Archive for May, 2010
Gowalla: Now Available as 2.0 for Android
27 May. 2010 | Author: 
The check-in service Gowalla has given in: the app is now starting up as 2.0 of android cellphones. With this is a number of new features. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Lokale Suche per Smartphone, Social Media, Web Communities, Local Search on the go | 
Tags: Android, Check-in-Dienst, facebook, Gowalla | 
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ReachLocal at the Nasdaq: Is the Stock Market Tsunami Coming?
ReachLocal pulled in more that 54 Million US-Dollars with its start up at the Nasdaq a few days ago. Speculation is already running wild within the market: when is the competition joining in? And is this going to be a new market? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Social Media, Local Search, lokales SEM |
Tags: Apple, Börsen, Google, lokales Internet-Marketing, Microsoft, Nasdaq, ReachLocal |
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Sleeping Beauty Woken: Google Latitude Attacks Foursquare (Or Not…)
Hopefully not too late: Google opened its new localization service Latitude using the API of other developers. Mountain View has (finally) opened itself up to check-in features modeled after the main competitor Foursquare. Read the rest of this entry »
Wowereit Benches 2.8 Kilo Phonebook
How much do all the telephone numbers of Berlin weigh? The governing mayor from Germany’s capital could know the answer. Klaus Wowereit was given the honor of welcoming the newest edition of the printed phonebook for Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »
Study: Local Search Engines Under Usability-Check
Just how user friendly are local search engines? This was proofed by Sonja Quirmbach, the search engine expert from the Deutsche Telekom, with Dr. Dirk Lewandowski, professor at the Hamburg University of Applied Scientists. Participants took Google Maps, Bing Maps, and the local search from T-Online under the scope. And the winner? Google. Here is the entry from Sonja Quirmbach:
Posted in General |
Tags: Bing Maps, Deutsche Telekom, Google, google maps, Hamburger Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, local search |
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meinestadt.de: Regional Banner Ads for Small Businesses
The city portal meinestadt.de has expanded its offerings to include local online marketing. With the new “regioBanner”, firms and service providers can now make their position in their region more prominent using eye-catching ads and palmary positioning. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in General, Local Search, Local Search Engines, lokales SEM |
Tags: meinestadt.de, ortsbezogene Suchdienste, regioBanner |
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Street View Won’t Launch Until All Discrepancies Edited
Google confirmed to the German Minister of Consumption, Ilse Aigner, that its map service Street View will not launch until all discrepancies submitted by citizens and communities are removed.
Posted in Local Search, New Search Machine Interest, Local Search Engines |
Tags: Google, Straßenansichten, street view |
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Gowalla: Friends Served on the Tablet
The check-in service Gowalla released a special application from the iPad at the end of April. Whoever downloads the free software can now see exactly where their friends are and what they’re up to with the help of Google Maps. Read the rest of this entry »
City.com: Great URL! Great Idea?
City.com is a new search engine whose concept can be called an “all in one”. The maps from Google, the events from Yahoo!, and all of that available on Twitter and Facebook – but is this new service really all it makes itself out to be? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in General |
Tags: Bewertungsportal, City.com, facebook, local search, lokales Bewertungsportal, Yahoo! Local |
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