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Google Shutting Down Local Business Referrals Program

by Ben Saren on Dec Mon, 2008 in Local Search

Back in August of 2007 Google announced their Local Business Referrals Program. A lot of people shook in their boots, others doubted any success. I suspected that it was doomed to fail.
I just don’t see Google coming into this space, sprinkling it’s Google fairy dust on the marketplace and voila – cracking the code. OK, [...]

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Google’s Feet On The Street

by Ben Saren on Aug Wed, 2007 in Local Search, Locally Owned

On Monday Google announced their Google Local Business Referrals (LBR) program in which “local representatives” (essentially 1099 contractors) are paid to a) collect local business information, b) submit that information to Google’s map/listings services, and c) spread the word about AdSense. Google will pay it’s local reps $10 for each business submitted, but not so [...]

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Marshall Phelps

Marshall Phelps

by Ben Saren on Jun Thu, 2007 in Networking, New Media and Web 2.0

Marshall Phelps
Originally uploaded by Benee
Very candid conversation with marshall Phelps, corporate VP and deputy general counsel at Microsoft. Very frank, straight talker. Great honesty about the end of the os and about google’s advantages and challenges.
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Ben Saren
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Google and the Sleeping Giant

by Ben Saren on May Sat, 2007 in Computers, New Media and Web 2.0

There’s been a lot of talk in the mainstream media and in the blogosphere lately about Google’s acquisitions, Microsoft’s acquisitions, and whose acquisitions were better, or meant to block the other. It’s good stuff! Really good stuff. I’ve got a few opinions about this stuff, like anyone watching the developments from afar, but I don’t [...]

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Creating the next Google?

by Ben Saren on Jan Tue, 2007 in New Media and Web 2.0

Another interesting little piece in the NY Times. So they’re going to go head to head against Google eh? OK, even with the punches Google has been taking lately I think going toe to toe with them is futile. It’s like the Swiss Army going up against the US Army – it’s laughable. However, after [...]

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My Predictions for 2007

by Ben Saren on Dec Sat, 2006 in Pop Culture

Everyone (well not everyone) seems to have a forecast for 2007, as it pertains to everything – the new Internet (Web 2.0, if I may be so bold), technology, gaming, world peace, and politics. Well I’m going to join the masses and put my foot in my mouth. I’m writing this while in a rush, [...]

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