Qype started new monetization / user engagement system with coupons
German social local review site Qype has launched a new service Coupons
They have launched this new and interesting feature yesterday. In their latest news-letter they say that during the last couple of month they have approached businesses in major German cities to see if they would be willing to offer Qype users a special price for their service – like half price for a try out dinner at a local restaurant etc.
Local Intent without an Identifier – AOL will get you!
Although the discussion of how many searches do have a local intent is a never ending one, and the numbers published do reach from 20% to 40% of all searches it is obvious that the better you cater the user the more likely he will come back to you.
Google Maps adds Neighborhoods – We Have Them Since More Than a Year Now
Greg’s post made me aware of this – and reminded me to put the Google LatLong Blog to my feed reader list.

Guide On How To Get Your Business Listed on 48 Major Local Search Engines
Update to the list I’ve posted earlier. Now every listing comes with a logo and some basic additional information. Some of the broken links are fixed and many new additions integrated.
Thanks to a series of e-mails now the list covers 48 Local Search Engines, Online Yellow Pages and Local Social Networks in the United States and Europe.
How do I get my Business Listed or updated on Local Search Sites?
As we are getting more and more e-mails of people asking us how to get their business listed or information changed on our Yahoo! Local Search pages in Germany and the United Kingdom.
I figured it is about time explain this on a page and gather some of my bookmarks to the pages where you can add your business to get listed on Google Maps, Ask City, Live Local etc. in the US and Europe and some other players.





