A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...Amazon Starts Bringing the Art of Recommendations to Daily Deals (AllThingsD)...Groupon Must Avoid Taking 'Stupid Risks,' CEO Says (Wall Street Journal)...Google Release... »
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 an... »
This week's best quote was from Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, who defended his company from attacks on its business model -- saying the issues critics pointed to were simply due to Groupon's rapid growth. This week's quotes also feature Foursquare's plan f... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Google Launching Goofy Game to Promote Location Products in Google+ (ReadWriteWeb)...Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Defends His Decisions on '60 Minutes' (AllThingsD... »
As Groupon matures, its path will doubtless expand beyond its core product. Perhaps that’s why I have such a hard time keeping a straight face when people say that Groupon’s model for daily deals is fundamentally broken. It’s not. If anything, their se... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Vicks Uses Location Data to Micro-target Ads in Regions With High Incidence of Flu (New York Times)...Daily Deals 2.0: Why Media Companies Will Win (Forbes)...... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...The Deal Is On! Groupon Gets $700 Million IPO (PaidContent) Groupon this week has confirmed itself as the biggest daily deals site of them all, not just in ter... »
