Street Fight Daily: Wall Street Defends Yelp, xAd’s Big Hires
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Stop Bullying Yelp, Analysts Say (MarketWatch)… Former Twitter Programmatic Head Gelb, 3 Others Join xAd (MediaPost)… Amazon Can Now Start Testing Out a Drone Delivery System in the US (Quartz)…
Street Fight Daily: Bud Light On-Demand, Google Adds Events
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… AB InBev Launches App For One-hour Home Delivery Of Beer (MarketWatch)… Google Makes It Easier To Buy Tickets For Live Events, Straight From Search Results And Maps (The Next Web)… With The Booking Now App, Booking.com (aka Goliath) Just Arrived To The Last-Minute Hotel Game (Pando)…
Street Fight Daily: Cities Sue Uber, Postmates’ Delivery API
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Uber’s Background Checks for Drivers Come Under Scrutiny (New York Times)… Postmates’ Plans Go Way Beyond Bike Messengers: Web Orders, Inventory Management And Major Partners (VentureBeat)… Porch Goes Beyond Data Services, Launches Tools To Connect Homeowners With Pros (TechCrunch)…
Why ‘On-Demand’ Alone Isn’t Enough to Make a Viable Business
Success in this market doesn’t come from betting that millions of consumers will change their purchase behaviors. Success in the on-demand economy employs a simple, time-tested formula: taking an existing service — one that a lot of people use — and making it better.