THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/31

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- JINGLE NETWORKS ANNOUNCES CONTINUED GROWTH IN SPONSORSHIP DEMAND.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- UK SURVEY: MOBILE PHONES ONLY FOR CALLING AND TEXTING FOR MOST.

MOBILE SEARCH
- ALABOT PARTNERS WITH MOBILE-WORX TO LAUNCH INTELLIGENT SMS SEARCH IN INDIA.

SOCIAL SEARCH
- DELVER INTRODUCES SOCIALLY CONNECTED SEARCH ENGINE.

VOICE SEARCH
- SRI INTERNATIONAL AWARDED VOICE SEARCH PATENT.

OF NOTE . . .
- CELL PHONE REVOLUTION.
- WHOCALLSME?

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/30

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- JUPITERRESEARCH: LOCAL DISPLAY AND SEARCH TO LEAD AMONG ONLINE ADVERTISING CATEGORIES.
- SUPERPAGES.COM PERFORMANCE-BASED ADS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ON MARCHEX SITES.

LOCAL SEARCH
- ZVENTS LAUNCHES FEDERATED LOCAL SEARCH.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- LOCATIONET’S MOBILE GPS SYSTEM AMAZE INTEGRATES LOCATION BASED ADS.

SEARCH ENGINES
- AT&T, YAHOO! EXPAND RELATIONSHIP TO CAPLITALIZE ON SEARCH AND ADVERTISING CAPABILITIES.

OF NOTE . . .
- CELL PHONE REVOLUTION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/29

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- EVERYSCAPE.COM ADDS LAGUNA BEACH TO “THE REAL WORLD ONLINE.”

LOCAL SEARCH
- TOUCHLOCAL LAUNCHES SOCIAL NETWORKING CAPABILITIES.
- COPERNIC TO PUT YPG LOCAL CONTENT ON MAMMA.COM.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- XING AG ACQUIRES TURKISH BUSINESS NETWORK CEMBER.NET.

OF NOTE . . .
- QWEST TO MOVE 200 OPERATOR JOBS.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/28

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- ONLINE POLL: OVER 17.5 MILLION UNWANTED PRINTED DIRECTORIES PER YEAR IN BRITAIN.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- TRAFFICCAST RAISES US$ 3.5 MILLION IN EQUITY.

LOCAL SEARCH
- MICROSOFT VIRTUAL EARTH POWERS YELLOWPAGES.CA MAPPING.
- TURNHERE TO PRODUCE ONLINE VIDEOS FOR YELLOWPAGES.COM.

OF NOTE . . .
- LATTELECOM APPOINTS NEW BOARD CHAIRWOMAN.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/25

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
- PRIVACYMATTERS.COM LAUNCHES NEW SERVICES.

LOCAL SEARCH
- GOBLACKBIZ.COM LAUNCHES SEARCH AND VIDEO PORTAL FOR BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES.

MOBILE SEARCH
- JUMPTAP HIRES PARAN JOHAR TO ADDRESS DEMAND FOR MOBILE SEARCH AND ADVERTISING.

SEARCH ENGINES
- BAIDU LAUNCHES JAPANESE SEARCH ENGINE.
- GOOGLE.ORG OUTLINES PHILANTHROPHIC INITIATIVES.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/24

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- T-MOBILE, YAHOO! FORM AGREEMENT ON MOBILE ADS IN THE UK.
- MCN LAUNCHES ALLWORDS ADVERTISING NETWORK.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- QYPE LAUNCHES FRENCH VERSION.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- HITWISE: MYSPACE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE US SOCIAL NETWORKING SCENE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/23

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- R.R. DONNELLEY AWARDED DIRECTORIES DEAL BY EUROPEAN DIRECTORIES.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- UK’S ICO SLAMS DATA PROTECTION NOTICE ON CARPHONE WAREHOUSE.
- 192.COM ADDS AGE GUIDE DATA.

LOCAL SEARCH
- SWITZERLAND-BASED PUBLIGROUPE EXPANDS PRESENCE IN CHINA.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- FINDWHERE ACQUIRES LIVECONTACTS.

SEARCH ENGINES
- SINGAPORE-BASED AGENCY LAUNCHES GLOBAL CHALLENGE FOR MULTIMEDIA SEARCH ENGINE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/22

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORIES
- KINGSBRIDGE MARKETING PARTNERS TO PROVIDE NATIONAL DATA FOR HYPA.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- IPHONE GETS A SOFTWARE UPDATE.

MOBILE SEARCH
- NIELSEN FINDS VOICE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE IS THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF US MOBILE SEARCH.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- HELIO LAUNCHES MYSTO WITH POPULAR GPS SEARCH SERVICES.

YELLOW PAGES
- YELL GROUP CEO GETS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM DPA.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/21

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- EVERYSCAPE LAUNCHES CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS IN “THE REAL WORLD ONLINE.”

LOCAL SEARCH
- CALL GENIE TO DISTRIBUTE IDEARC ADS.
- IDEARC TO PROVIDE LOCAL SEARCH LISTINGS ON PARENTHOOD.COM.
- YELLOW PAGES GROUP CANADA LAUNCHES PROFILE PLUS MULTIMEDIA SERVICE.
- CITYSEARCH LAUNCHES RESTAURANT APPLICATION ON FACEBOOK.
- LOCAL VIDEO SEARCH ENGINE GETFAVE.COM RAISES US$ 1.6 MILLION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/01/18

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- BIZZFLIP BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS ADDS “STARTUP ADS.”

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- METRO ONE APPOINTS NEW CEO.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- YAHOO! SUPPORTS OPENID.

MOBILE SEARCH
- JUPITERRESEARCH: EUROPEAN MOBILE SEARCH AND DISPLAY REVENUES TO REACH € 1.3 BILLION BY 2012.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- XING, ZOOMINFO OFFER INTEGRATED SEARCH FUNCTION.

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