Here’s a scenario: You’re online and findan offer for $10 off at a local restaurant. Instead of printing out or downloading the offer,...

an earlier promise to sell location and other user-behavior information to third parties. The company has said it wants to be “the...

Yelp keeps the details of its review filter algorithm secret, for obvious reasons, but a new study suggests that there are some things...

Today, Foursquare announced the launch of self-serve promoted listings for small businesses. The company started testing promoted...

earlier by AllThingsD, Apple has acquired Toronto-based location-data management startup Locationary. Apple was seeking both the...

announcement of the new Google Maps app release today came news that Google will be retiring Latitude in all of its various forms on...

Google Maps app for Android devices starting today, with iPhone and iPad versions on the way. The new app will include more search...

formally announced a new tool called Yelp Platform that turns its local business pages into a platform for consumer transactions. It’s...

CityGrid has 1.5 million local advertisers (most through third-party partners), 15 million local business profiles and more than 350 Web...

According to a Nielsen survey commissioned by Yelp, four out of five Yelp users visit Yelp.com before spending money, and 93 percent say...

ads targeting by gender, device, keywords, as well as TV shows, AdAge reports that the social network may be offering ads based on...

announced a new Call to Action feature today that allows business owners to promote specific transactions directly on their Yelp business...

Small businesses have traditionally been limited to advertising and promotion on Foursquare via discounts and other specials that only...

Local search and navigation should be a pretty common usage of Glass, and it’s certainly one of the main uses that Google has had in mind...

One of the five predictions in my recent 2013 mobile predictions post was that mobile analytics and measurement would get a seat at the...

As reported earlier this month, Foursquare has been working to woo agencies and big brand advertisers. Now, a leaked presentation deck...

introduced a new mobile Pages layout, rival Foursquare is changing the look and organization of its local business pages (on the PC...

last week’s announcement that the company received access to $41 million more in new funding. This announcement came as something of a...

According to Crowley, the funding comes in the form of  new investment from the Silver Lake Waterman growth debt fund and convertible...

introduced one for mobile, and Yelp, last night, debuted its “revenue estimator” for small businesses. The tool is free to all businesses...