THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/27

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- FREE411 REACHES PER-CALL PROFITABILITY; JINGLE SHIFTS HEADQUARTERS, MAKES EXECUTIVE CHANGES.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- APARTMENT GUIDE LAUNCHES APARTMENT SEARCH VIA GPS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- INFOSERVE FORMS STRATEGIC ADVERTISING PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOOGLE, YAHOO!.
- TEALION TARGETS NEW LOCAL DIRECTORY SITE AT NOVICE USERS.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- GYPSII, GARMIN PARTNER FOR LBS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/26

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- MULTIPLIED MEDIA PARTNERS LIVEBOOKINGS NETWORK FOR RESTAURANT BOOKINGS.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- UAE’S YELLOWPAGES.AE SEES TRAFFIC SURGE, NOW ACCESSIBLE ON MOBILES.

LOCAL SEARCH
- PRAIZED MEDIA PARTNERS WITH YELLOWBOOK, LOCALEZE, YPG CANADA.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- LOOPT NOW ON VERIZON WIRELESS.

VOICE SEARCH
- VLINGO LAUNCHES VOICE APPLICATION FOR BLACKBERRY.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/25

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- IAC ADVERTISING INTRODUCES TARGETING BY “AUDIENCE CUBES.”

DIRECTORIES
- INNOVECTRA TO POWER IYP SEARCH, ONLINE MARKETING FOR USA NORTHLAND DIRECTORIES.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- YAHOO! TO INCLUDE NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES DATA FROM URBAN MAPPING.
- EARTHCOMBER POWERS MOBILE GUIDE FROM TRAVEL CHANNEL MEDIA.

LOCAL SEARCH
- GOYELLOW MEDIA LAUNCHES MOBILE VERSION OF GOLOCAL.DE.

OF NOTE . . .
- TIPPED KICKS OFF BOROUGH TOUR.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/24

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- HIOGI LAUNCHES COMMUNITY-BASED MOBILE ANSWERS SITE IN ENGLISH.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL PLANNING SITE CENTER’D LAUNCHES PUBLIC BETA.

PEOPLE SEARCH
- WHITEPAGES.COM TO POWER MSN’S PEOPLE SEARCH.
- GERMAN PEOPLE SEARCH PROVIDER YASNI.CH RECEIVES INVESTMENT.

SEARCH ENGINES
- HAKIA OFFERS SEMANTIC SEARCH API, PARTNERS WITH BERGGI FOR MOBILE SEARCH APPLICATION.

SOCIAL NETWORKS
- SOCIAL NETWORKS MOVE TO EXPAND VALUE OF USER INFORMATION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/23

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HEADLINES:

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- GOOG-411 NOW AVAILABLE IN CANADA.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- CULTUREMOB.COM EXPANDS TO BALTIMORE.

LOCAL SEARCH
- POYNT CROSSES 50,000 USERS MARK.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
- NOKIA TO ACQUIRE SOCIAL-ACTIVITY PROVIDER PLAZES.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/19

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- TNT UTILIZES FREE411’S GENDER- AND GEO-TARGETING CAPABILITIES.
- AGENDIZE LAUNCHES API FOR ACTIONABLE VIDEO.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- VOLT DELTA SUPPLIES OASIS PLATFORM TO FONECTA.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- YAP RAISES US$ 6.5 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/20

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- MERCHANTCIRCLE REACHES 500,000 MEMBERS, 5,000 PAYING CUSTOMERS MARKS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- LOCAL.COM LAUNCHES RATINGS AND REVIEWS ENGINE.
- SHOPLOCAL PARTNERS LOCALEZE FOR LOCAL SEARCH DATA.

MOBILE SEARCH
- YAHOO! FORMS SEVERAL MOBILE PARTNERSHIPS IN ASIA-PACIFIC.

VOICE SEARCH
- NUANCE FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST VLINGO.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/18

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- GOOGLE MAPS ADDS REVIEW SNIPPETS DIRECTLY WITH RESULTS.
- REED BUSINESS INFORMATION UK ACQUIRES LEAD GENERATION FIRM APPROVED INDEX.

LOCAL SEARCH
- ZIPLOCAL LAUNCHES IN THE US.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- LOOPT NOW AVAILABLE ON BLACKBERRY.

MOBILE SEARCH
- YANDEX’S MOBILE SEARCH NOW ON MTS WAP PORTAL.

SOCIAL NETWORKS
- LINKEDIN VALUATION HITS US$ 1 BILLION.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/17

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HEADLINES:

INFORMATION SERVICES
- COUPONS INC, YAHOO! EXPAND RELATIONSHIP FOR MOBILE COUPONS.

LOCAL SEARCH
- CITYSQUARES.COM EXPANDS.
- POYNT LAUNCHES FOR THE BLACKBERRY.

LOCATION BASED SERVICES
- NAVTEQ TO SUPPLY MAPS FOR LOCATIONET’S AMAZE.
- GEOSPOT LAUNCHES MOBILE WEB SERVICE.

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THE OPERATOR DAILY: 08/06/16

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HEADLINES:

ADVERTISING
- NOKIA INTRODUCES NOKIA ADVERTISING ALLIANCE.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
- CALL 11890 RUNNING “SUMMER FREEDOM” CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND.

INFORMATION SERVICES
- NUANCE DEMOS VOICE SEARCH PROTOTYPE FOR IPHONE.
- APPLE IPHONE 3G FEATURES BUILT-IN GPS, THIRD-PARTY APPS.

INTERNET YELLOW PAGES
- LOCAL MATTERS, APPTUS DELIVER COMBINED SOLUTION FOR CANOE411.CA.

LOCAL SEARCH
- METACARTA POWERS GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH ON BOSTON.COM.

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