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Jan 19
2010

Germany’s Kennst Du Einen Reaches $1.44 Million Run Rate in 4Q

Germany’s Kennst Du Einen, an SEO site that help local business get top search rankings and collect recommendations in the mode of Yelp and ReachLocal, says its run-rate reached the one million Euro mark level in 4Q 2009. That translates to $1.44 million, or almost $5.8 million a year (if every quarter were the same). …continue reading »

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Jul 8
2009

Angie’s List Makes Lifetime Memberships Available

The Sierra Club and other things may be worthy of annual support, and even lifelong memberships. But Angie’s List? The premium ratings service for local SMBs is now offering lifetime memberships to enthusiastic fans. The memberships cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 to $1,250. Discounts of up to 25 percent can be had via discount …continue reading »

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Jun 5
2009

Some Doctors Muzzling Patient Reviews

Ratings and reviews of service professionals are increasingly sought when consumers are ready to make a choice. But doctors and hospitals remain a last frontier in review-dom. And that’s the way it will remain, if some elements in the medical community have their way. Medical “gag orders” are now in use by a small group …continue reading »

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Feb 17
2009

Zagat Dives into Local Health Ratings With WellPoint/Anthem

Zagat, the publisher of consumer reviews and guides for restaurants, nightlife, hotels and attractions, has licensed out its name and reviewer system to WellPoint. The health care insurer will publish Zagat-branded health reviews for its WellPoint and Anthem BlueCross customers, reports The New York Times. The product extension for Zagat, which has local guides in …continue reading »

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Nov 19
2008

Yelp Traffic Stats Suggests Broad Local Usage

Yelp is often dismissed as a bar and restaurant site for recent college grads in San Francisco. But site usage released by the company suggests that it has rather broad usage, and shouldn’t be so readily pigeon-holed. The site also says it had 15 million uniques in October, up 200 percent from the same period …continue reading »

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Oct 14
2008

Angie’s List Giving Away Flip VideoCams for 15 Reviews

Getting people to submit reviews is hard. We’ve seen incentives such as $5 coffee cards (a lot), $10 gas cards, and direct donations to charity (InsiderPages‘ current model). People complain that reports that are stimulated by such efforts aren’t as carefully done, and they tend to be for restaurants and bars. There are usually few …continue reading »

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Jul 8
2008

CityVoter Adds More TV Stations

CityVoter.com, a review and “best of” voting site that powers websites for TV stations and other traditional media outlets, has signed a new deal that will boost its count of Hearst-Argyle TV affiliates from five markets to eight. The old markets include Sacramento, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Milwaukee and Jackson. The new markets include Omaha, …continue reading »

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

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    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
    Josh Fenton, CEO, GoLocal24
    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
    Randa Minkarah, SVP, Revenue, Fisher Communications
    Randy Parker, President, SMB Apps
    Mark Schmulen, GM, Social Media, Constant Contact
    Andy Slater, VP, Digital Agency Sales, Katz 360
    Andrew Shotland, Publisher, Local SEO Guide
    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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