Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Jan 29
2010

Newspapers Partner with AllMenus.com for Online Food Orders

AllMenus.com, the online ordering portal with 255,000 restaurant menus around the country and 3,500 online ordering relationships, will focus on specific local markets via a new partnership program that gives a portion of revenues to newspapers or other local promotional partners. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is live, and other newspapers and local media companies are …continue reading »

Categories: Misc, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Verticals

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Aug 28
2009

Bargain Babe LA: Social Maps for Shopping

Tip sheets on local bargains seem like an obvious local media play. I even sketched one out at dinner with friends last winter. Bargain Babe LA is better than anything I was thinking of. Launched in July by former LA Daily News Reporter Julia Scott, BBLA’s tag line is “daily tips for savvy shoppers.” The …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Social Media

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Jul 9
2008

Gannett Buys ShopLocal; PointRoll CEO Comments

As first reported by us on July 3, Gannett has purchased the 52.5 percent of ShopLocal that it didn’t own from Tribune, which owned 42.5 percent, and McClatchy, which owned 15 percent. The company’s valuation of $52.5 million reflects a sharp devaluation from 2006, when it was valued at $85 million. Gannett, Tribune, and McClatchy …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Newspapers, Shopping/Transactions

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