... healthy dose of mobile thrown in. Much of the discussion throughout the day was provocative, trying to assess where the local and social media markets were headed and what the products of the near future ... ; it’s evolving before our eyes, especially when mobile is thrown in. And despite the challenges local is definitely not a static segment. What’s arguably emerging is the possibility ...

... on Technorati, one of the places I write for. Its about the amalgamation of Local and Social Search and how small businesses can reap the ... local level, social media plays an important role in determining consumer choices, as people start ... the article here. Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Social Media 101Listen to what the New York Times has to sayThe ...

I still haven’t had chance to blog about the first Local Social Summit but the organizing team has just published the videos of the event on YouTube. I was on a panel titled “Local Gets Social – UGC and the Promise of Real-Time Search” and ran a presentation called “What does the Perfect Local Media Company Look Like in 5 Years Time “. Panel ...

The Local Social Summit which I co-organised with Simon Baptist has been hailed a success despite the rain . The general feedback was that it rated 8 out 10, although I would give it a 7 as there ... blog posts on LSS so far: Facebook users talk to just 4% of their online friends Volker’s Blurb: Local Social Summit London Update: Here as link to all the slide decks from LSS ‘09.

Groupon, a social, online deal-finding service, has raised $30 million in funding. Accel Partners led the round, with participation from previous backer New Enterprise ... offers deals in 26 major cities, including Boston, NYC and L.A. Each day, the site spotlights a coupon from a different local business—be it a restaurant, massage studio, or a theater—but a minimum number of people need ...

this morning Franco and i went to the local social security office, nearest is in Coín, i thought i might be able to get a travel heath card, but you actually have to be working, under contract, to get one, which will only last 3 months. so back to Alhaurín El Grande, and the health centre, i held the door open for a woman and then she had the cheek ...

... doing to measure a PR campaign’s ROI. With social media, you want to be able to measure readers’ actions in ... impression statistics and join us for an exciting panel discussion on social media ROI measurement. Our panel of Cleveland’ ... media experts will provide you with advice on setting goals for your social media campaign and arm you with the tools you will need to generate both ...

... layers: The basic networking infrastructure a kernel social networking engine, plug-ins to provide ... communities. However, as the network expands and communities start to join local social cloud networks, it will be possible to migrate ... network. Indeed, almost any hardware with network capabilities can may integrate a social cloud network if it was not locked by its manufacturer. By developing ...

... . The movements they describe in this book are not just developing new forms of Buddhist social engagement, but are doing something much more historically significant: redefining the nature and role of Buddhism ... in the history of Buddhism. To repeat, socially engaged Buddhism is not only about local social engagement--it represents something even more historically significant. This development in ...

... ; confirmation screen: For now the data looks relevant only to Yahoo social activities, but you could imagine a future where Yahoo (or Google via ... ) would understand the text of the outgoing mail and shown social content relevant to the text.  So if I had written “ ... Johnnie Walker, then Dave’s review would have shown up. I’ll ask it again - are you ready for local social search?