A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Survey: 61% of SMBs Say No ROI from Social (Screenwerk)... How Joey Coleman Crowdfunded His Work as a Hyperlocal Reporter (GigaOm)... Facebook Is Said to Hire Apple Maps Executive Amid Mobile Push (Bloomberg)...
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Street Fight Daily: Waze’s Advantage, Location Data Drives Mobile Ads
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... As Mapping Costs Rise, Waze’s Volunteer Army Will Give It an Edge (AllThingsD)... Location Information to Make Mobile Ads More Valuable (CNET)... Foursquare Needs Check-ins to Build Strong Local Search Engine (Mobile Marketer)...
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Street Fight Daily: Facebook Readies SMB Push, Foursquare’s Nascent Asset
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... As Small Businesses Become Tech Savvy, They Could Earn Big Ad Revenue For Facebook (TechCrunch)... Why Foursquare's Growth Story Is Better Than You Think (Forbes)... Andrew Mason on How to Deal: From Founder to Ex-Groupon CEO (Fast Company)...
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Street Fight Daily: Foursquare Gets $41M Infusion, Mobile Drives Hyperlocal Demand
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Foursquare Gets $41 Million Investment, Time to Grow (AllThingsD)... Study: Hyperlocal demand driven by mobile devices (Journalism.co.uk)... Our Discussion of Mobile Location Needs to Get Much More Nuanced, Sophisticated (ScreenWerk)...
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Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Big Update, Pandora Hits 200M Users
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Foursquare’s Upcoming iOS Release Is A Pivotal Moment For The Company, As In It’s “Now Or Never” (AllThingsD)... Doubling Its U.S. Member Base in 2 Years, Pandora Hits 200M Registered Users (VentureBeat)... Big Money For Little Sites: Mobile Website Maker DudaMobile Raises Another Round, Extends Series B By $10.3 Million (TechCrunch)...
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Street Fight Daily: Newspaper Revenues Sink, Why ZocDoc is Winning
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Newspaper Ad Sales Skid for Seventh Straight Year (Newosaur)... Why ZocDoc is Winning: Dissenting Employees, Unlimited Vacation, & Diet Coke (VentureBeat)... Brands Buy Real-Time Mobile Ads Based on the Weather (AdWeek)...
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Street Fight Daily: Facebook Home’s Local Angle, Why Yelp Needs Help
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Facebook Home: The Local Angle (Screenwerk)... After Ditching The Groupon Model, Zozi Lands $10M To Build Out Its Marketplace For Celebrity-Guided Adventures (TechCrunch)... Why Yelp Needs Help (PCMag)...
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Street Fight Daily: Google Upgrades Places, PlaceIQ Tracks In-Store Visits
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Google Upgrades Its Google Places Dashboard With Google+ Local Integration (Search Engine Land)... SMG to Track How Mobile Ads Lead to In-store Visits (AdAge)... Local.com Launches Premium National-Local Ad Network (Screenwerk)...
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Street Fight Daily: Making Advertising ‘Glocal,’ LivingSocial Partners With Custora
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... Great Advertising Is Both Local and Global (Harvard Business Review)... LivingSocial Takes Andrew Mason’s Advice with New Targeting Tech From Custora. But is It Too Late? (PandoDaily)... Facebook App Used More than Mapquest, Bing for Local Search (Screenwerk)...
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Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Co-Founder Departs, NextDoor Hits 10K Neighborhoods
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.... LivingSocial CTO and Co-Founder Departs Company (AllThingsD)... Nextdoor Hits 10K Neighborhoods, Gets Me To Stop Running At Night (TechCrunch)... Solving the Hyperlocal Puzzle (American Journalism Review)...
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Join top execs from Yelp, Square, Factual, Yext, Qualcomm, Clear Channel and more on June 4th. Register now!How Local Search Is Getting Mobile and Social
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?What Hyperlocal Acquirers Are Looking For
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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