The worldwide Yellow Pages industry is valued in excess of $100 Billion, according to “Global Yellow Pages™ 2005: The Kelsey Group’s Outlook & Forecast.” Earlier today, I signaled Google Search ...

Google plus was announced at the height of the social media fever pitch, a year before the Facebook IPO tanked and a year after the Arab Spring showed the power of a connected population. There was ...

Can Google win at Local? That is the $39 billion advertising question. Just as Google’s AdWords fueled billions can readily drive a multi-billion dollar takeover of the online display advertising ...

For a small-business owner, the sheer number of places to list a business and attempt to reach potential buyers can be overwhelming. Listing your business in a database like Yellow Pages, Yelp or ...

Yesterday David Mihm was pointing out on Twitter that Google had created a number of new city sites or portals. They appear to be the phoenix rising out of the ashes of Hotpot. As I wrote yesterday on ...

In the brave new world of “SoLoMo” there are an increasing number of sites and mobile apps competing to help you choose a local business or lead you there. In addition to Google Maps, Yelp and ...

You want to contact an organisation or a person, or even a nearby tailor. What do you do? Pick up your phone or laptop, search for ‘tailors near me’ or whichever service is required and give them a ...