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September 30, 2015

Emerging ‘Total Media Measurement’ Must Include O2O Location Analytics

Driven by shifting consumer behavior and the imperative to bring more complete media measurement to market, comScore and Rentrak yesterday announced a merger. The two firms will offer the ability to track and measure audience behavior on “TV, video on demand, desktop, mobile, over-the-top devices, or in the movie theater.” Nielsen is also offering what…

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September 21, 2015

How Will Facebook and LinkedIn Respond to the Rise of Local Networks Nextdoor and Alignable?

This morning small business social network Alignable announced second round funding of $8 million. This brings the company’s total funding to $12 million. Alignable characterizes itself as the “fastest growing local business network.” The company was launched in early 2014 and now says that it has a presence in “over 7,000 communities across all 50 states…

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May 11, 2015

Potential Disruption As Major Local Sites On the Block or Being Shopped

There’s something interesting and even strange going on in the local market. Multiple companies are in transition or for sale at once. Last week I was caught off guard when the Wall Street Journal wrote that Yelp was exploring a sale of itself for more than $3.5 billion and had consulted investment banks already. I…

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April 21, 2015

LSA15: Joe Walsh’s Return to Industry After Time as Investor & Consultant

During this featured speaker discussion, Joe Walsh, CEO of Dex Media, talked about his recent journey as an investor, consultant and board member and his subsequent return to the industry at the helm of Dex Media. He has developed a new perspective on the local space after his time “in the wilderness” and gave some…

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February 10, 2015

Yelp Gobbles Up Eat24 For $134 Million to Boost Transactions

Yelp has acquired food ordering partner Eat24 in a transaction valued at $134 million (cash and stock). Yelp said in a blog post, “We believe that the acquisition of Eat24 will allow us to build a better, more seamless ordering experience for consumers that we can grow through 2015 and beyond.” Restaurants is the top…

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