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Fuseproject Tries To Design The Perfect Bike For Hauling Stuff

BY Belinda LanksTue Sep 27, 2011

Bikes can be a fine way to travel shortish distances--except when you’re hauling a lot of stuff. Take it from someone who doesn’t leave the house without a bag the size of a large carry-on. Yves Béhar’s Fuseproject to the ... READ»

FOURSQUARE | Comment

Does Foursquare Have the Juice to Get Huge?

BY JD RuckerFri Sep 2, 2011

Last week's announcement by Facebook that they were dropping their "Foursquare-Killing" Places service brought cheers from their pure-play check-in competitors. With their biggest threat out of the way, does Foursquare have the plan, the momentum, and most importantly the juice to make it to the big time?READ»

LOCALMIND | Comment

How Small And Local Businesses Can Benefit From Localmind

BY Douglas CretsMon Aug 15, 2011

Localmind lets you ask questions and send answers about things happening right now in places you care about (like, can you snag a seat at your favorite restaurant?)--and provides an excellent way to reach both new and loyal customers. READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Google's Success May Mark The End Of Everything Else

BY JD RuckerWed Jul 27, 2011

To use a phrase from Highlander, "There can be only one." That is the direction that Google is heading, intentionally or not. As the dominate player in search, adding social media through Google+ and local business controls through a revamped Google Places, we're heading down a road where nobody else will be able to compete.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Bing Revamps Business Listings to Boost Local Growth

BY E.B. BoydTue Apr 12, 2011

"Fifty percent of mobile searches are users looking for businesses or entities related to local," Bing director of product management for mobile Andy Chu tells us. "And 70 percent of mobile search intent will be completed within an hour." READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

The "App Gap" in Local News Consumption

BY David ZaxMon Mar 14, 2011

Plenty of people use their mobile devices to gather local information. But only 1% have paid for an app to do so.READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

Former Big Mac Addict Brings Fair Trade to Organic Farmers

BY Jenara NerenbergWed Feb 16, 2011

Jason Freeman's organic co-op is launching one of the first farmer-owned, certified organic, Fair Trade, non-genetically modified product lines in North America. READ»

RADIO | Comment

The Groupon of Radio? Triton, Deal Current to Bring Daily Deals to Listeners

BY David ZaxWed Jan 12, 2011

As radio's revenue shrinks, daily deals and other online services become a new important income stream.READ»

FOOD | Comment

From Chefs to Local Foods Foragers, Bon Appetit Keeps Its Eye on the Prize

BY Jenara NerenbergFri Sep 24, 2010

The food service company is scouring the country for "hidden gems" in an effort to get seriously local.READ»

GOOGLE NEWS | Comment

Google News Revamped: This Is Your News, Personalized and Localized

BY Dan NosowitzThu Jul 1, 2010

Google News saw a major redesign today, not just in its look but in its core philosophy. Google's really taking the maxim that "all news is local" to heart.READ»

TWITTER TRENDS | Comment

Twitter Brings Its Trends Right to Your Neighborhood

BY Kit EatonWed Jan 27, 2010

After a test roll-out last week, Twitter's just added a new system that displays the Tweet trends that are most relevant to your particular location. It's an experiment in location-based news discovery, and it could make Twitter ...READ»

HYPERLOCAL NEWS | Comment

Catching the Hyperlocal: MSN Strikes Deal With Hearst and NBC

BY Kit EatonThu Dec 10, 2009

Here's a prediction for 2010 that you can easily bank on: Big media portals are going to do fierce battle in the hyperlocal news space. Today, MSN announced a deal with NBC Local Media and Hearst Television that will saturate ...READ»

BING | Comment

Bing Introduces 3-D Photosynth Maps

BY Chris DannenWed Dec 2, 2009

In an effort to beat Google at mapping, Microsoft Bing will use crowd-sourced photos to create a 3-D virtual worlds in its Maps application, the company has told FastCompany.com. The 3-D models will eventually be knitted into Bing ...READ»

HASHCERATOPS | Comment

HashCeratops Makes Twitter's Search Relevant for Local Biz

BY Chris DannenWed Oct 28, 2009

Twitter is great for tracking trending topics, but not so hot for trending places. A new service attempts to change all that by creating standardized #hashtags for businesses, bars, and restaurants. HashCeratops, as the service is ...READ»

GOOGLE | Comment

Google's 3-D Urban Maps, Built by You

BY Chris DannenTue Oct 13, 2009

Yesterday we reported that Google its competitors may be grappling to become leaders in hyper-local mapping. Google's approach: ditching map-data provider Tele-Atlas for its own super-detailed map data, some of which, the company ...READ»

GOOGLE | Comment

Google Ads Go Hyper-Local, and With Flat Fees They're Cheaper for Businesses

BY Chris DannenThu Oct 8, 2009

Google is trying to solicit more hyper-local advertising by straying from the very ad formula that made it rich. AdAge reported yesterday that local ads will not use "keyword auctioning," the Google Ads system that chooses which ...READ»

FOURSQUARE | Comment

How Foursquare Can Steal Local from Twitter

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 23, 2009

Foursquare, a hyperlocal where-to-go app for smartphones, announced they'd be opening business accounts earlier this week, potentially beating Twitter to a rich revenue model. But Dennis Crowley, Foursquare's founder, says he's not ...READ»

TWITTER | Comment

Is Foursquare Poised to Rule Local Advertising?

BY Chris DannenMon Sep 21, 2009

Foursquare created buzz with its mobile social networking app that encourages users to get out and explore the businesses in their neighborhood. It even made a game out of meeting up at your local watering hole. Now the company is planning Foursquare for Business, giving it access to what may be a local advertising goldmine.READ»

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | Comment

Force Your Competition To Defend Multiple Fronts

BY Kaihan KrippendorffFri Sep 18, 2009

One of greatest Union generals in the U.S. Civil war, William Tecumseh Sherman, described the goal of effective military strategy as maneuvering so that the opposing general finds himself “on the horns of dilemma.” That ...READ»

STEALTH STARBUCKS | Comment

How Do You Disguise a Starbucks Store? Like This...

BY Kit EatonWed Jul 29, 2009

Last Friday a cute new coffee shop opened in Seattle, dubbed "15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea"--it's one of those unique places that are being beaten out of business by big nasty Starbucks. Wait a second, it is a Starbucks. And it's ...READ»