Through the acquisition of social mapping application Citymaps, TripAdvisor is looking to build up a truly contextual platform for its own local commerce ecosystem. The mapping and navigation app will be a standalone business within TripAdvisor following the deal’s close. “The Citymaps team understands how...
The possibility of Amazon and Yelp combining forces has been bandied about for a while … and now it’s starting to bear fruit. On Amazon.com, the “What’s New” section in the description of Amazon Echo — the company’s voice-enabled robotic assistant — now includes mention that...
As much as the big-box retailers and online marketplaces grab consumer attention, the concept of buying local is, and always has been, a niche market that’s had its own successes. Now, a new survey from Precima shows just how much buying local really means and what...
Look no farther than bookstores like Borders or Barnes & Noble to see the impact of Amazon’s disruption in the publishing world. But a new website in the U.K. is aiming to give local bookstores a fighting chance against the eCommerce giant. The new Web...
October 26, 2015
The possibility of Amazon and Yelp combining forces has been bandied about for a while … and now it’s starting to bear fruit. On Amazon.com, the “What’s New” section in the description of Amazon Echo — the company’s voice-enabled robotic assistant — now includes mention that “Alexa’s” (the name for the voice that Echo generates) answers […]
September 02, 2015
As much as the big-box retailers and online marketplaces grab consumer attention, the concept of buying local is, and always has been, a niche market that’s had its own successes....
June 19, 2015
Look no farther than bookstores like Borders or Barnes & Noble to see the impact of Amazon’s disruption in the publishing world. But a new website in the U.K. is...
March 18, 2015
Groupon added two new faces to its executive team — one of them with a specific knack for the tech industry. The two executive announcements came from Groupon yesterday (March...
