Screaming fast
So over the weekend we rolled out the new version of the www.iBegin.com directory and the new system is screaming fast. Of course lots of wo...

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Why today local search fails - and how to fix it
How today’s local search and social local websites fail to cater my needs and how to solve the problems and win the race. I’ve learned i...

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Qype.com coupons - reaching out for the SME
I’ve recently blogged about German social local site Qype and their new coupons program. Now yesterday Qype seem to have started what could be called phase two - in terms of reaching out to possi...

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Holiday Season in Local Search – Movers and Shakers
When Germans are fed up with their pets, the French are looking heavy into DIY and the Brits are looking for fun time at the Zoo that’s whe...

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MSN Launched Local Search in Germany - in Cooperation with Suchen.de
Msn just launched a Beta of Local Search in Germany called “MSN Auskunft” (you could translate that as “MSN operator”) in coo...

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Qype started new monetization / user engagement system with coupons
German social local review site Qype has launched a new service Coupons They have launched this new and interesting feature yesterday. During...

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Local Intent without an Identifier – AOL will get you!
Although the discussion of how many searches do have a local intent is a never ending one, and the numbers published do reach from 20% to 40...

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Google Maps adds Neighborhoods - We Have Them Since More Than a Year Now
Greg’s post made me aware of this - and reminded me to put the Google LatLong Blog to my feed reader list. The Google Lat Long Blog has a ...

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Guide On How To Get Your Business Listed on 48 Major Local Search Engines
Update to the list I’ve posted earlier. Now every listing comes with a logo and some basic additional information. Some of the broken links are fix...

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How do I get my Business Listed or updated on Local Search Sites?
As we are getting more and more e-mails of people asking us how to get their business listed or information changed on our Yahoo! Local Search pages in Germany and the United King...

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