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July 22, 2011

Courthouse News: ‘Court Takes a Shine to Yellow Pages Publishers’

As we’ve discussed on the blog, our industry is suing the City of Seattle over its recently-passed ordinance governing phone book distribution. Just last week, our lawyers argued in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals about why we believe the Seattle ordinance is flawed. Courthouse News posted a comprehensive recap of the oral…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

July 15, 2011

Member Discusses Benefits of Local Search Association

At the Local Search Association’s annual conference in April, one of our members shared her thoughts on the benefits of “widening the scope” of membership in the Association.

Contributed by: Stephanie Hobbs

May 12, 2011

6 Key Takeaways from ‘Search Starts Here’

In our monthly Locals Only column on Search Engine Land, I discussed my six key takeaways from our first annual Local Search Association annual conference, “Search Starts Here,” which took place in Las Vegas last month. This year’s conference was significant because we announced a major rebranding of our organization from Yellow Pages Association to…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

April 17, 2011

A New Day for Yellow

Welcome to the new Local Search Insider! Today at our Search Starts Here conference in Las Vegas, the Yellow Pages Association announced a new start of sorts for itself: a new name – Local Search Association – and new look that reflects our changing industry. To coincide with our new brand, our blog is now…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

March 22, 2011

San Francisco Update – Full Board Vote Expected May 10

As I posted last week, The City Board of Supervisors in San Francisco held its hearing yesterday and the Yellow Pages Coalition attended in force. Representatives from IBEW, TURN, Seccion Amarilla, the Chinese Yellow Pages, Valley Yellow Pages, AT&T Advertising Solutions, YPA and ADP, as well as a number of loyal Yellow Pages advertisers took…

Contributed by: Amy Healy

March 9, 2011

Coalition Fighting to Keep San Francisco Connected

Opposition in San Francisco is growing on the proposed Yellow Pages ban there. Yellow Pages Association has joined with a coalition of concerned small business advertisers, union representatives and directory publishers to oppose a proposed ordinance that would effectively stop Yellow Pages distribution in the city. The coalition has launched a new website at www.keepsfconnected.com…

Contributed by: Amy Healy

December 13, 2010

Yahoo! Local Launches New Limited Beta Listings

We’ve shared several stories in recent months about local sites updating their business listings to include more features and additional interactivity. That trend continued last week with Yahoo! Local announcing that it is upgrading its listings to add local news, deals and nearby events, according to a blog post on its Yodel Anecdotal blog. The…

Contributed by: Stephanie Hobbs

December 10, 2010

Peter J. McDonald Stays On as SuperMedia CEO

In October, I wrote about SuperMedia’s announcement that its Board of Directors had appointed Peter J. McDonald as interim CEO. Today, I’m happy to learn that Peter has officially been appointed CEO of the company, effective immediately. As I noted in my previous post, Peter is a solid choice to lead SuperMedia during the company’s…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

December 9, 2010

BIA/Kelsey ILM10: Steven Johnson, “Where Good Ideas Come From”

The last morning of the BIA/Kelsey ILM10, in rainy Santa Clara, started off with a great keynote from Steven Johnson, the best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet, to cutting-edge ideas in urban planning, to…

Contributed by: Stephanie Hobbs

December 8, 2010

BIA/Kelsey ILM10: Wednesday Update

So much going on this morning, from Zillow to Google to Pandora, interesting speakers discussing issues that all of the attendees are facing. Over 200 new attendees from dozens of new companies, indicative that BIA/Kelsey has the right agenda in the right location at the right time. To learn more about becoming a client, visit:…

Contributed by: Stephanie Hobbs