News and Analysis

Raise Report: Cuebiq, Social Native, Territory Pick Up New Funding

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Every two weeks, we round up some of the biggest fundraises taking place in hyperlocal marketing, commerce, and tech. This week’s edition includes funding for Lighthouse AI, Mintigo, Jinn, and Appear Here.

Street Fight Daily: Instagram Beats Facebook for Brands, Twitter Aims to Jumpstart Ad Strategy

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Instagram Gives Brands and Celebrities Up to 400% More Engagement than Facebook… Twitter Hires AdTech Veteran Bruce Falck to Rejuvenate Advertising Tools… Identifying Mobile Shoppers is a Top Priority for 70% of Retailers…

After Fits and Starts, Collaborative News Is Finally Making Headlines

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For years, there’s been a lot of earnest talk about digital news sites collaborating to produce editorial content that had more value for users — and to help the collaborators make their often-precarious operations sustainable. But the talk produced as many fits as starts. That’s changing, and for the better.

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Foursquare Brings Explore Update to Mobile

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The once geo-social-pioneer-turned-local-juggernaut, has updated its Android and iPhone applications with many of the local search features launched a few weeks ago on Explore for the Web — namely, better filters and in-search photos, as well as improved recommendations through wider access to Foursquare’s dynamic dataset…

Street Fight Daily: 02.09.12

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...

Groupon Reports Quarterly Loss, But Beats Revenue Expectations (AllThingsD)

AOL Hires Chief Content Officer for Patch (Reuters)

‘There Are No Layoffs Planned,’ Says Patch (Romenesko)

Street Fight Publishes First Research Report, ‘The Local Merchant’

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More and more hyperlocal businesses are trying to perfect a pitch that will convince local merchants that their product is the best vehicle for getting a targeted message out to potential customers. But what are local merchants really looking for in a digital advertising platform?

Group Commerce CEO: Monetization of Local Content Is Still Evolving

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Strategy around local appears to be increasingly moving away from the novelty of daily deals, and toward a broader conversation about local commerce. And while there seems to be a notable decrease in the number entrepreneurs pitching pureplay deal startups, existing media brands continue to be interested in creating deals products…

J-Students Go Local: Inside NYU’s East Village Hyperlocal Site

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As editor of The Local’s East Village blog, Daniel Maurer teaches his students about community reporting in the streets around their campus — letting them wet their feet online, and sometimes get picked up by the Times. The site is fully funded, but part of Maurer’s mission is also to remake the site into a viable business by bulking up restaurant coverage and other service features, setting the groundwork for ad sales, and potentially planning a neighborhood events series…

Street Fight Daily: 02.08.12

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...

LivingSocial CEO Says 80% Of Businesses Are Willing To Do More Than One Deal (If Asked) (Business Insider)…

Klout Makes Its First Acquisition: Local-Mobile App Blockboard (GigaOm)…

So, Is Advertising on Yelp a Ripoff or Not? (ScreenWerk)…

Scoutmob Adds Local Content Layer, Expands Into Local Discovery

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The addition of a content layer marks a big step for the Atlanta-based company as it transitions beyond the deals business into the broader local guide/discovery market currently dominated by a handful of location-based applications like Foursquare and Yelp…

7 Hyperlocal Tools to Increase Business During Off-Peak Times

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A number of hyperlocal platforms aim to help companies keep the business moving with real-time deals and offers targeted to potential customers in the immediate vicinity. By offering limited-time promotions during off-peak periods, small businesses get new customers through the door without displacing faithful regulars. Here are seven platforms that can help drive business during off-peak times…

Location-Based Gaming for Fun — And Profit

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With the rise of mobile, place-based games are being created to encourage people to engage in real world interaction — bringing real opportunity for local businesses and, more specifically, marketing.

Street Fight Daily: 02.07.12

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...

Agrawal: Yelp Advertising Is a Rip-off for Small Advertisers (VentureBeat)…

Yelp Ads Are Not A Rip-Off, You Pay To Seal The Deal (TechCrunch)…

Facebook Is Bringing Ads to Mobile Apps (Mashable)…