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... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...AT&T Sells Majority Stake in Yellow Pages to Cerberus (New York Times)...New Groupon Lawsuit Targets Execs, Seeks Board Seats for Shareholders (PaidContent)...... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...The Constant Gardener: My 2 Years Tending AOL’s Hyperlocal Experiment (CJR)...Shoppers Prefer Using Mobile Web Over Retail Apps (Mashable)...Solving the Proble... »
There's plenty of hyperlocal-themed content to be found in the festival's programming. If you're into LBS and the evolution of location technology, here's a rundown of relevant panels you won't want to miss... »
The best words about and around the hyperlocal industry.Andrew Mason realizes Groupon has fallen short with its social media presence; Ashley Sheetz from Gamestop explains why she backed out of Facebook's failing virtual market; Perry Evans discusses t... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Yelp Expects Its IPO to Price at $12 to $14 Per Share (New York Times)...Glassmap and Highlight Take on the Next Frontier of Location Sharing: Doing It All the... »
Location-based marketing isn’t limited to mobile — it’s about how media is integrated into our lives no matter where we are. Nearly 50% of smartphone owners use their mobile device to search for product information after seeing a TV ad, according to a ... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Groupon's 'Weird' CEO Takes on Critics (Wall Street Journal)...Pew: More Than Half Of Adults Used Cell Phones In Stores For Purchasing Decisions During The Hol... »
Gilt City’s retreat points to a larger systemic issue for the deals space in 2012. With venture investment in the space waning, access to the type of funding necessary to scale the capital-intensive sales efforts is becoming much more difficult — and t... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Mason: Groupon Has 10,000 Employees, 70% Outside of U.S. (TechCrunch)...CBS Local Deal Opens Door for Pureplay (NetNewsCheck)...Why 2012 Is the Year of Mobile ... »
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... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Appearing on 60 Minutes, Groupon's Mason Says Being Founder Is an Edge (CBS News)...Gilt Groupe CEO: Restructuring Rumors Overblown, IPO Still on Track (AllThi... »
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... »
