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Google News Mobile Gets a “Near You” Update

"Location-based news first became available in Google News in 2008, and today there’s a local section for just about any city, state or country in the world with coverage from thousands of sources. We do local news a bit differently, analyzing every word in every story to understand what location the news is about and where the source is located."

Yelp Makes Some Changes

This is a follow-up post to an earlier entry I wrote back in on March 21, 2010, titled Trouble with Yelp. It was about Yelp being sued for manipulating reviews and pressuring businesses into buying advertisements with them. Last week, Yelp announced some changes in its policies. The first change they made was to start showing all reviews, even those

WSAZ Iphone Application Review

WSAZ is the local TV station  that services the Huntington and Charleston, WV area.  I must admit that I don't watch a lot of local news on TV.  I usually only catch it when I can't find the remote.  However  this doesn't mean I am not interested  in local news, I just don't have the time or desire to sit

Online Local News Forces Local Businesses Online

The truths: News is moving online.  People want instant access to news without waiting until the next morning or afternoon. The recession has caused a terrifying drop in printed advertising causing a quick but low profit move online. The conclusions: Local news companies must move to quick unabbreviated news online that incorporates local business advertising. Local businesses must move online