “the Angie” from Angie’s List, and Rodney Rice from ServiceMagic. They’ll tell it all during one-on-one …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Misc, Mobile, Money, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Technology, TV/Radio, Verticals, Video, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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Sep 22
2008

Comcast Teams with Mixpo in Push for Online Video

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable TV company, is set to upsell its vast body of video advertisers via a new deal with Mixpo, the Seattle-based venture backed company dedicated to making video “actionable” across multiple platforms. For Mixpo, the deal represents its first foray into cable. It already has deals with several newspapers, including The …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Newspapers, Video

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Sep 19
2008

DMS ’08: AT&T Advertising and Publishing CMO Ken Ray

AT&T CMO Ken Ray, speaking on a panel at Kelsey’s DMS 08 event this week in Atlanta, said print books have plenty of life in them but that publishers have got to work to make them relevant with “URLs, email, texting..using cell phones as a transactional device….a whole set of things we are already seeing …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Yellow Pages

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Sep 19
2008

DMS ’08: V-Enable –The Potential for Mobile Voice Search

Local voice search advertising is already getting promising results, with widespread reach, and high click through rates, according to V-Enable CMO Craig Hagopian, who was speaking at DMS 08. V-Enable is a San Diego-based mobile voice search company with 65 employees. It partners with SuperPages.com, Yellow Book, and AT&T’s Ingenio and Yellowpages.com Hagopian said that …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Google, Local Search, Misc, Mobile, Money, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions

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  • Events

    ILM East: The Largest East Coast Local Show
    Boston March 26-28

    Keynotes
    Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of the Board, Groupon +++
    Jason Calacanis, CEO, Mahalo
    Michael Zimbalist, VP, Research Operations, New York Times
    Jay Herratti, CEO, CityGrid
    Leslie Berland, SVP, Social Strategy, American Express
    Michael Silberman, GM, NewYorkMag.com

    Featured Speakers
    Bill Bice, CEO, BoomTime
    Merrill Brown, co-founder. MSNBC.com, Court TV
    Geoff Cramer, CEO, Social Made Simple
    Juan Delgado, Managing Director, Americas, Perform!
    Jim Douglass, EVP, Cartera Commerce
    Jere Doyle, CEO, EverSave
    Walt Doyle, CEO, Where
    Josh Fenton, CEO, GoLocal24
    Adam Japko, CEO, Digital Sherpa
    Maria Kermath, Dir., New Tech, AT&T Advertising Sales
    Mark Josephson, SVP, AOL Local
    Charlie Kim, CEO, Next Jump
    John McIntyre, CEO, Pixelfish
    Scott Maxwell, Sr. Managing Director, Open View
    Randa Minkarah, SVP, Revenue, Fisher Communications
    Randy Parker, President, SMB Apps
    Mark Schmulen, GM, Social Media, Constant Contact
    Andy Slater, VP, Digital Agency Sales, Katz 360
    Andrew Shotland, Publisher, Local SEO Guide
    Christopher Tippie, CEO, FindNSave
    John Valentine, VP, Scvngr/Level Up
    Darren Waddell, EVP, Reply.com
    Zohar Yardani, CEO, Main St. Connect

    Welcome

    Thanks for coming to my personal site. Most of the content on this site is also found on BIA/Kelsey’s Local Media Watch, which includes material from other BIA/Kelsey analysts. I am a Vice President with BIA/Kelsey, and am focused on the Marketplaces research program.

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