Posts Tagged ‘Kooperation’

The speculation has been going on for weeks – now it’s official: the check-in/geolocation service Foursquare, which just began expanding its coupon market with the integration of deal offerings from five new partners, has now caught the big fish, Groupon. Starting immediately, Foursquare offers its users offerings from Groupon Now!, the special platform that offers real-time coupons. Read the rest of this entry »

The location-based check-in service Foursquare is expanding its coupon offering: starting immediately, the new app will be offering dailys deals fromLivingSocial, Gilt City, zozi, BuyWithMe, and AT&T Interactive, according to the company’s blog. The Wall Street Journal reports that Foursquare is currently in discussion with Croupon. This information was classified as confidential. Read the rest of this entry »

Telmap, leader for mobile local services, is now cooperating with Das Örtliche and is integrating the information from the German telephone directory in the German edition of the Telmap Mobile Location Companion.
The Telmap service is the first individual mobile companion worldwide that offers its users a search function, maps, navigation, local information like public transportation, radar cameras, and information to points of interests (POIs), according to the company. For many German users, the Telmap Mobile Location Companion is now available with the complete information from Das Örtliche: For machines operation Windows Phone 7, the app is available. Blackberry, Android, and Java Touch versions should be following shortly. Read the rest of this entry »

The online directory Das Örtliche is now cooperating with the ad pamphlet provider Marktjagd. With the new deal, Das Örtliche users will not only be able to see contact information from local retailers, but also digital ad pamphlets.
Those searching for a hardware store, a store for car parts, or some other sort of dealership in the vicinity, receive not only the location but also their current offerings. And not only deal hunters get their dollar’s worth: according to Das Örtliche, both small and large retailers will profit from the cooperation, thanks to direct advertising. Read the rest of this entry »

The mobile local search Poynt is now available in Germany as app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application will be complimented by the local search engine suchen.de, which is already a cooperative partner for the Poynt apps for Android and BlackBerry.

Those that download this free app in the iTunes App Store won’t have any problems on-the-go. Poynt can help users find the next café, hotel, or shopping center without any major difficulties. The app can also display information about public offices and tourist sights. For all of the results, information is displayed including contact information, websites, or for movie theaters show times. Read the rest of this entry »

The Finnish mobile provider Nokia wants to win back its power in the world of cellular devices with help from Microsoft: Last week, the companies announced their collaboration in the making of a new smartphone, which they hope to have as a major competitor of Apple and Google. Read the rest of this entry »

The American check-in and geotagging service Foursquare is working together with the Deutsche Telekom for its start in Germany, and will be integrated into their service, according to the blog Netzwertig. Read the rest of this entry »

Wer über die Websuche von Google oder über Google Maps nach Unternehmen oder Dienstleistern an einem bestimmten Ort fahndet, erhält von nun an auch Einträge aus GelbeSeiten angezeigt.

Möglich macht dies eine Kooperation des Branchenverzeichnisses mit dem Suchmaschinenriesen. Während Google durch diese Zusammenarbeit seinen Content qualitativ ausbaue, dehne GelbeSeiten.de damit die Online-Reichweite seiner Inhalte stärker aus, heißt es in einer Pressemitteilung. Darin kündigt Uwe Frigge, Geschäftsführer der GelbeSeiten Marketing GmbH, überdies an, in diesem Jahr weitere solche strategischen Partnerschaften einzugehen sowie neue Serviceangebote einzuführen. Ziel sei es, den Nutzern und Inserenten von GelbeSeiten entscheidenden, zukunftsweisenden Mehrwert zu bieten.

Das mobile Netzwerk Qiro hat Qype in seine Plattform eingebunden.

Laut einer Pressemitteilung von Qype können Nutzer der Qiro-Community durch diese Kooperation nun auch ohne iPhone oder das Google Handy G1 über den Location Based Service von Qiro mit jedem java-fähigen Handy auf die Daten des lokalen Such- und Bewertungsportals zugreifen. Das heißt, sie können sich jetzt Plätze in der Nähe des eigenen Standortes anzeigen lassen und sich mittels der Bewertungen der Qype-User einen ersten Eindruck davon verschaffen.

The local search platform pointoo.de (see our earlier post) has expanded its online offering.  Users now can access many more medical and restaurant ratings.

This new injection of content is the result of cooperation with three new partners.  The ratings for the medical branch are supplied by the patient-portal DocInsider; the feedback on hotels, restaurants or bars is delivered by Varta (a German hotel and restaurant guide) and by the lifestyle magazine Prinz.de.