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Openings and New Hires at Square, Google, Foursquare, Nextdoor and UpSnap
Every two weeks, Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in local — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for jobs on offer now.) Mary...
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Street Fight Daily: New Google Search Ads, Pinterest Adds Buy Button
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Google Search Ads Get A Lot Sexier With Sharp, Gorgeous Photos (Mashable) Google is replacing some of...
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Case Study: Using Pre-Order Apps to Streamline Lunch Operations
Merchant: Alta CA Location: San Francisco, California Platform: Allset Bottom Line: Whether a digital marketing tool will work for a specific business depends largely on that business’s customer...
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Street Fight Daily: Jack Dorsey’s New Gig, Uber’s Biggest Market
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Jack Dorsey, New Twitter Interim CEO, Will Remain Square’s CEO (Recode) Jack Dorsey is back as Twitter...
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Street Fight Daily: Square Eyes IPO, Thumbtack’s SEO Struggles
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Square Expected To Go Public This Year (Forbes) It’s unclear whether the company has already filed its...
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Street Fight Daily: Court Deals a Blow to Uber’s Biz Model, Airbnb Seeks $1...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… California Says Uber Driver Is an Employee, Not a Contractor (TechCrunch) The initial story of the...
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Street Fight Daily: Google’s Mobile Web Ambitions, Routific Gives Tech to SMBs
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Google Made a Secret Acquisition to Get You to Stop Using Apps Because It Makes Most of Its Money From...
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LBMA Podcast: Google’s Location Aware Search, xAd’s ‘Meaning of Local’
Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing, a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association. On the show: Thync’s digital drug; Google’s Location Aware Search; Indoor Atlas...
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5 Cloud POS Alternatives to Windows XP for SMBs
It’s been more than a year since Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, and yet many small business owners are still on the hunt for reliable alternatives to Windows Embedded POSReady, the...
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A Window Into the Office Culture at Square, From SFO to Tokyo
This is the third installment of Street Fight’s new Street Culture series. Every two weeks, Street Fight will take a look at the inventive ways that some of the fastest growing companies in local...
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Street Fight Daily: AOL Takes Over Microsoft Display Ads, Uber Acquires Bing...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… AOL in Deal With Microsoft to Take Over Display Ad Business (New York Times) Under the agreement, AOL...
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Street Fight Daily: PayPal Acquires Xoom, ReachLocal Could Extend Yahoo...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… PayPal Acquires Money Transfer Firm Xoom for $890 Million (Fortune) PayPal, which is expected to spin off...
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Square Launches Payroll, Expanding Suite of Services for Small Businesses
As part of its push to become a comprehensive platform for small businesses, Square has launched a new payroll management service this week. The product, which officially launched in California...
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What Merchants Need to Know About Apple Pay and Loyalty Apps
Having provided a window into the future of Apple Pay and Wallet at the company’s June WWDC event, Apple recently left small businesses wondering about how to adapt their mobile strategies to stay...
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Local Tech Businesses Diversify to Serve a Wider Range of SMB Needs — But Do...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last half-decade, you’ve probably noticed the frantic pace of mergers and acquisitions in SMB/local tech. The general theme is single-product companies...
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Street Fight Daily: Square IPO Looms, Amazon Plans Drive-Up Grocery Stores
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Square’s Filing Turns Talk to Dorsey’s Juggling Skills (New York Times) Jack Dorsey has filed...
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Street Fight Daily: Uber Reportedly Losing Money Despite VC Success, Yelp and...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Here Are the Internal Documents that Prove Uber Is a Money Loser (Gawker) Uber is presumed to be a...
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Street Fight Daily: Amazon Might Crowdsource Delivery, Square Introduces...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon Flex Could Be a New Way to Get Your Packages, Report Says (Mashable) Amazon Flex, which hasn’t...
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Street Fight Daily: Square Introduces Mobile Appointments, SF Wants Uber’s Data
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Here’s Why Square Appointments for Mobile is a Big Deal (The Next Web) Small business owners who already...
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LBMA Podcast: WeChat Partners With Uniqlo, Square Teams Up With Apple
Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing, a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association. On the show: Uniqlo’s Style Your Life campaign with WeChat; Kagulu tells everyone...
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