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Yahoo Gets Stylin' With Maps
By David A. Utter - Thu, 03/06/2008 - 7:20pm.
New updates on Yahoo Maps bring along lots more neighborhoods and an improved style scheme to clearly represent map information.
SMX West: Local Search Blends At Home
By David A. Utter - Wed, 02/27/2008 - 1:52pm. 2 comments
Local search figures prominently in predictions for the future success of online ads. Businesses should start now at gaining good placement for local searches.
AOL, Citysearch Hook Up Locally
By David A. Utter - Thu, 02/14/2008 - 9:16am.
Valentine's Day is a perfect occasion to get together, which AOL and IAC's Citysearch will do with local content and advertising.
Google News Introduces Location-Specific Coverage
By Doug Caverly - Thu, 02/07/2008 - 11:45am.
Google News has done a decent job of representing big stories, but when it came to local developments, your best bet was often to visit to some poorly designed and infrequently updated site owned by a nearby TV station. Now that may no longer be the case, as Google News is getting local.
Custom Localized News on Google News
By Philipp Lenssen - Thu, 02/07/2008 - 9:46am.
Google News has a new feature: custom localized news. Just visit the Google News homepage and scroll down to the “Local News” input box. Enter your location, click Add, and you’ll find a new navigation entry in the top left.
Jupiter Pegs Online Local Advertising At $8.9B In 2012
By Doug Caverly - Fri, 01/18/2008 - 1:27pm.
At this point, it seems like the majority of finance-related discussions revolve around loss, not growth. Jupiter Research still sees some positive things happening in the mid- or long-term, however, and has predicted that local online advertising will be worth $8.9 billion in 2012.
Local Search Offers Consumers Control
By David A. Utter - Tue, 01/08/2008 - 12:06pm.
The appeal of local search to people wanting to buy comes from a basic need to control their environment.
Google Pushing Hard For Local Advertisers
By David A. Utter - Fri, 01/04/2008 - 7:59am.
The local search ad market has multi-billion dollar potential, and Google will work at keeping as much of that as possible in 2008.
Search Insider Summit - Day 1 Pics
By Lee Odden - Fri, 12/14/2007 - 1:48pm.
As has become the practice for me while blogging conferences, I take a lot of photos. Not as many as Tamar Weinberg, Barry Schwartz or even David Berkowitz, but quite a few.
Cutts Clears up TrustRank Misconceptions
By Jaan Kanellis - Fri, 12/14/2007 - 11:13am.
I know many of you have heard of TrustRank before. Some say Yahoo came up with it first or Google has it trademarked. Well this video of MC explaining what TrustRank is should help clear up a lot of misconceptions:
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