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Local Onliner

Dec 5
2012

ILM West Opening Keynote: IdeaLab’s Bill Gross

Mobile and local is in the middle of a “perfect storm” of opportunity that represents a “once in a generation opportunity,” noted Internet legend Bill Gross, CEO of IdealLab, who provided the opening keynote at ILM West today in Los Angeles. “There has never been a better time to be in mobile and local,” said …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences

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Dec 6
2011

IdeaLab Launches Punchcard: ‘Loyalty, Not Transactions’

Companies are beginning to focus on loyalty programs for existing customers, rather than simply using deal a day to acquire new customers. Closely and WildFire App are both pursuing loyalty programs. A loyalty startup that we like is “Punchcard,” which launches today. The brainchild of MerchEngines founder Andy Steuer, Punchcard is a smartphone app that …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels, Social Media

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Mar 4
2010

Tribune Invests in Perfect Market, a Long Tail Content Site

Demand Media, Associated Content and Examiner.com are each building up an arsenal of highly searchable “long tail” content. Now add Perfect Market to their ranks; a new company that seeks to provide the same “long tail” search optimized earnings capabilities to archival content from newspapers and other media. The site just added a $6 million …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Newspapers

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