Yelp has been the most-watched company in the seemingly-narrow but fast-growing niche of user-generated content specifically with regard to bars, restaurants, and clubs, and "youth" oriented hotspots and retail. For them, it’s beginning to expand to the point where they’re a bit of a social community and a "go-to" site if you’re looking for local review content.
Job Sites Poised For 2007 Boom
Recruiting talent with online job boards has been a growing field, and one that has been blamed for the travails of print media’s classified revenue stream. In 2007, online boards could grow even more.
Google China VP Poised To Jump Ship
Only last week, the president of Yahoo China resigned. Now Johnny Chou, the vice president of Google China, is making a similar move. Chou has arranged to leave the company on December 31st.
Local Search Poised For Marketing Success
People in the US tend to spend 80 percent of their budgets within 50 miles of their homes, and the Kelsey Group thinks that bodes well for local advertising’s $110 billion market to shift more into local search ads.
Google Poised For Nielsen Raidings
Google is a media company – a dangerous one for conventional players. Mountain View’s next potential rival: Nielsen Media Research, the audience measurement company that has held a virtual monopoly in the sector for decades. And it shouldn’t be surpirsing. Google’s MO is information collection and research.
Bluetooth Now Poised To Fulfill Its Promise
No question about it, Bluetooth is very handy thanks to its improved integration with computers, cell phones and automobiles.