Local Search News Archives

“You (sometimes) have to drive 15, 20 miles to go get it”

Alex Moya was walking through Westwood at the end of last school year when he came across a dining table with four chairs, apparently abandoned, sitting out in the street in front of an apartment building. via The Daily Bruin

Today Citysearch has published a list that will appeal to any twenty-something New Yorker on a budget: The Drinks Aren't Free, But the Food Is . via JoonBlog New York

Wi-Next, the first open wi-fi company in the world, chooses Wireless and Digital Cities . via Telephony World

Saw you preening on Facebook and lurking around MySpace. We saw you looking for a job on LinkedIn and selling your jumping stilts on Craigslist . via Metroactive

“Local business results for hotel near Seattle WA ”

Google Maps is Local Search While the concept of local search is obviously important, Google does not promote its local search features as stand-alone products. via Metamend

“They think they can do whatever they want.”

Authorities arrested a pair of sisters on sex charges in River Ridge after an undercover officer caught them peddling their wares online at Craigslist.org . Sgt. via Times-Picayune

Elias C. Arnold The Arizona Republic Sept. 25, 2007 04:21 PM A 17-year-old Buckeye boy was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of advertising stolen property for sale online, Buckeye police said. via Arizona Republic

“We're trying to do for the national security apparatus what FedEx did for the Postal Service.”

War for sale -- cheap! Somewhat tarnished but still offers significant profitmaking opportunities for the entrepreneurial. via The Courier-Journal

“If you don't do it, somebody else will”

A session on online video this morning at the DDC conference explored some of the opportunities for directories to integrate video on their site, and video ad units in the toolbox of their sales reps. via The Kelsey Group

IAC has made a host of acquisitions in the past few years in the Internet space. via Sramana Mitra on Strategy

“I'm looking for the day where we have 17 resellers.”

The churn rates for lowend local businesses are incredibly high. Why is that? WebVisible CEO Kirsten Mangers told Directory Driven Commerce attendees the reason we don't see high conversion rates for low-end ... via The Kelsey Group

“It's got to be stupid money or why would I go to the trouble”

Metro-area residents offer homes, apartments for rent online to convention crowd next August Hey, buddy! Need a place to stay for the Democratic National Convention next August? Well then, has Toby got a deal ... via Denver Rocky Mountain News

A while back, I decided I needed a home gym. I work from home, I've never been good at motivating myself to travel to a gym, and my exercise regimen, which at the time consisted of a few hours of biking a week, ... via Fool.com