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Jun 26
2009

First Days with My Garmin Nuvi 760

After years of resisting the urge to buy a GPS – I generally know where I am going — GPS prices have come down so much that I broke down and paid $190 on Amazon for a Garmin Nuvi 760 that cost $399 last year. I know it’s a short term piece of equipment. Next …continue reading »

Categories: Mapping, Mobile

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Jun 19
2009

JitterGram for Local Merchants: ‘Show the Phone!’

A lot of small businesses are tinkering with mobile media, especially adding Twitter. We heard recently from sales consultant Mel Taylor that Naked Pizza in New Orleans, which is backed by netprenur Mark Cuban, is getting 15 percent of its walk-ins via Twitter. But how can most businesses really work with mobile? That’s the challenge …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile

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Jun 2
2009

Cobalt: Car Buyers 3X More Likely to Click Thru on Mobile Than Web

In the wake of GM’s bankruptcy, auto dealers are being pitched mobile applications and other technology that would steer likely customers their way. Cars.com reports success with its mobile app, and now Cobalt, a major provider of tech and marketing solutions for dealers, is out with an app as well. Cobalt’s feeling is that mobile …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile, Research, Verticals

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May 21
2009

DC Insider Dick Wiley at WMS ’09: Broadband is Top of Agenda

Broadband is at the top of the agenda for the Obama administration and the FCC, with digital TV a close number two, according to influential Washington lawyer Dick Wiley, who was speaking at BIA’s Winning Media Strategies. Broadband is going to be “the big one,” with a special focus on underserved, vulnerable parts of the …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Technology, TV/Radio

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Apr 7
2009

NAA 2009: Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Local, and Future of Information

Google CEO Eric Schmidt addressed newspaper publishers this morning at the NAA Annual Convention in San Diego, giving a high level, thought-provoking talk (without apparent notes) about the future of information and the role that newspapers, search and consumers will play in it. (While I attended the event, the talk was streamed online here). Schmidt …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Misc, Newspapers, Shopping/Transactions

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Apr 6
2009

NAA 2009: The Las Vegas Review-Journal Launches Mobile Video

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has launched an ambitious local mobile video site using the The AP Mobile News Network, says AP President Tom Curley, speaking at the NAA Annual Convention in San Diego. The site extends The Review-Journal’s leadership onto the video platform , and it figures into the way the newspaper is telling stories, …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Misc, Mobile, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Video

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Mar 18
2009

Marketplaces 2009: CitySearch CEO Jay Herratti

Citysearch CEO Jay Herratti, in a keynote at Marketplaces 2009 in Los Angeles, stressed that there are four things that local sites need to focus on: being more local, mobile social and balanced. “Local is really an evolution,” he said. “Now the evolution is transforming the marketplace from cities down to neighborhoods.” Accordingly, Citysearch has …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Sales Channels

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