Superpages Adds Local Events

Superpages Adds Local Events « Screenwerk

Local Business Listings: Dealing with Negative Reviews

Local Business Listings: Dealing with Negative Reviews

Automating Local Video: TurnHere

Discussion of how to achieve scale in local video. TurnHere has outsourced local videographers, but is discussing the need for automation/templatization of editing.

Kelsey Group Blogs » Automating Local Video: A Conversation with TurnHere

RHD Earnings Summary

Kelsey Group Blogs » RHD Posts Ad Sales Gain, Gloomier Outlook for 2008, Winebaum Steps Down

TheFind taps Krillion for Local Product Data

Another posting about local product inventory vendors...

TheFind Taps Krillion for Local Product Data « Screenwerk

Yahoo! beefs up local organic results

Kelsey Group Blogs » Yahoo! Beefs Up Local Organic Results

Yelp gets more funding

Yelp Raises $15 Million in Round Four « Screenwerk

Google Maps Refinements

Adding neighborhoods and other changes...

Google Maps Refinements Revisited « Screenwerk

Local Product Searches

Some analysis of local product search...

Product Search: It’s 90%+ Local « Screenwerk

Yahoo! Open Search Platform

Yahoo! will be creating an open search platform, which includes an API that lets people edit search listings, individually or in bulk. Could be useful for IYP companies...

Yahoo Announces Open Search Platform

MerchantCircle IYP Survey

Most interesting item here: 73% of advertisers who think IYPs are effective would not want to spend more than $100 per month (of course, that means 27% would)...

MerchantCircle Survey: $100 Monthly Spend Max « Screenwerk

Marchex and Citysearch in Distribution Deal

Thats a few deals CitySearch has announced in a few weeks to distribute their content...

Marchex and Citysearch in Distribution Deal « Screenwerk

YPA says print is "stable" and IYP is growing

YPA: Print ‘Stable,’ IYP Growing « Screenwerk

New Global Local Search Forecast

Kelsey Group Blogs » TKGs Global Local Search Forecast Launches Today

Can Yellow Pages Publishers Turn Digital?

Some info from panelists and bankers at a Local media convention in London...

Kelsey Group Blogs » Can Print Yellow Pages Publishers Turn Digital?

Is Yahoo! Losing Local to Google?

Is Yahoo! Losing Local to Google? « Screenwerk

Google Maps now allows sorting by Rating

Google Maps Finally Offers Ratings Sort « Screenwerk

New Local Services Directory: Genietown

Local Services company trying to make inroads...

New Services Directory: GenieTown « Screenwerk

Newspapers Create a Local Ad Network

Most of the biggest newspaper companies in the country have combined to create an ad network. According to the article, the combined network would come in just above Business.com in terms of reach.

Newspapers Create Another Ad Network « Screenwerk

YPG Cool on US Acquisitions

Kelsey Group Blogs » YPG Cool on U.S. Acquisitions

Local and User-Centric Thinking

Talking about what it really means to put the user first in the Local space...

Local and User-Centric Thinking « Screenwerk

CitySearch-AOL Deal

CitySearch is going to provide its content for use across AOL's local properties...

Citysearch And AOL Announce Reciprocal Content And Ad Distribution Deal

YellowBook Redesigns Amid Traffic Surge

YellowBook did a redesign to their site and search box...

YellowBook Redesigns Amid Traffic Surge « Screenwerk

New-and Unfortunate-Changes to Google Local Search

Article about the impacts of Google modifying local search results to have 10 local listings at the top...

New—And Unfortunate—Changes To Google Local Search