Street Fight Daily: Square Raises $100M, GoDaddy’s Turnaround

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Square Raises More Money to Make Small Business Loans (Fortune)… Liquor Distributors Invest in Tech Firm to Boost E-Commerce in Alcohol (Wall Street Journal)… Deal Talks for Here Mapping Service Expose Reliance on Location Data (New York Times)…

Pinterest SMB Chief: 2 of 3 Businesses on Site Have a Physical Store

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We recently caught up with Joel Meek to talk about how Pinterest is connecting consumer behavior form online to offline and why he thinks ecommerce is the next big growth area for small businesses on social media…

Why Is the Local Market So Elusive for Tech Companies?

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The constraints of cost, critical mass, and time spawn a vicious cycle that hinders innovative new technology adoption in the local market. The promise of hyperlocal technology is alive and well, but any new startup aiming to crack the hyperlocal code needs to keep these things in mind…

Street Fight Daily: Verizon Buys AOL, Facebook Tests Search

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Verizon to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion (New York Times)… In Hint of Ambition, Facebook Tests Search Engine to Share Links (Wall Street Journal)… After Several Public Google Maps Hacks, Google Forced To Suspend Map Maker To Prevent More Fake Edits (Search Engine Land)…

5 Analytics Platforms That Can Help Brands Understand Mobile Advertising

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Mobile advertising analytics platforms are helping brands and agencies make better sense of the streams of data flowing in from their hyperlocal campaigns. More than half of marketing executives surveyed by Forbes Insights said they’re already using analytics to measure marketing campaign returns, and more than seven-in-10 expect to increase their reliance on data analytics […]

Why Brands and SMBs Need Each Other for Success in Local

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Product brands commit more than $22 billion in online co-op advertising funds each year, but local businesses leave approximately $1 billion of these funds untouched. That’s a lot of money. The revenue brands stand to earn by introducing local businesses to the digital age is remarkable…

Street Fight Daily: Uber Eyes $50B Valuation, Google’s Mobile Search Strategy

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Uber Fund-Raising Points to $50 Billion Valuation (New York Times)… Google’s Mobile Search Strategy: Bake In and Take Out (Recode)… Yelp Sale Rumor Reminds Us that Social is Terrible as a Business Even If It Did Change the Web (VentureBeat)…

Yelp Reportedly Explores a Sale — Could Priceline Be a Fit?

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Yelp may be on the auction block. In addition to the usual suspects, one less likely company stands out as a potential candidate: Priceline Group, the new owner of OpenTable.

Openings and New Hires at Verve Mobile, UpCity, xAd,Truecaller

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Every two weeks, Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in local — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for jobs on offer now.) Brad Herman – Verve Mobile Verve Mobile announced the appointment of its first chief business development officer, Brad Herman. The announcement […]

LBMA Podcast: Bytelight Acquired, Density’s Andrew Farah

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On the show: Samsung in Italy uses VR to transport sick kids to Movieland; Signpost and Unacast raise money; Westfield launches their own OOH network in their Australian malls; Pepsi’s innovative Naked Juice bike path marketing…

Street Fight Daily: Yelp Looks for Buyer, Uber Bids on Nokia Maps

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Yelp Reportedly Explores a Sale — Could Priceline Be a Fit? (Street Fight)… Uber Joins the Bidding for Here, Nokia’s Digital Mapping Service (New York Times)… Google Integrates Food Ordering Into Search Results For Restaurants (TechCrunch)…

The Mobile Search Tipping Point: A Global Perspective

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The smartphone by its nature is portable, location-based, and focused on immediacy. Whether local search is a major segment of consumer activity or not today in a given country, there’s little question that it will be, and soon…

Street Fight Expands Research Department, Adds Former Gigaom Analyst

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David Card has joined Street Fight to head up our research arm, Street Fight Insights. Card was most recently VP of research at Gigaom and previously held senior level positions at Forrester Research, Jupiter Research, and IDC…

Banjo Raises $100M to Put Your Tweet (and More) on the Map

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Don’t look now, but location data analytics might actually be turning into a big business. Banjo, a Las Vegas-startup that got its start helping brands analyze location data in social media streams, has raised $100 million in a series D round of funding led by Softbank.

Street Fight Daily: Banjo Raises $100M, Apple’s Search Ambitions

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Banjo Raises $100M to Put Your Tweet (and More) on the Map (Street Fight)… Apple Challenges Google with Growing Web Search Program, Fueled by Topsy Acquisition (Apple Insider)… ClassPass, a Startup that Gym Rats and Investors Love, is Now a $400 Million Company (Business Insider)…

Groupon Tries to Move Beyond Reputation for Discounts

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At six years old, Groupon is younger than its earnings report would suggest. It’s first quarter, which saw the sale of a cornerstone asset in Asia and a continued reboot at home, captures the clutter of a surprisingly large business in transition…

6 Tools Restaurants Can Use to Offer Mobile Ordering

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Not only is mobile ordering something that customers are demanding, but it’s also something that can help restaurants improve operational efficiencies and boost marketing ROI. Here are six technology platforms that enable restaurants to accept mobile orders…

Street Fight Daily: Google Hits Mobile Majority, Foursquare’s Location Cloud

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Now It’s Official: More Google Searches Are Coming From Mobile Than Desktop (AdWeek)… Foursquare Targets Its B2B Pitch With Places And New Location Cloud (TechCrunch)… Apple Store Mastermind’s Startup Will Sell You an iPhone and Set It Up in Your Home (Recode)…

Local Corp CEO: More and More of What Local Directories Do Will Be Absorbed Into Apps

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Last week, the fifteen year-old directory site announced that it was hiring a firm to pursue ‘strategic alternatives. Fred Thiel, the relatively new chief executive at Local Corporation, says the company would make an attractive take-over target.

Behind the Counter: Why a New Coffee House Picked (and Stayed With) Square

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When Bien Nguyen and her husband Yen decided to open a coffee shop in Atlanta a few months ago, they had a clear vision of what they wanted their business to look like. But they knew little about the technology needed to turn that vision into a reality…