Tagged: Local Search & Maps

Google integrates Offers to existing products as revenues top $9 billion
Google's Groupon rival is set to go both mobile and social as Mountain View's let slip plans to integrate Google Offers with Google Wallet and Google+.

Google guns for Facebook with new social network Google+
Google's sights have long been firmly set on social. So much so, the firm's finally testing its own social network to rival Facebook - Google+.

The i's have it! iPhones, Pods and Pads bite 80 per cent of mobile video market
Ads for Google's Android may be outperforming their Cupertino counterparts, but Apple's outpipped Mountain View to take a whopping 80 per cent of the mobile video market.

Google search app now 20 per cent quicker on iPhones
Google updated its signature search app to run 20 per cent faster on iPhones in hopes to stay ahead of competition from Bing and Apple.

Deal-savvy smart phone users embracing mobile check-in
According to comScore, one in five US smart phone owners use their mobiles to check in to location-based services, including discount platforms.

Will the new iPhone update quash privacy fears?
Apple has released the latest version of its iPhone operating system in response to privacy concerns about location tracking.

Groupon set to launch in China
As Groupon looks set to launch in China, web pundits wonder whether a hyper-local discounting and coupon clipping arms race has just gone global.

Yahoo! launches AdLabs
After revealing display advertising boosted its flagging financials last year, Yahoo! has launched AdLabs - a 'scientific' and analytical service to stimulate innovation in the online advertising sphere.

Google to develop new coupon-clipping Groupon rival

Google plans to develop an e-coupon clipping offering to rival Groupon after the discount peddlers dodged Mountain View's acquisition team and secured US$950 million in venture capital to finance global expansion efforts.

Google mulling 'search without search'
Carrying on from its new Instant offerings, Google will be looking into 'search without search', namely providing users with information based on location and search history context - without the click of a button.