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Local Onliner

Jun 9
2010

Thumbtack, a Service Leads Provider, Raises $1.2 Million

Thumbtack, one of the new breed of service lead companies such as Alikelist, Red Beacon, HelpHive and others seeking to push aside leaders such as ServiceMagic and Angie’s List (and the Yellow Pages), announced today it has raised $1.2 million, and now has raised a war-chest of $1.7 million altogether. The new angel round includes …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Money, Verticals

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Jun 9
2010

8Coupons Launches The DealBot; Scans Web for Offers

8Coupons, the 2 ½ year old New York-based coupon aggregator, today announced that it has launched The DealBot, which crawls the Web for specific deals. Deals found by The DealBot are added to 8Coupons’ geo-located “MoneyMap” showing deals and merchant locations. Users can weigh in on coupons by affirmatively voting on a section called “Is …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Local Search, Mobile, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media

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Jun 8
2010

FreshGuide.com Acquired; Eyes Expansion in 34 Markets

FreshGuide.com, which includes the BookFresh.com scheduling service, has been acquired by Sugar Inc., a diversified media company that includes a TV network and programming aimed at women, as well as ShopStyle, a “social shopping service.” FreshGuide.com founder Ryan Donahue says the acquisition will enable the company to expand beyond its four existing markets — San …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Verticals

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Jun 7
2010

SB Nation Set to Launch 20 Regional Sports Sites

SB Nation, the fan-centric sports blog launched by Kos.com founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga and Tyler Bleszinski and run by former AOL EVP Jim Bankoff, is launching 20 regional sites this month. The sites, themed “your new local sports page,” are expected to complement SB Nation’s 255 sites that are oriented around sports teams, and will …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Newspapers, Verticals

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Jun 4
2010

Yelp, OpenTable Team Up; ‘Reservations Without Registering’

OpenTable has affiliate relationships with hundreds of sites, which receive a percentage of OpenTable’s reservation fees in exchange for the link. Diners are treated as regular OpenTable customers. They register and are entered into a Guest Directory, where they are eligible for dining credits etc. Now, OpenTable has opened its network a bit, allowing registered …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Verticals

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Jun 3
2010

IAC’s ‘Citysearch LLC’ now ‘CityGrid Media’

IAC’s Citysearch will keep its www.citysearch.com website and brand, and IAC’s local units will still be managed by the Citysearch team, but the local organization has been renamed “CityGrid Media.” IAC’s local units include Citysearch, the CityGrid ad network, InsiderPages, UrbanSpoon and the company’s investments in MerchantCircle and Orange Soda. The name change reflects the …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Misc, Sales Channels

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Jun 3
2010

Angie’s List Adds Groupon-Like Group Buying

Angie’s List, the ratings service for home services and medical providers in markets around the U.S., is adding Groupon-like group buying offers to services and medical providers that receive high ratings from its members of “B” or above – the criteria for all its advertising. “The Big Deal” offer is being developed in-house, and is …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media

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