How Yelp Protects Consumers From Fake Reviews
officialblog.yelp.com
on 05/17/2013
Excerpt: Earlier this week, the blog Eater posted an entry about an alarming Craigslist ad by an unscrupulous business owner attempting to pay for fake Yelp reviews. The good news is that Yelp has pioneered successful strategies in fighting consumer fraud. Most small businesses understand that the easiest way to establish a great reputation on Yelp is to provide superior service and an excellent product; in other words, ensure folks that patronize the business have a 5-star experience. For the minority of businesses that don't understand this, we go to great lengths to protect the integrity of Yelp's content and ensure consumers aren't misled. Yelp employs two tools to attack the problem of consumer deception:
1.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local, Reviews, Yelp
Find the perfect place to go – now you can filter by price, what’s open, where friends have been, and more
blog.foursquare.com
on 05/10/2013
Excerpt: Need to find just the right spot? We’ve added extra filters on foursquare. com to make finding the perfect date spot, brunch place, or bar even easier. Click the buttons at the top of the page to tailor your results:
See which places are offering money-saving specials
See only shops that are open right now
And because it’s Foursquare, it’s easy to personalize the recommendations (you’ll need to log in to use these):
See restaurants you haven’t been to before (new adventures! )
See bars your friends like to go to
See places you’ve saved (make headway on your to-do list! )
We’ll be rolling out more options in the future, along with filters on your phone so you can find the perfect place when you’re on the go.... read the full post.
Tags: Friends, Local, Location
Openings & New Hires at CityGrid, Google Wallet, Groupon, and more…
streetfightmag.com
on 05/10/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Coupons, Local, Payments, Places
Klout dips into Q&A and local commerce with launch of new questions feature
gigaom.com
on 05/08/2013
Excerpt:... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Discovery, Local, Search
PlaceIQ Raises $6.75 Million in Series B Financing Led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP).
www.placeiq.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2013 PlaceIQ (http://www. PlaceIQ. com), a leading provider of location intelligence solutions for marketers, today announced the company has raised $6. 75 million in a Series B financing round led by U. S. Venture Partners, and including IA Ventures, Valhalla Partners, kbs+ Ventures, and several prominent angel investors. PlaceIQ will use the funding to further its lead as the premier location intelligence solution for marketers, and to meet the groundswell of demand for more accurate solutions that enable advertisers to reach and define mobile brand audiences at scale across a wide range of marketing activities.... read the full post.
Tags: Investment, Local, Marketing, Places
What Will It Take to Make Self-Serve Ad Platforms Work for SMBs?
streetfightmag.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Local
Local Search Is Becoming a Mobile Experience With a Social Layer
streetfightmag.com
on 05/03/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda. Buy your ticket today! Local search has been a “thing” for more than a decade. It started as a basic utility — needing to find a place and get directions — that consumers accessed through PCs. It often ended with printing out directions, which was the local-search equivalent of dial-up Internet service. These days, consumers predominantly use their mobile devices to search locally and generate turn-by-turn directions. And it’s having a disruptive effect on many of the first-generation local-search players.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local, Mobile, Social
Street Fight Daily: Discover Pushes Paypal In-Store, Twitter Opens Self-Serve Ads
feedproxy.google.com
on 05/01/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Plans Leaked, Google Now on iOS
feedproxy.google.com
on 04/30/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Foursquare, Local
Dennis Crowley Says That Foursquare’s API Is Currently Underutilized, Apps That Use Its Location Data Are Smarter
techcrunch.com
on 04/29/2013
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
Excerpt: Need to find just the right spot? We’ve added extra filters on foursquare. com to make finding the perfect date spot, brunch place, or bar even easier. Click the buttons at the top of the page to tailor your results: See which places are offering money-saving specials See only shops that are open right now And because it’s Foursquare, it’s easy to personalize the recommendations (you’ll need to log in to use these): See restaurants you haven’t been to before (new adventures! ) See bars your friends like to go to See places you’ve saved (make headway on your to-do list! ) We’ll be rolling out more options in the future, along with filters on your phone so you can find the perfect place when you’re on the go.... read the full post.
Tags: Friends, Local, Location
Openings & New Hires at CityGrid, Google Wallet, Groupon, and more…
streetfightmag.com
on 05/10/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Coupons, Local, Payments, Places
Klout dips into Q&A and local commerce with launch of new questions feature
gigaom.com
on 05/08/2013
Excerpt:... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Discovery, Local, Search
PlaceIQ Raises $6.75 Million in Series B Financing Led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP).
www.placeiq.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2013 PlaceIQ (http://www. PlaceIQ. com), a leading provider of location intelligence solutions for marketers, today announced the company has raised $6. 75 million in a Series B financing round led by U. S. Venture Partners, and including IA Ventures, Valhalla Partners, kbs+ Ventures, and several prominent angel investors. PlaceIQ will use the funding to further its lead as the premier location intelligence solution for marketers, and to meet the groundswell of demand for more accurate solutions that enable advertisers to reach and define mobile brand audiences at scale across a wide range of marketing activities.... read the full post.
Tags: Investment, Local, Marketing, Places
What Will It Take to Make Self-Serve Ad Platforms Work for SMBs?
streetfightmag.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Local
Local Search Is Becoming a Mobile Experience With a Social Layer
streetfightmag.com
on 05/03/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda. Buy your ticket today! Local search has been a “thing” for more than a decade. It started as a basic utility — needing to find a place and get directions — that consumers accessed through PCs. It often ended with printing out directions, which was the local-search equivalent of dial-up Internet service. These days, consumers predominantly use their mobile devices to search locally and generate turn-by-turn directions. And it’s having a disruptive effect on many of the first-generation local-search players.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local, Mobile, Social
Street Fight Daily: Discover Pushes Paypal In-Store, Twitter Opens Self-Serve Ads
feedproxy.google.com
on 05/01/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Plans Leaked, Google Now on iOS
feedproxy.google.com
on 04/30/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Foursquare, Local
Dennis Crowley Says That Foursquare’s API Is Currently Underutilized, Apps That Use Its Location Data Are Smarter
techcrunch.com
on 04/29/2013
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
Excerpt:... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Discovery, Local, Search
PlaceIQ Raises $6.75 Million in Series B Financing Led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP).
www.placeiq.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2013 PlaceIQ (http://www. PlaceIQ. com), a leading provider of location intelligence solutions for marketers, today announced the company has raised $6. 75 million in a Series B financing round led by U. S. Venture Partners, and including IA Ventures, Valhalla Partners, kbs+ Ventures, and several prominent angel investors. PlaceIQ will use the funding to further its lead as the premier location intelligence solution for marketers, and to meet the groundswell of demand for more accurate solutions that enable advertisers to reach and define mobile brand audiences at scale across a wide range of marketing activities.... read the full post.
Tags: Investment, Local, Marketing, Places
What Will It Take to Make Self-Serve Ad Platforms Work for SMBs?
streetfightmag.com
on 05/07/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Local
Local Search Is Becoming a Mobile Experience With a Social Layer
streetfightmag.com
on 05/03/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda. Buy your ticket today! Local search has been a “thing” for more than a decade. It started as a basic utility — needing to find a place and get directions — that consumers accessed through PCs. It often ended with printing out directions, which was the local-search equivalent of dial-up Internet service. These days, consumers predominantly use their mobile devices to search locally and generate turn-by-turn directions. And it’s having a disruptive effect on many of the first-generation local-search players.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local, Mobile, Social
Street Fight Daily: Discover Pushes Paypal In-Store, Twitter Opens Self-Serve Ads
feedproxy.google.com
on 05/01/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Plans Leaked, Google Now on iOS
feedproxy.google.com
on 04/30/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Foursquare, Local
Dennis Crowley Says That Foursquare’s API Is Currently Underutilized, Apps That Use Its Location Data Are Smarter
techcrunch.com
on 04/29/2013
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Local
Local Search Is Becoming a Mobile Experience With a Social Layer
streetfightmag.com
on 05/03/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda. Buy your ticket today! Local search has been a “thing” for more than a decade. It started as a basic utility — needing to find a place and get directions — that consumers accessed through PCs. It often ended with printing out directions, which was the local-search equivalent of dial-up Internet service. These days, consumers predominantly use their mobile devices to search locally and generate turn-by-turn directions. And it’s having a disruptive effect on many of the first-generation local-search players.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local, Mobile, Social
Street Fight Daily: Discover Pushes Paypal In-Store, Twitter Opens Self-Serve Ads
feedproxy.google.com
on 05/01/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Plans Leaked, Google Now on iOS
feedproxy.google.com
on 04/30/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Foursquare, Local
Dennis Crowley Says That Foursquare’s API Is Currently Underutilized, Apps That Use Its Location Data Are Smarter
techcrunch.com
on 04/29/2013
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Local
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Plans Leaked, Google Now on iOS
feedproxy.google.com
on 04/30/2013
Excerpt: STREET FIGHT SUMMIT WEST 2013 returns to San Francisco on June 4. Find out who's coming and what's on the agenda.... read the full post.
Tags: Advertising, Foursquare, Local
Dennis Crowley Says That Foursquare’s API Is Currently Underutilized, Apps That Use Its Location Data Are Smarter
techcrunch.com
on 04/29/2013
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
Excerpt: Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories, information. He has worked under some amazingly talented and gifted PR pros while working for startups as a “Director of Community”,.... read the full post.
Tags: 039, Foursquare, Local
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