Mobile
Schmap – Intersection of Local – Social (Part 2)
Today I finish my interview with Paul Hallett, CEO of Schmap.com Hopefully this interview will give you a little insight of what is happening on mobile-social-local front. Twitter is just one of the many areas online where small business can interact and reach out to potential new clients.
Q. What is schmap.me?
A. Schmap.me is a simple [...]
Schmap – Intersection of Local – Social
Twitter is becoming a very powerful tool for individuals and small business. Recently I have found myself spending more time on Twitter, trying to keep up with the new trends and ideas on local search marketing, as well as sports scores, trades, rumors, the latest Android phones and more etc.
Mobile-local and social-local are growing areas [...]
Mobile Coupons – 8Coupons
I recently got word from 8Coupons.com that their service is going nationwide. You can the press release on their blog here.
“When a user visits 8coupons.com, the map on the homepage will automatically populate the Top 8 most popular deals based on his or her IP address. This ensures that anyone who visits the [...]
Poynt – Updated Local Mobile Search App
I got notification today that Poynt, probably the best local search app for the Blackberry has official updated to include the addition of restaurant searches. I had reviewed Poynt, back in Feb 2009. From their press release:
“Poynt’s restaurant search feature rounds out the already robust business, movie and people search offering, while maintaining its ease [...]
Do Small Biz Need Smartphone?
It has been about eight months since I got my Blackberry Storm and I am lovin’ it. Getting this phone and an unlimited data plan has changed how I do business, period. Not sure how I survived without it.
So the question I have is – Do small business owners need a smartphone? In general, [...]
The New fone book
One reason smartphones were created were to hopefully make some things in life easier and give us access to important information or resources quickly. This week, a new app for the Blackberry Storm, is coming out, the fone book, from BlindingRain, a small start up company here in the US. This is an app that [...]
iLPS-YellowSpaces iPhone App Launch
Today marks the official launch of the YellowSpaces iphone app, iLPS. With that I continue my conversation with Constantin S. Manta of YellowSpaces.
Q. Why did you decide to make a mobile app also?
A. I believe mobile is the purest form of local. I also noticed that the IYPs rushed to the marketplace basic mobile apps. [...]
