Local Matters Press Coverage
November 1, 2005 - This is the first consumer-facing property in the Local Matters portfolio, and CEO Perry Evans expects to substantially enhance the interface and user experience of the site over time...
November 1, 2005 - Called Destination Search, the product will let consumers browse through side-by-side comparisons of businesses, allowing them to evaluate and make choices...
September 30, 2005 - Evans argues that his company can outperform local search services from Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and Amazon.com's A9 engine... Local search is a booming...
September 28, 2005 - Using data drawn from Yellow Page listings, a Denver-based entrepreneur is getting ready to take on Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in the local Web search business...
September 20, 2005 - A start-up headed by the founder of Mapquest unveiled technology this week that will allow Internet users to easily narrow their local Internet searches, do comparison shopping and create...
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"Local search publishers have something of an identity crisis: are they a publisher? or they a technology company? What is their core competency? How can they derive the best return on their technology investment? Many companies find they get better expertise, save time and money, and get a better product by outsourcing technology-heavy parts of their business, plus they can focus on content, marketing, and evolving with advertiser needs. Local Matters is one of the companies who have made a name for themselves among publishers looking to buy rather than build."
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