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Off to ILM

by Ben Saren on Nov Thu, 2008 in Networking, New Media and Web 2.0

Next week myself and Jason (account executive from CitySquares) are off to Santa Clara, CA for The Kelsey Group’s annual superbowl of all things local – ILM:08. This is a fantastic event that I’ve had the pleasure of attending in the past. The panels are excellents, the keynotes as well, but what I really like [...]

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At ILM:07

At ILM:07

by Ben Saren on Nov Thu, 2007 in Networking

At ILM:07
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It took a little longer than we’d hoped, but Bob and I made it to ILM:07. Our flight from Boston was delayed and we ended up missing our connection to LA. So we had to crash at a JFK airport and catch a flight to LA bright and early. We arrived [...]

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Going to ILM:07

by Ben Saren on Nov Wed, 2007 in Networking

Being billed as The Premier Event for Interactive Local Media Execs and Local Search Practitioners, ILM:07 is widely known amongst local-media folk as the biggest event of the year. Hosted by The Kelsey Group and organized by my pal Peter Krasilovsky ILM:07 is next week, starting Wednesday and going a full three days. Bob and [...]

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Fond memories of Sidewalk.com

by Ben Saren on Jan Wed, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, Local Search

John Kelsey has a nice piece on The Kelsey Group blog about Sidewalk.com, and Steve Ballmer’s regrets of dumping it. I have to admit that it’s nice to finally see some acknowledgment by Microsoft that this was a mistake. Because that’s ultimately what it is. Sidewalk.com was a fantastic site back in the day. In [...]

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Local Merchants and Adapting to Change

by Ben Saren on Jan Fri, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, Local Search, Locally Owned

A very interesting post by John Kelsey at The Kelsey Group. Very outspoken and candid reality check for small businesses, and I happen to think he’s right on the money here. I’m reminded of a conversation I had a couple weeks ago with a gentleman in New Hampshire, who was referred to me by a [...]

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