Google announced today that it will allow the publishers in its AdSense network to have YouTube videos planted on their sites, while sharing revenues for related advertisements (this has been a closed pilot program since May and is now available…
Canada's Yellow Pages Group announced this morning that it will expand its relationship with Google to become the first Canadian-based reseller of Google AdWords. This is a significant escalation of YPG's relationship with Google, which basically involved sharing content with…
The New York Times sheds new light on Google's possible moves in the mobile world. The latest is that Google will likely release an operating system and a number of mobile apps, rather than its own phone. In other words,…
In case you missed them, here is a sampling of blog posts from the past week. Click below to read each post in full. MSN Video Boosts Features; Sets Sight on Local At Microsoft's recent Searchification event in Silicon Valley,…
Summary At Microsoft's recent Searchification event in Silicon Valley, the company demo'd a new set of features for Live Search and MSN. Today I had the chance to follow up with MSN's Rob Bennett, GM of entertainment video and sports,…
GOOG-411 billboard sightings are getting to be as common as iPhone sightings (see recent TKG Client Inquiry Brief, Google Starts Advertising 800-GOOG-411). The most recent was found by Danny Sullivan on Lombard Street in San Francisco. But beyond being just…
I'm a bit late to this, but wanted to offer a quick hit to point out industry insider Andrew Shotland's new blog, localSEOguide.com. Andrew was formerly a key cog at Insider Pages -- a company known for a certain degree…
To follow up on Peter Krasilovsky's post on former Industry Standard editor Jonathan Weber, The New York Times reports that the defunct bubble era mag will be resurrected. This comes weeks after fellow "new economy" magazine Business 2.0 announced that…
An interesting panel today at the SMX Local & Mobile conference attempted to find this elusive animal, although Ingenio CMO Marc Barach warned the audience at the onset not to expect the question to be answered because an answer doesn't…
An interesting panel today at the SMX Local & Mobile conference attempted to find this elusive animal, although Ingenio CMO Marc Barach warned the audience at the onset not to expect the question to be answered because an answer doesn't…
AgendiZe last week announced a new widgetized version of its save & share functionality for small-business Web sites. Peter Krasilovsky mentioned it briefly last week, and it's been since covered in a few places. But I finally had the chance…
AgendiZe last week announced a new widgetized version of its save & share functionality for small-business Web sites. Peter Krasilovsky mentioned it briefly last week, and it's been since covered in a few places. But I finally had the chance…
Shopping search site Krillion announced today that it will launch a new feature that includes inventory data for its top retailers. The feature, known as StockCheck, will launch initially in its flat screen television category. Based on the same logic…
Today, Yellow Book made it official and announced its deal with AgendiZe, with the aim of adding word-of-mouth functionality to the Yellowbook.com IYP. Here is a copy of the release. The company has also recently rolled out a video ad…
Idearc Media announced today that it has acquired the URL Localsearch.com from AmericanTowns.com and has made an investment in AmericanTowns.com, a network of community-based Web sites. The deal totals US$3.3 million, plus "deferred purchase consideration." Idearc is clearly looking to…
Idearc Media announced today that it has acquired the URL Localsearch.com from AmericanTowns.com and has made an investment in AmericanTowns.com, a network of community-based Web sites. The deal totals US$3.3 million, plus "deferred purchase consideration." Idearc is clearly looking to…
Marchex released a report today that examines some of the opportunities in local search. The report is written on a basic level to educate a general marketplace on local online media and advertising (while not being overly promotional of Marchex).…
IAC-owned comparison shopping engine Pronto announced today that it will add new features that let users personalize and share information on products. This is also part of a general re-branding that positions social media as a key feature and point…
ScanScout, a company we wrote about two weeks ago, announced a strategic investment from Time Warner today. After speaking with CEO Doug McFarland, here are three points that summarize TW's role. Strategic: It isn't fully determined yet, according to McFarland,…
Just 74 days after it launched, and five days after Apple cut its price by $200, the iPhone sold its 1 millionth unit yesterday. It reached this milestone weeks before Apple had forecast, no doubt pushed over the edge by…