Archive for the ‘Local Search per PC’ Category

Starting immediately, regional ad customers from meinestadt.de can book directory ads as well as Google AdWords. This is made possible by a strategic alliance between the two internet giants. The city portal offers small businesses full service tools for local online marketing, claims the site. Read the rest of this entry »

Private programmers and companies can immediately begin integrating the local-search function of the online directory klickTel in their websites or mobile applications. According to the operator, Telegate, interested parties will begin receiving quick and free access to over 28 million telephone and business pages entries from the klickTel databank through the launch of the Open API, or the programming interface. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, Google announced in its new “helicopter view” feature for Google Maps. Paul Yang, Google Maps engineer, wrote the following:
“Getting directions is one of the most popular features on Google Maps, whether it be for driving, walking, biking or transit. Today, we are launching a new feature that allows you to bring your upcoming trip to life, by allowing you to preview your route in 3D.” Read the rest of this entry »

Quicker has finished its Beta phase and is now introducing itself with new functionalities and the first regional offers. The location-based service portal, which launched in September last year, will put its regional product offering in residential trade into focus. Read the rest of this entry »

The big step was virtually confirmed for mid-September by insiders, but the market leader for online coupons is taking a step back. According to The Wall Street Journal, Groupon cancelled its “Roadshow” for investors and has further delayed its initial public offering (IPO).
The reason for this is, according to professionals, the worldwide financial crisis as well as the growing doubts of the business model. Although insiders believed Groupon to be capable of a multi-billion dollar IPO – even the company wanted to get 750 million from investors – the company is still making minuses. The latest reports claim a 50 percent loss in business. Read the rest of this entry »

Social search is being made easier by the online information service dialo.de, allowing users to search through about 4.8 million service providers while all-the-while reviewing their own experience with the according services. The site offers an extensive network of tips, recommendations, and warnings from which all users can profit. Now, the website is offering social ratings directly through users’ Facebook and Twitter accounts. With this, dialo.de offers its users a new and innovative possibility for the circulation of personal tips, recommendations, and experiences from everyday life. Read the rest of this entry »

Das Örtliche is making the search for telephone numbers and addresses for Mac users Germany-wide even easier. The new MacOS-App from Das Örtliche now allows its users to search locally directly from their desktop on Mac computers. The free Mac app is easy to operate and offers a clear search mask in the known Mac design. The most common search options like individual search or the backwards search can be conducted quickly and efficiently, without much effort. Mac users can also find private and business addresses and phone numbers with just a few clicks. The standard method of getting online and searching there falls away, as the MacOS app can be quickly started on the computer after installation. The download is available under www.dasoertliche.de/macos and in the Mac App Store. The app requires an internet conection and the Mac OS X operating system from version 10.6. Read the rest of this entry »

The German social network wer-kennt-wen.de is now cooperating with Gettings, a provider for mobile, location-based deals. Through the cooperation, users of the community can begin pulling up information about current deals and offerings in their vicinity. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 14th, 1881, the first telephone book was released under the cumbersome name “Verzeichnis der bei der Fernsprecheinrichtung Betheiligten” [lit. “Directory of Involved Parties of Telephone Installations”]. What began with 187 entries was smirked at as the “Book of 99 Mockeries”, is now an essential institution: Das Telefonbuch is one of the most-used directory medias in Germany. And despite the digital age, 80 percent of the people in the country use the print version, according to Telekom speaker Niels Hafenrichter. Read the rest of this entry »

Check Templeton, founder of OpenTable, a portal for free restaurant reservations, now has a new baby: he and Arun Sivashankaran have created a local network with literally a social personality called OhSoWe. On the platform, users can not only meet their neighbors, but also discuss local issues with them. Users can potentially borrow things from one another that they would otherwise have to buy. Community users should therefore save money and protect resources. Read the rest of this entry »