Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Sep 4
2008

LiveDeal Reboots: Reports 70,000 Customers, Extends SMB Features

LiveDeal, which has been aggressively pushing a joint classifieds and directory platform since its merger with YP.com last year, is moving in new directions with the arrival of new president and CEO Mike Edelhart. He replaced former YP.com head Dan Coury at the end of May. Edelhart, a longtime Silicon Valley publishing figure, previously served …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Money, Sales Channels, Verticals, Yellow Pages

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Sep 4
2008

Gannett Takes Controlling Interest in CareerBuilder

While other media companies stave off bill collectors and even bankruptcy, Gannett is taking advantage of its cash reserves to buy larger shares of the local ecosystem. The newspaper and broadcast company, which purchased remaining shares in ShopLocal from Tribune a couple of months ago, has now bought a controlling interest in CareerBuilder. Gannett paid …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Newspapers, Verticals

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Sep 2
2008

Stubbs at Primedia: Updating a ‘Shopper’ Company

It has been over 90 days since former Yellowpages.com President Charles Stubbs took the helm at Primedia, the publisher of apartmentguide, rentals.com, newhomeguide.com and DistribuTech. We’ve followed Stubbs for a long time, and have naturally been curious about his game plan. Primedia, after all, has been challenged, as have other “shopper” companies, by the transition …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Verticals

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