Online business directory, Scoot.co.uk, has launched a new location-based iPhone application that helps mobile users find information about local businesses in just a couple of taps.
Free to download from the iPhone App Store, Scoot uses the iPhone’s GPS capability to locate the user, then find the nearest cafe, bank, restaurant, petrol station and much more. [...]

Radio One, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROIAK and ROIA) today announced that it has acquired the social networking company, Community Connect Inc., for a transaction price of approximately $38 million dollars.
Community Connect Inc. (CCI), which owns and operates a number of social-networking brands under its umbrella including BlackPlanet.com, MiGente.com, and AsianAve.com, is the leading online niche social-networking [...]

Considered by many online merchants as “Viral marketing in a box”, UserTrust is being used to ignite viral marketing campaigns for free which is generating new revenue for eMerchants
Jersey City, NJ (April 03, 2008) – Market research firm eMarketer predicts that U.S. spending on social networks will exceed $1.6 billion this year. Social networks and [...]

New Entity Offers UK Brand Advertisers Opportunity to Deliver Targeted Ads with Scale and Accuracy
Specific Media, the largest independent online advertising network, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of Adviva, a leading display advertising network in the United Kingdom. The combination of Specific Media and Adviva in the UK gives [...]

First Among Major Media Players, Mobile Search Function Will Be Incorporated Across CBS Sports Mobile, CBS Mobile News and CW Mobile Sites
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In a U.S. industry first, CBS Mobile has teamed up with Medio Systems, Inc., the leading provider of mobile search and advertising solutions, to add search capabilities and [...]