THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/31

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INFORMATION SERVICES
- 192.COM IMPROVES UK STREET MAPS.
- INSIGHT RESEARCH: WORLDWIDE PRESENCE-BASED SERVICES MARKET TO HIT US$ 23 BILLION THIS YEAR.

MARKETING
- ICROSSING RAISES US$ 62 MILLION IN FINANCING.

SEARCH ENGINES
- WIKIA RELEASES OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED WEB CRAWLING TOOL.

OF NOTE . . .
- NAVTEQ MAPS TO POWER HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES.
- PROFILEBUILDER OFFERS IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.
- TOM REDDIN JOINS R.H. DONNELLEY BOARD.
- VERIZON QUARTERLY REVENUE / INCOME RISE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/30

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ADVERTISING
- MICROSOFT STRENGTHENS ADVERTISING POSITION WITH ADECN ACQUISITION.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- DIRECTORY AND NEWS SITES COLLIDE IN LOCAL ONLINE WORLD.
- SPRINT TO COLLABORATE WITH GOOGLE ON WIMAX.

LOCATION SERVICES
- TOMTOM INTENDS TO ACQUIRE TELE ATLAS.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- HI5 RAISES US$ 20 MILLION IN FUNDING.

OF NOTE . . .
- INFOSPACE FIND IT! OPTIMIZED FOR THE iPHONE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/27

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DIRECTORIES
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS AND YELLOW BOOK USA FORM MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- VIDEO-BASED HOTEL GUIDES TRIVOP.COM AND TVTRIP.COM RECEIVE FUNDING.
- SECONDSPACE LAUNCHES RESORTSCAPE.COM AND LANDWATCH.COM.
- MYSQL POWERS ONLINE RECOMMENDATION PORTAL QYPE.

OF NOTE . . .
- EU-US PASSENGER NAME RECORD (PNR) COMMUNICATION AGREEMENT APPROVED.
- GOYELLOW ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER WITH POSITIVE EARNINGS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/26

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ADVERTISING
- AOL TO ACQUIRE BEHAVIORAL TARGETING FIRM TACODA.

MOBILE SEARCH
- EMARKETER: MOBILE SEARCH TO ACCOUNT FOR 15% OF US MOBILE AD MARKET BY 2011.
- FROST & SULLIVAN: MAJOR US MOBILE OPERATORS EMBRACING MOBILE ADVERTISING.

SEARCH ENGINES
- MICROSOFT, YAHOO! TO UPDATE CONSUMER PRIVACY POLICIES.

OF NOTE . . .
- DEUTSCHE TELEKOM FAR ALONG IN DQ TRANSACTION.
- ELECTRONICS SEARCH ENGINE RETREVO EXPANDS MANAGEMENT TEAM.
- GOING.COM SECURES ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
- R.H. DONNELLEY TO ACQUIRE BUSINESS.COM.
- WASHINGTON TO ELIMINATE THE ONE FREE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE CALL.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/25

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DIRECTORIES
- VALLEY YELLOW PAGES LAUNCHES ONLINE DIRECTORY.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- YOOMBA ENABLES EMAIL CALLING AND EMAIL CHAT.
- ASK.COM TO OFFER CONTROL OVER SEARCH DATA RETENTION.

LOCAL SEARCH
- i411 POWERS LISTAONLINE.COM LOCAL SEARCH SERVICE FROM PUBLICAR .

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- NOKIA LAUNCHES A-GPS SERVICE FOR QUICKER NOKIA MAPS EXPERIENCE.

PEOPLE SEARCH
- PEEKYOU.COM OFFERS OPEN-ENDED PEOPLE SEARCH.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/24

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- SUPERPAGES.COM ADDS VIDEO ADS.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- UNIVERSAL CALLING ANNOUNCES LIVE 411 SERVICE.
- THE PAISLEY GROUP RELEASES FINDINGS OF THE LATEST NDA PERFORMANCE INDEX.
- TELEGATE WINS RECLAMATION SUITS AGAINST DEUTSCHE TELEKOM.

OF NOTE . . .
- AT&T REPORTS STRONG QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE.
- GOOGLE MAPS DISCONTINUES CLICK-TO-CALL.
- NOKIA ACQUIRES TWANGO.
- PATRICK MARSHALL JOINS YELLOW BOOK USA.
- VERIZON PREPAID INTERPRETATION SERVICE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/23

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- IDEARC TO DISTRIBUTE SUPERPAGES.COM ADS ON NEIGHBORHOOD.COM.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE BATTLES AT&T OVER US WIRELESS RULES.
- PLAXO ENDORSES OPENID, MICROFORMATS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL.COM ACQUIRES PREMIERGUIDE.
- FTS GROUP TO INTEGRATE LOCAL SEARCH ADS PLATFORM INTO THEDIRECTORY.COM.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- LOCATIONET LAUNCHES AMAZE IN THE UK.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- WORLD OF JEWISH SOCIAL AND BUSINESS NETWORK LAUNCHED.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/20

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- MYHUBTV.COM OFFERS VIDEO-BASED BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- VOCE CUSTOMER SURVEY INDICATES HEAVY USAGE OF PERSONAL MOBILE ASSISTANCE.
- ZVENTS EXPANDS RESTAURANT SEARCH PRODUCT.
- NUANCE LAUNCHES SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH VERSION OF TEXT-TO-SPEECH.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- COLIZER LAUNCHES RADIUS.COM ONLINE YELLOW PAGES.

SEARCH ENGINES
- MICROSOFT OFFICE LIVE ADDS ASK SPONSORED LISTINGS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/19

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- MAPONICS ACQUIRES NEIGHBORHOOD MAP DATABASE FROM HOMEGAIN.
- GOOGLE INTRODUCES MAPPLETS.

MOBILE SEARCH
- WINDOWS LIVE MOBILE SEARCH V2 LAUNCHED.

SEARCH ENGINES
- THEFIND.COM SECURES US$ 15 MILLION IN FUNDING.
- SIMPLY HIRED PARTNERS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD.COM.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- TRUSTEDPLACES COLLABORATES WITH FACEBOOK.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/18

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- YELLOW PAGES GROUP EXTENDS CALL GENIE AGREEMENT.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- ANSWERS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE DICTIONARY.COM OWNER FOR US$ 100 MILLION.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- YELLOWPAGES.COM REDESIGNS WEBSITE WITH ENHANCED FEATURES.

SEARCH ENGINES
- COMSCORE SEARCH RANKINGS: GOOGLE LEADS, MICROSOFT'S SHARE RISES.
- GOOGLE REDUCES COOKIE LIFETIME TO IMPROVE PRIVACY.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/17

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- TIMES ONLINE REPORTS CONNECTIVITY PLANS TO LAUNCH 118MOB IN UK.
- IDEARC TO DISTRIBUTE SUPERPAGES.COM ADS OVER 1-800-FREE411.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- DIAL DIRECTIONS LAUNCHES VOICE-ACTIVATED MOBILE SERVICE FOR TEXT-BASED DIRECTIONS.
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY TO ACQUIRE TELEPHIA FOR MOBILE CONTENT MEASUREMENT.
- MAPFRAME INTEGRATES NAVTEQ MAP DATA.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/16

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- INTERACTIVE DATA ACQUIRES DIRECTORYNET.
- VOOM 411 BEGINS TRIALING WEB-ENABLED DA SERVICE, PLANS PRICE-PER-MINUTE SERVICE.
- THE NUMBER UK REVEALS CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS DETAILS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- TRIBUNE INTERACTIVE EXPANDS METROMIX SITES TO LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/13

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- NEW YELLOW PAGES 118 24 7 DQ CALL CENTRE LAUNCHED IN WALES.

LOCAL SEARCH
- MAPONICS RELEASES SOLUTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL LOCAL SEARCH FILTERING.

SEARCH ENGINES
- YAHOO! SIGNS SPONSORED SEARCH DEAL WITH GENIEKNOWS.COM.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- SIDESTEP ACQUIRES TRIPUP TRAVEL COMMUNITY.

OF NOTE . . .
- ONLINE INDIAN COMMUNITY SITE SULEKHA.COM ADDS CLICK TO CALL.
- PEOPLEFINDERS.COM LAUNCHES INSTANT SEARCH TECHNOLOGY JAX.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/12

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- ANGIE'S LIST PLANS FURTHER EXPANSION IN US AND EUROPE.
- COMSCORE FINDINGS: ASIA-PACIFIC PREFERS YAHOO!.

LOCAL SEARCH
- SUPERPAGES.COM ADS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ON MULTIPLIED MEDIA’S POYNT LOCAL SEARCH SERVICE.
- GO2 ADDS 220 MOBILE AND ONLINE COLLEGE SITES.
- JAVNA POWERS JORDAN-BASED MOBILE YELLOW PAGES FROM MOBILECOM.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- TIRA WIRELESS RAISES US$ 5 MILLION IN FUNDING.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/11

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- EUROPEAN DIRECTORIES SELECTS SITECATALYST FROM OMNITURE.
- AMBASSADOR PUBLICATIONS BECOMES AMBASSADOR MEDIA GROUP.
- FONECTA ACQUIRES MIKKELIN PUHELIN OYJ’S DIRECTORY BUSINESS.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- AT&T 1-800-YELLOWPAGES SERVICE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL.COM ENHANCES MAPS AND DIRECTIONS.
- ENIRO, GOOGLE EXPAND PARTNERSHIP.

OF NOTE . . .
- STREAMEZZO ANNOUNCES NOKIA PARTNERSHIP.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/10

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- N49 LAUNCHES OPEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN CANADA.
- TRAI NOT TO PUBLISH TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- AGENDIZE EXPANDS INTO THE US MARKET.

LOCAL SEARCH
- MGN TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES SEARCHBBOX.COM.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- APPELLO PARTNERS WITH MAPPY FOR JAVA-BASED ONLINE MOBILE NAVIGATION.

SEARCH ENGINES
- FAST ACQUIRES PERSONALIZATION AND RECOMMENDATION PROVIDER AGENTARTS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/09

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- YAHOO! LAUNCHES TARGETED AD PLATFORM.
- OPENADS ANNOUNCES NEW VERSION OF ONLINE AD SOFTWARE.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- MOBIO OFFERS MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA WIDGETS.

SEARCH ENGINES
- PENN STATE STUDY: BRANDING MATTERS IN SEARCH.

OF NOTE . . .
- BACKFENCE SHUTTING DOWN.
- TELISMA RAISES €1.2 MILLION ADDITIONAL CAPITAL.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/06

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- YPG RECOGNIZES CANADIAN BUSINESSES FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- 1-800-FREE411 / SKYPE PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE ACQUIRES PHONE SERVICES AGGREGATOR GRANDCENTRAL.
- EBAY LAUNCHES KIJIJI CLASSIFIEDS SITE IN THE US.

LOCAL SEARCH
- ILLUMICELL TO BECOME MULTIPLIED MEDIA CORPORATION.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- TELE ATLAS TO FORM JOINT VENTURE WITH TAIWAN-BASED SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY CORP.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/05

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- EXALEAD POWERS 118 218 LE NUMERO WEBSITE.
- METRO ONE MAKES CHANGES.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- FROST & SULLIVAN: JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA LEAD THE GROWING ASIA-PACIFIC LBS MARKET.

SEARCH ENGINES
- SPUTTR.COM OFFERS PERSONALIZED SEARCH ENGINES FEATURE.

SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES
- TALENTDATABASE.COM LAUNCHES GLOBAL TALENT DIRECTORY.

OF NOTE . . .
- AT&T TRIMS DA CALL CENTER IN WILLIAMSPORT.
- MEDIO SYSTEMS GETS NEW COO.
- LUKE LU JOINS ZVENTS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/04

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- HM CAPITAL PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE PHONE DIRECTORIES COMPANY.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- SOUNO POWERS INTERNETYELLOWPAGES.COM.
- NET-LINX POWERS ONLINE DIRECTORY AND SEARCH SERVICES SITE FOR CYTA.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- TELENAV POWERS GPS NAVIGATION SERVICE FROM BELL
- TELMAP OFFERS NAVIGATOR SERVICE FOR CONSUMERS IN THE UK.

OF NOTE . . .
- AMELIA PUBLICATIONS LAUNCHES INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC BUSINESS DIRECTORIES IN INDIA.
- SKYPEFIND GROWING RAPIDLY.
- NEW USER-GENERATED BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN AUSTRALIA.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/03

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- QUIGO TO POWER PERFORMANCE-BASED TEXT ADS FOR TIME INC.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- DEUSTCHE TELEKOM CONSIDERS SALE OF DA SERVICE.
- LOCAL.COM WINS AD-SUPPORTED DA PATENT.
- GOOGLE ADDS “MAP IT” FEATURE TO GOOG-411.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE MAPS OFFERS DRAGGABLE DRIVING DIRECTIONS.

SEARCH ENGINES
- TICKEX LISTS OVER 2 MILLION EVENT TICKETS IN THE UK.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 07/07/02

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- M:METRICS RELEASES MOBILE WEB RANKINGS FOR THE US AND UK.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- YP CORP., LIVEDEAL.COM UNVEIL YELLOW PAGES PREMIUM STORE PROGRAM.

LOCAL SEARCH
- MARCHEX LAUNCHES OVER 100,000 LOCAL AND VERTICAL WEBSITES.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- MAPORAMA, MICROSOFT PARTNER ON MAPPING.

SEARCH ENGINES
- MAMMA.COM BECOMES COPERNIC INC.

OF NOTE . . .
- TMP BAGS US$ 20 MILLION DIRECTORY AND SEARCH AD CAMPAIGN.
- YELL’S NEW APPOINTMENT TO DRIVE USAGE IN THE UK.

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