Archive | October 2010

Citysearch feed finalized for Insequent platform customers

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Now business customers can simply enter their phone number to have their forms pre-populated with data from Citysearch saving them time. As they update their info on InSequent this will be fed to Citysearch so they will update their profile as well.

Citysearch reviews will be live shortly on mobile websites created through InSequent.

Android Continues Assault On Blackberry, iPhone

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These figures from Comscore. Won’t be much longer until Android is #1. Maybe then Apple will open up.

Groupon Revealed: The Pros and Cons of Daily Deals

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This is a pretty good visual overview. Are these sites good or bad for merchants? On the one hand one could argue it drives in business that would not otherwise be there (incremental). On the other it could limit consumers to looking only for someone offering 50% off (revenue decay). Time will tell…

Red Sox Figure It’s Worth It To Just Ask Bud Selig For Playoff Spot

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Yes I’m a die-hard fan and yes it stinks they didn’t make it but Boston sports have had a pretty good run.

From The Onion:

BOSTON—Players and personnel within the Red Sox organization collectively decided Monday that simply coming out and asking MLB Commissioner Bud Selig if they could have a spot in the 2010 playoffs “couldn’t hurt” their odds of missing the postseason any more than their poor finish in the division. “I’ll mention that we’ve got a lot of fans who would love to watch us keep playing, and then I’ll just ask, ‘Can the Red Sox please be in the playoffs this year?'” general manager Theo Epstein said during a recent NESN interview. “After all, the worst he could say is no.” Epstein added that depending on the feel of the meeting, he might also inquire about a first-round bye.