local search.
Brands, Search and Local
ClickZ local columnist Phil Stelter wrote a piece this week about brands taking notice of local search. Geotargeting online is something that…
Citysearch: Act II
Citysearch is a little like a house that was built in the country and now the suburbs have grown up around it.…
Planet Discover Acquisition a Potential ‘Turning Point’ for Newspapers
I spoke this morning with Terry Millard, CEO of local-search vendor Planet Discover. As has now been widely reported, the company was…
Yokel Launches Local Shopping Search Engine
Yokel today announced the beta release of its local shopping search engine. Yokel is run by Scott Randall, former CEO of FairMarket,…
New SEW Blog Correspondents: Greg Sterling On Local; Detlev Johnson On News & Barry Becomes A Married Chief!
If you’ve read about local search over the past few years, you know the name Greg Sterling. Greg was a long-time Kelsey…
Greg Sterling Leaves Kelsey, Starts New Blog
If you read stories on local search, you’ve heard the name Greg Sterling, a long time Kelsey Group analyst on the subject.…
Search Hypergrowth Over; But Search Growth Continues
Rebecca Lieb from ClickZ has wrote an excellent article named Is Search Shrinking? In her article she discusses some of the recent…
Targeting Local Searchers
Although SEM on local search verticals bears many resemblances to global search marketing, there are subtle nuances and differences in searcher behavior…
Nielsen: Search Queries Up, Google Has 48% of All Searches, Ask Jeeves Soars in Search Volume
The MediaWeek article: Nielsen: Google Dominates, Local Grows, reports that new October, Nielsen//NetRatings ratings numbers have been released. Here are some highlights:…
Two Alternative Local Search Services
Local search from the major players is steadily improving, but meanwhile, two smaller players are making impressive advances in providing search results…