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The FT on Debt and YP Publishers
Thanks to Simon Baptist for pointing me to a piece in the Financial Times, which discusses the debt predicaments of European yellow pages publishers and how that will affect their businesses. I’ll...
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Bike on Through to the Other Side
Last night Google announced the inclusion of bike directions to car, public transit and walking directions options on Google Maps. According to Google Maps’ Shannon Guymon this was one of the most...
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Adaffix Something of an Unlikely Success
When I first heard about addafix, founded by former mobilePeople exec Claudia Poepperl, I thought that the company’s model was somewhat “tortured.” It’s a mobile “caller ID” app for smartphones that...
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Coupons in UK Google Search Results
I was sent a couple of screenshots that indicate Google Places (former LBC) coupons are making their way into UK SERPs (click to enlarge): I wasn’t able to duplicate this in US results simply by...
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Yell Upgrades Maps, Introduces Streetcam
UK directory publisher Yell has implemented a number of changes to its site, the most significant of which include new 3D maps and street-level photography. Yell worked with companies C3 and Tridoo to...
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kgb Launches Multi-Country Deals Site
kgb, which offers the SMS-based mobile Q&A service, has just launched a group-buying site at kgbdeals.com. I’ve discovered that there may be as many as 90 to 100 sites that are doing some version...
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Yell (Finally) Buys UK’s TrustedPlaces
UK directory publisher, and parent of Yellowbook in the US, Yell.com has acquired social directory site and Yelp competitor TrustedPlaces. According to the press release out this morning: The...
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Eniro Plugs in RFQ, Story Corrected
This story was originally incorrect. Swedish directory publisher Eniro has implemented its own RFQ solution. It is NOT working with Quotify. The information was sent to me by Quotify CEO Ben Ross and I...
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GoldenPages.ie Goes Real Time
Local Matters is behind a redesign (and the related plumbing) of Ireland’s Golden Pages, owned by Truvo. On the homepage there’s a feature that shows recent searches being conducted on the site in...
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Addafix Rolls Out in Denmark
Social caller ID and next-gen DA service Addafix (formerly Yellix) has launched in Demark. The company also operates in Austria and Germany. The caller ID function integrates with Facebook but also...
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