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Street Fight Daily: Square CFO to Lead Nextdoor, Breaking Down the Voice Ecosystem

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TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA… Not All Voice Assistants are Created Equal… Square CFO Sarah Friar to Become Nextdoor CEO… Why Facebook Is Putting Its Skin in Local News’ Subscription Efforts…

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TripAdvisor Debuts API with MomentFeed Partnership, Helping Brands Reach Hungry Travelers

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A new partnership between TripAdvisor and MomentFeed is making it possible for the customer experience management platform’s restaurant clients to manage TripAdvisor’s sponsored advertising product via the MomentFeed platform.

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Synup Test Measures Voice Search Readiness for Brands

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Voice is the future of online search, but not enough businesses are prepared for the transition. To that end, the local SEO firm Synup recently released a product it’s calling the Voice Readiness Test to help brands discover how their search results sound to consumers using popular hands-free systems such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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Studies Find More SMBs Want to Manage Their Own Social Media

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There is compelling evidence that SMBs’ understanding and aptitude for social media is growing. More importantly, it seems that a significant number of SMBs want and may be ready to take the reins of their social media marketing.

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Why We Still Search for ‘Starbucks’ on Google Maps

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With calendar integration, a generalized understanding of me generated from analyzing my geographic movements over time, and (perhaps) biosensor feedback from wearables, a mobile app may be able to predict my actual need, and suggest places that may be closer, higher rated, or otherwise more convenient than the Starbucks I now search for.

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Exploits and Vulnerabilities Challenge the Integrity of Google Maps

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The recent run of bad luck for Google doesn’t lend itself to a simple comprehensive explanation, but each of the company’s recent issues in its own way highlights a key problem for Google: how to build and maintain an accurate local dataset on a global scale…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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.

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