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Mar 9
2011

NY Times, Daily Candy, Thrillist Go With Group Commerce Inc. for Deal a Day

The deal a day space has gotten more interesting, as major media companies are diving in for their share of the action. Today. The New York Times, Comcast’s Daily Candy, Thrillist and Meredith Corp. announced they’d use the deal a day platform provided by Group Commerce Inc., a “full service” platform launched by DoubleClick veterans. …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Verticals

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Mar 11
2010

Bay Area News Project Envisions $12 Million in Revenue

Local news cooperatives are now in development in San Diego, Chicago, Hawaii and San Francisco. The latter, known as The Bay Area News Project , is building up with a $5 million investment from philanthropist Warren Hellman, who apparently thought it would be a better idea to start fresh than buy The San Francisco Chronicle. …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Money, Newspapers

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Oct 27
2009

Niesenholtz at Web 2.0: Major Opportunities Ahead for Journalism

Speakers at last week’s Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco mused about the future of journalism with moderator John Battelle. “We’re living in an era of great change all over the place,” noted New York Times Digital Head Martin Niesenholtz. The Internet has “given to us a huge global platform to innovate. It is our …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Misc, Mobile, Newspapers, Verticals

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Oct 22
2009

Ex-Chicago Trib Staffers to Provide Chicago Content for NY Times

Local news blogs may have trouble making their economics work. But what if their content can be picked up and paid for by major media outlets? That’s the model behind the Chicago News Cooperative (CNC), a new organization of former Chicago Tribune staffers. The CNC, which has received start-up funding by The MacArthur Foundation, is …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Newspapers

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Mar 2
2009

The NY Times Goes HyperLocal with ‘The Local’

The New York Times has largely steered clear of local small business advertising since its unsuccessful foray into local sales in the late 1990s, when it was working with Zip2. But now it is clearly reviving its local advertiser push. Last June, it started working with AdReady to provide free templates for local SMB display …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, HyperLocal, Misc, Newspapers

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Nov 12
2008

NPR To Take a Stab at Hyperlocal

National Public Radio is going to try anew to rev up hyperlocal on the websites of its affiliates, according to a PaidContent interview with incoming CEO Vivian Schiller, who was recruited from a leadership position at NYTimes.com. Schiller is a resident of Washington D.C., where NPR is located. The proposed hyperlocal effort harkens back to …continue reading »

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Jul 29
2008

NYT’s Michael Rogers at Inman: Mobile is Key

The New York Times’ Futurist-in-Residence Michael Rogers told Inman Real Estate Connect attendees last week that over the next few years, “mobile (will be) the most important piece of the Interactive space.” Largely driving the adaption of mobile will be the integration of GPS, and its ability to know location. “It is incredibly important, especially …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Mobile, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Verticals, Video, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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  • Events

    ILM East: The Largest East Coast Local Show
    Boston March 26-28

    Keynotes
    Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of the Board, Groupon +++
    Michael Zimbalist, VP, Research Operations, New York Times
    Jay Herratti, CEO, CityGrid
    Leslie Berland, SVP, Social Strategy, American Express
    Michael Silberman, GM, NewYorkMag.com

    Featured Speakers
    Bill Bice, CEO, BoomTime
    Merrill Brown, co-founder. MSNBC.com, Court TV
    Geoff Cramer, CEO, Social Made Simple
    Juan Delgado, Managing Director, Americas, Perform!
    Jim Douglass, EVP, Cartera Commerce
    Jere Doyle, CEO, EverSave
    Walt Doyle, CEO, Where
    Adam Epstein, President and COO, Ad Marketplace
    Perry Evans, CEO, Closely
    Josh Fenton, CEO, GoLocal24
    David Hornik, Principal, August Capital
    Adam Japko, CEO, Digital Sherpa
    Maria Kermath, Dir., New Tech, AT&T Advertising Sales
    Mark Josephson, SVP, AOL Local
    Charlie Kim, CEO, Next Jump
    John McIntyre, CEO, Pixelfish
    Scott Maxwell, Sr. Managing Director, Open View
    Christine Merritt, Bizdev Head, Channel Sales, Google
    Randa Minkarah, SVP, Revenue, Fisher Communications
    Jeff Moriarty, VP, Product Development, Boston.com
    Randy Parker, President, SMB Apps
    Steve Sherfy, Manager, Local and Mobile Search, Group M
    Mark Schmulen, GM, Social Media, Constant Contact
    Jaidev Shergill, CEO, Bundle
    Andy Slater, VP, Digital Agency Sales, Katz 360
    Andrew Shotland, Publisher, Local SEO Guide
    Karl Siebrecht, CEO, AdReady
    Christopher Tippie, CEO, FindNSave
    John Valentine, VP, Scvngr/Level Up
    Darren Waddell, EVP, Reply.com
    Zohar Yardani, CEO, Main St. Connect

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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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