How Social Search Changes the Way We Find Local Businesses

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As online maps, directories and social media evolve, consumers are finding new ways to locate local businesses — and social search has become increasingly important, as users integrate the recommendations of friends into their local searches. Street Fight recently spoke with Wajam, a company that integrates social media into online searches, about how social media is changing the way people find merchants, and what social search might mean for the future of Yelp reviews…

Street Fight Daily: 09.01.11

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