Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Sep 28
2010

Tippr Claims #3 Rank in Deal a Day Space

The deal-a day marketplace is shaping up as a couple of leading brands in each market; some local media using white label solutions; and a healthy dose of aggregators repeating most or all the deals. Seeing to cut across much of the deal a day ecosystem is Seattle-based Tippr, a well-funded 40-person company that focuses …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Shopping/Transactions

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Sep 27
2010

HelloMetro: Neighborhood Relevancy Boosts Usage

Sorting content by neighborhoods and ZIP codes can boost usage considerably, as HelloMetro recently discovered. The 10 year old city guide gets over six million monthly unique visitors, and has 1,500 local sites. In a case study published today, it said it has received a ten percent jump in traffic after it started using a …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Mapping

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Sep 27
2010

‘Capital New York’ Readies Launch; Contemplates Discount Club Model

The concept of a local affinity club for like-minded members looking for deals is always out there, although never really been mastered. Now, in the wake of Groupon’s success, the club concept looks like a vertical take on group-buying – and eminently doable. Back in the ’90s, The Family Entertainment Network tried to do a …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Shopping/Transactions

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Sep 24
2010

Las Vegas Sun Sees YP-Like Sales Via Personalized ‘Home News’

The Las Vegas Sun is focusing on hyperlocal “Home News” neighborhood information that positions it for Yellow Pages-like sales, according to Sun President Brian Greenspun, who was speaking at a recent conference at the University of Las Vegas Nevada. Greenspun, who works with hyperlocal pioneer Rob Curley, says Home News allows users to tailor the …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Newspapers

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Sep 23
2010

Mixpo Refocuses on TV-ad Based Marketers

The small business market is always attractive to vendors in terms of volume, but many give up in frustration because of its fragmentation, low margins and high service needs (and churn.) Many of these vendors typically seek to move up the value chain to medium and large sized businesses. With these, they get both larger …continue reading »

Categories: Sales Channels, Video

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Sep 22
2010

MerchantCircle Buys Scheduling Company

Scheduling is seen as the next wave of online marketplace services for SMBs, encouraging sticky usage, premium features and, in some cases, highly contextual advertising. Scheduling vendors such as Agendize, Full Slate, MaxiPage and X-Time are actively syndicating solutions. Jumping aboard the scheduling trend is MerchantCircle, the SMB services company with 1.3 million registered SMBs. …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Verticals

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Sep 22
2010

Angie’s List Raises $22.5 Million; Sees IPO Within 18 Months

Angie’s List, the premium ratings and review service for home and medical services, has announced that it has raised $22.5 Million from institutional investors as it prepares for an IPO within 18 months. Investors in this round include some public funds managers, including Wasatch Funds. The company previously raised $48 million, making for a grand …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Social Media

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    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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