News and Analysis

#SFSNYC: How Apps Can Take Advantage of Connections Between Travel and Local

At Street Fight Summit in Brooklyn Tuesday, Jeena James, global head of travel and local for Google Play, addressed the intersection of travel and local, explaining what apps in the Android ecosystem can do to capitalize on the connections between the two.

Street Fight Daily: Uber Embraces Reform as CEO Takes Leave, B2Cs Struggle with MarTech Integration

A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Uber Embraces Major Reforms as CEO Takes Leave… Melding Marketing and Ad Tech a Challenge for B2C Companies… Gen Z Is Not Mobile First; It’s Mobile Only..

#SFSNYC: YP Focuses on Audience to Keep Growing and Deliver Value to Clients

At Street Fight Summit in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Jared Rowe, CEO of YP, sat down with Andrew Shotland, proprietor of Local SEO Guide, to talk about recent trends and best practices in hyperlocal tech and marketing as well as his company’s efforts in the space.

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Hearsay Social VP: Local Dramatically Increases Social Engagement

An estimated 60% of small and medium-sized business use Facebook, and spending by SMB’s on social media is set to increase sevenfold over the next four years. The issue, as far as the hyperlocal space is concerned, is getting national brands to engage locally, and enable them to do it at scale…

AP’s Meltwater Suit Illustrates Risks for Hyperlocal Aggregators

A new lawsuit filed by the Associated Press is a chilling reminder that hyperlocal publishers need to use discretion if they aggregate content created by other sites and publishers. When in doubt, hyperlocals should check with their counsel before using content of others…

Street Fight Daily: 02.27.12

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

3 Things Retailers Can Learn from Mom and Pop Facebook Stores (Mashable)…

Print is Dead! Long Live Print? (TechCrunch)…

Patch: We’re nothing like Main Street Connect (Jim Romenesko)…

Local Quotables: Mason, Sheetz, Evans and more

The best words about and around the hyperlocal industry.

Andrew Mason realizes Groupon has fallen short with its social media presence; Ashley Sheetz from Gamestop explains why she backed out of Facebook’s failing virtual market; Perry Evans discusses the changing relationship between local businesses and consumers; and more.

Sharing Location For a Humanitarian Cause

In time of war and economic downturn, many turn to charities and the general public for help. But how can you find the help you need in today’s modern mobile world? Hyperlocal, of course!

PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Amex, Pressly

In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan look at Twitter’s partnership with Amex on sponsored local tweets; mobile apps for civil engagement; the Sony XPERIA awesomeness that was their “Defy the Darkness” campaign; and Glamour’s Shoppable Wall. Plus special guest Jeff Brenner, CEO of Pressly…

Street Fight Daily: 02.24.12

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

The Holy Grail of Rich Location Data Made Easy by Geoloqi (ReadWriteWeb)…

The Newsonomics of Hyperlocal’s Next Round: Patch, Digital First, and More (Nieman Lab)…

9 Ways B2Bs Can Excel With Location-Based Social Media (LunaMetrics)…

Hyperlocals Diverge on How to Mine Rich Lode of Digital Ads

Even though digital advertising is estimated to grow 40% by 2015, according to Pew, the research center said few major sites were capturing any share of this new cornucopia. If that’s the story with bigger sites, what, I wondered, was happening among the more than 3,000 hyperlocal news sites, which, by my estimate, reach 25 million people — a big chunk of the consumer market that advertisers covet…

Case Study: Boston Salon Uses Privy For Targeted Deals

At Pure Hair Design in Boston, co-owner Jenny Kisiel says twentysomethings, her target market, have come to expect huge bargains, thanks to daily deals. In an effort to attract this market while retaining strong sales margins, she has turned to Privy, a hyperlocal deal platform that businesses can use to create customized promotions that run on […]

Street Fight Daily: 02.23.12

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

Yelp: From Scrappy Startup to $100 Million IPO (Mashable)…

In Digital Shift, Ad Dollars ‘Evaporate’ (ScreenWerk)…

Loyalty Apps Get Real Results: Five to Watch (PC World)…