Local 2.0

"It’s not that local companies won’t have a hard time raising money or generating revenue (particularly from SMBs that are having a hard time themselves), it’s just that the market is so massive and the offerings so fragmented that it seems like there is still a lot of green field, even in a down market." - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

The picture and the latter part of the head line says one thing - the text says another thing. - ivanandersson

Local industry news on Valleywag? Seems GOOG is looking at EveryBlock. - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

"The Kelsey Group released data a couple months ago that suggested SMB ad spending was holding steady amid the economic downturn. Opus Research/Allbusiness found something basically similar. But in the last two days, two surveys have shown that the mood of SMBs is not as cheery as it was." - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

Greg Sterling has a rather bleak post on SMB spending trends. - Ryan Kuder

"And when you drill down into it, what’s really a game changer is that the best local search tools all have become platforms for conversation - in this case, conversation about the products, services, and intangibles of each small business." - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

What mapping platform do you use most? - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

"If someone were to launch a local startup today, what would you advise them?" - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

Be the kiosk... - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

"Where to start? Perhaps 1995, when several newspaper chains put $9 million into a consortium called New Century Network. "The granddaddy of fuckups," as one suitably crotchety industry veteran tells us, folded in 1998." - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

This was a funny piece - leave it to ValleyWag to be ironic and poignant with a tinge of insult ;) - David Cohn

"According to eMarketer, $97 billion of the $157 billion -- more than 60 percent -- of the advertising market in the U.S. is focused on local." - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

I do not think that shopping is the right answer for local newspapers. - Ryan Kuder via Bookmarklet

Thanks, Susan! This is awesome. Although the link is broken...found it on your blog: http://www.susanmernit.com/blo... - Ryan Kuder