We all knew it was coming -- both long term and more definitively since Verizon sent out press invitations to today's event. The Verizon iPhone is here. It's much like the iPhone 4 that runs on AT&T's network except its…
From the cool stuff department, Google's Goggles mobile visual search tool can now read print ads and (the cool part) Sudoku boards. As part of a new update that includes faster scans, Goggles will now recognize any newspaper or magazine…
The interrelationship of daily deals with TV and radio stations and newspapers intrigues us with potential. While not a big factor, traditional media companies can parlay their brand name, promotional power, sales forces and Web sites to reach new merchants…
Local.com, which recently introduced an integrated coupon and sales platform as part of its relaunch, has announced that it will enter the group buying/deal-a-day space via the acquisition of iTwango, a Los Angeles-based start-up that launched in October. The company,…
A slew of companies provide white-label deal-a-day services for media partners (i.e., Nimble Commerce, Deal Current, ShoutBack, Matchbin, Wantsa, VendAsta, Analog Analytics ... it goes on). Another breed maintains its own local deal sites and fleshes them out with local…
As my colleague Jed Williams has previously written, Yext’s Tags initiative is a big one, going up against Google Places with a broad (and "open") network of 20 participating Internet Yellow Pages and online directory sites, including AOL’s MapQuest and…
Centro, a pioneer in local online ad placement for national marketers, has received $22.5 million in equity financing from FTV Capital. The money will go toward expanding its regional sales presence and also toward software development. CEO Shawn Riegsecker tells…