Street Fight Daily: Facebook Bags Glancee, Klout Going Local
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
What Facebook May Do With New Acquisition Glancee (ReadWriteWeb)…
In Letter to Stockholders, Groupon CEO Explains Strategy (The Next Web)…
Foursquare Gets Its Own Searchable Timeline With New History Page (TechCrunch)…
PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Picksie, AisleBuyer
In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan discuss some big acquisitions in the space, starting with Facebook’s purchase of Tagtile and Instagram, and Intuit’s acquisition of AisleBuyer. Retail’s revival is happening through location and mobile with PointInside’s nSide, Picksie’s ticket purchasing and Jetshop’s pop-up stores in Stockholm + AisleBuyer’s founder, Andrew Paradise…
Media Companies Embrace Innovation by Nurturing Startups
Does anyone believe that a traditional media company could have created a digital product that would grow to be as quickly valuable as Instagram or Pinterest? The answer is no, but a few organizations are hoping to change that perception by bringing digital media entrepreneurs into the fold…