Left to right, Chris Smith, president, Argent Media; Damian Rollison, VP-product, UBL; Adam Marcus, director of data, Locu; Daphne Earp, director of business development, Yext; and Tyler Bell, VP-product, Factual, speak on the ÒThe Future of Local Information InfrastructureÓ panel at Street Fight Summit NYC, the premier event for hyperlocal content, commerce, marketing, and technology professionals, held at 82Mercer in SoHo, New York, New York, January 15, 2013.
Facebook is now the #2 mobile app for local search, behind Google Maps, notes MomentFeed CEO Rob Reed. Are people really using the social media platform to find small businesses — and what does that say about the future of local search?
2013 could see a handful of established companies look to mergers and acquisitions in order to jump-start their existing hyperlocal strategies — or to help them build new initiatives altogether. Here’s a quick look at four major players who may currently be in the hunt for locally focused acquisitions and what each might be looking for.© 2013 Street Fight.
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