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Local Onliner

Dec 13
2011

ILM West: Next Directions in Deals Space

It’s obvious that the deals business is going to quickly move to a broader set of offerings. But how? That was the question posed today at ILM West in San Francisco. Belo Interactive GM Joe Weir noted that deals remains a great space to be in. Demographics of Belo’s deals are dominated by college educated …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals

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Sep 16
2009

Adobe and Omniture: The Local Perspective

It doesn’t make much sense on the surface and is something of a head scratcher. But Adobe has agreed to acquire Omniture for $1.8 billion. The acquisition is described as an effort to jumpstart Adobe’s website development and service efforts by linking it with Omniture’s analytics. Adobe’s Creative Suite includes Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash. From …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Technology

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Aug 24
2009

Stretching Boundaries: San Diego News Net Extends into Riverside

Local websites don’t necessarily follow jurisdictional borders, traditional newspaper circulation areas or broadcast DMAs. Hyperlocal sites, similarly, are finding they can effortlessly extend their market reach and leverage their technology platforms. The San Diego News Network, which has been funded to the tune of $1.8 million and whose president is former San Diego Union Tribune …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Money, Newspapers

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Jul 6
2009

AH Belo Invests in Real Estate Pay For Performance Site

Newspaper companies are so far down we don’t pretend to offer comprehensive fixes anymore. That’d be science fiction. But we do track the incremental investments that leverage their strengths and often prove to be strong profit centers in themselves. Last year, we noted AH Belo’s $2 million investment in ResponseLogix – an auto dealer leads …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Verticals, Yellow Pages

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