So Nokia won the NAVTEQ derby – assuming there is not hostile takeover counter bid. This is one of my favorite acquisitions of 2007. Why? Quite simply, it’s a highly strategic move that I don’t think many will appreciate the importance of for quite some time. The comments at Techcrunch are not only positive – [...]
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by David Dalka on October 1, 2007 in Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing, Nokia
SMXLOMO 2007 – Search Marketing on Maps
by David Dalka on October 1, 2007 in Google (GOOG), Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing
Moderator: Chris Sherman, Executive Editor, Search Engine Land Marketing Speakers: Alex Porter, Vice President, Location3 Media Alan Beiagi, Director and GM, Mapquest Michael T. Jones, Ciheif Technologist, Googl eEarth, Maps and Local Alex Porter, Vice President, Location3 Media Offshore Data Entry >>>Axciom, Infousa, Amacai >>>Search Engines Directories, IYPS, etc How to incorporate into marketing? Directly [...]
SMXLOMO 2007 Day 1 – SMX Local and Mobile Denver Keynote
by David Dalka on October 1, 2007 in Google (GOOG), Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing
Michael T Jones, Chief Technologist, Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Local Search What and Why? Ask yourself during the conference – “Is this the right problem to solve?” Understanding the Competition Discreet (Privacy) Courteous (Did you mean?) Empathetic Multi-lingual (Translation) Quick Spirited (Transactional) Concierges must know their Hotel (Hyper Local) City (Local) Country (National [...]
Arrived in Denver at SMX Local and Mobile!!!
by David Dalka on September 30, 2007 in Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization
I’m here in the lobby of the hotel in Denver where the first ever Search Marketing Expo Local and Mobile show is being held. I’m thrilled to be here to see the creation of Chris Sherman and Greg Sterling! Karen Deweese was here to greet me with a great big hug and is hard at [...]
Mobile Versus Web 2.0 Bickering
by David Dalka on September 27, 2007 in Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing
It sounds like Scott Karp should be attending the SMX Local and Mobile next week as two of the five areas he gripes about will be covered in detail there. While his carrier and wifi complaints are somewhat relevant, the rest is unfortunately plain ignorance. Russell Beattie is a quite a bit more blunt in [...]
Will You Attend SMX Local & Mobile Denver Next Week
by David Dalka on September 25, 2007 in Ask, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Mobile Search Marketing, Yahoo! (YHOO)
I’ll be attending the first ever SMX Local & Mobile conference next week in Denver!!! Chris Sherman, who talks about why he is excited about the event in this post, and Greg Sterling have both put in a tremendous amount of work into researching and programming this highly unique and special event. You may view [...]
Google Adsense for Mobile Launches
by David Dalka on September 18, 2007 in Google (GOOG), Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS
Google Adsense™ for Mobile launched yesterday. What wasn’t announced fully was if the program is different in any way than traditional Adsense. It would also be interesting to understand how Google is exactly defining mobile websites. As people start to use it, I’m sure these issues will become transparent.
Suburban Chicago Silicon Prairie Social Internet and Technology Mixer Thursday
by David Dalka on September 16, 2007 in Chicago, Entrepreneurship, Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Venture Capital
Tim Courtney sent me the following note late last week, I hope to see you there…. When: Thursday, September 20, 2007 from 6:30-10:00pm Where: Mullen’s Bar & Grill 3080 Warrenville Rd., Lisle, IL 60532 An opportunity to connect in an informal setting with like-minded people in technology; whether you’re an upwardly mobile professional, a job [...]
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