Ask: From Search to Mobile, and Now, Location
Ask.com has made a lot of changes over the past several months. Last year, the company made the decision to pull out of the search industry. According to Lisa Kavanaugh, the Chief Product and...
View ArticleNew Foursquare Products and What They Mean
Foursquare is really putting pressure on other location-based services. The startup knows that the space is competitive but is working to maintain its leadership role by rolling out compelling...
View ArticleHow Bing Is Growing, Innovating, and Competing
In an effort to contend in the search race, Bing is continuously rolling out new products and initiatives. The search engine’s efforts appear to be paying off since recent data from Experian Hitwise,...
View ArticleGroupon: Leading the Couponing Space
As the leader in the “daily deals” space, Groupon is changing the way businesses connect with their consumers. The platform offers users a different location-specific deal each day. Because users have...
View ArticleWhat Placecast Is Doing for Mobile Marketing
It didn’t take long for people to start using location and mobile capabilities together. Recently, the daily deals phenomenon has also been linked directly to these functions. While tying these three...
View ArticleLivingSocial's Role in the Daily Deals Industry
Groupon has been considered to be the leader of daily deals for the past several months. However, recent data shows that LivingSocial is gaining on it. At SXSW, WebProNews had the privilege of talking...
View ArticleMore Deals for Users with Loopt-Groupon Integration
Last week, leading daily deals service Groupon and located-based service Loopt reached a partnership in hopes of better connecting consumers and merchants. As Sam Altman, Loopt CEO and Co-founder,...
View ArticleAccessing, Sharing, and Making Use of Big Data
Businesses need data to succeed, especially in the tech space. Taking this idea one step further, tech startups desperately need data for their innovations. In this interview with WebProNews, Gil...
View ArticleHint: If You're a Criminal, Don't Use Location Apps
WhosHere, the popular location app made by myRete, reached a big milestone recently by surpassing 3 million downloads. The app was also helpful in putting a sex offender behind bars, according to...
View ArticleNew Platform Behavio Aims To Turn Smartphones Into Sensors
The Knight Foundation recently hosted a News Challenge in order to find up-and-coming innovative ideas pertaining to media. Among the winners, which were awarded $1.37 million in grants, was one...
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