News and Analysis
Street Fight Daily: Facebook Will Train Local Journalists, Alphabet Records ‘Stunning’ Earnings
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Facebook Will Start Training Local Journalists and Newsrooms… Alphabet Made a Lot of Money on Google Advertising Despite Recent Controversy… Amazon’s Echo Look Could Snoop a Lot More Than Your Clothes…
Comcast Rolling Out a New Local Ad Service
For local businesses looking for advertising, there’ll be a new kid in town to help this summer. Better still, ad buyers will get the help for free. The service, called Stratasphere, is a new offering from Comcast-owned Strata, which already has three decades in the business of connecting ad sellers with ad buyers.
Latest Posts
Local Quotables: Seth Priebatsch, Chris Dixon, Dan Street and more…
Chris Dixon sends kudos to Foursquare’s latest release; Seth Priebatsch gets excited about the evolution of money as it moves further online; Steve Buttry gets an endorsement; Josh Fenton talks hyperlocal publishing success; and Dan Street describes the evolution of local as “not a search problem.”
Street Fight Daily: 12.02.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...
Zaarly App Aims to Deliver Customers to Small Businesses (Mashable)…
Groupon’s Exaggerated Deals Will Be Probed By UK Government (PaidContent)…
Mobile Commerce To Hit $6.7B In 2011 (MediaPost)…
Street Fight Daily: 12.01.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups... New Foursquare Button Lets You Collect and Use Reviews Later (Mashable)…
As Stock Tumbles, Groupon Q4 Off to a Stellar Start (Yipit Blog)…
Zaarly, TaskRabbit and the Rise of the Convenience Economy (BetaBeat)…
Using Images to Spur Location-Based ‘Discovery’
Trover’s co-founder and CEO, Jason Karas, likens the photo-sharing location-based service to people “leaving breadcrumbs” for one another — places to discover nearby, with notes to give context. Street Fight recently caught up with Karas to talk about how the app works, why Trover is different from other photo-sharing sites, and how the “discovery” space is evolving…
How to Run Hyperlocals that Make Money — An Email Mini-Debate
Recently the good folks at the American Press Institute asked if I’d help lead a discussion about “Strategies for Sustainable Hyperlocal Business Models.” So I did what I do best: ask other folks what they think. Here are some thoughts on the matter from Rick Blair, ex-CEO of Examiner.com, GoLocal24 co-founder Josh Fenton, Scot Brodbeck from ARL Now, Street Fight columnist Tom Grubisich and Street Fight CEO Laura Rich…
Street Fight Daily: 11.30.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...
Yelp’s IPO May End Up Yelping (CNN/Money)…
The Big Merchant Survey (Daily Deal Media)…
On Zaarly, You Can (Usually) Get What You Want (Entrepreneur)…
Foursquare Partners With Scoutmob to Syndicate Offers
This morning, deals site ScoutMob and location-based social network Foursquare have announced a partnership that will see the Atlanta-based company’s local deals distributed across Foursquare’s platform. 500 deals from Scoutmob’s thirteen markets will join offers from a handful of other sites like Groupon, Living Social, and Gilt City that are already on Foursquare…
Street Fight’s Big 3
Street Fight Columns
Street Fight Categories
Authentic Storytelling: Real-Life Scenarios Showcase Brand Values and Build Trust