Local Corporation Announces Participation at Upcoming Investor Events
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Local Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading online local media company, today announced its participation in two upcoming investor conferences. The company will participate in the Janney Capital Markets Consumer Conference ...

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Innovative "Capture The Tag" Promotion Returns for a Second Run
MarketWatch (press release)
"But last year, it also served a fantastic secondary purpose -- providing a novel business boost to the local retail economy. We expect even bigger results this year based on the buzz we created in 2011." This digital age contest is very loosely based ...

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Federal gov't launches 'Canada Brand' food promotion
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Palliser MP Ray Boughen announces the Canada Brand initiative at South Hill Fine Foods on Friday to promote and identify Canadian food products. By Lisa Goudy Consumers are going to have an easier time identifying Canadian food products.

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Local Corporation Announces Participation at Upcoming Investor Events
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... local business and product search, mobile, SEO, web hosting, social media and daily deals. The company serves a million consumers a day on the flagship Local.com website, Spreebird.com and a network of over 1000 regional media sites. To advertise ...

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Software pact with Japan
Bangkok Post
Three ICT-related state agencies have entered into an agreement with a Japanese software consortium to promote local software development for both local and export sales. Software Park Thailand, the Association of the Thai ICT Industry, ...

New director named for National Hurricane Center
7Online WSVN-TV
The promotion to director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami fulfills a childhood dream for Knabb, who grew up in Coral Springs and later was a forecaster at the center. Knabb remembers watching the hurricane center's director on local ...

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FCC Needs To Give OVDs MPVD Status
TV News Check
That's why I think the FCC's Sky Angel proceeding — in which it's considering whether it should regulate online video distributors like Sky Angel just as it now does cable and satellite operators — is so important. It could give stations a big and ...

Twitter jumps on Do Not Track bandwagon
Computerworld
Computerworld - True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users. Specifically, the popular microblogging site ...
Do Not Track Gets Support From TwitterAdweek
Twitter allows users to opt out of trackingThe Hill (blog)

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Bike to Work Day roundup and open thread
BikePortland.org
Also, right now there's an Employer Bike Summit going on where local business leaders are sharing their experiences and tips about creating bike-friendly workplaces. On the web, there's a ton of great bike reads today... The League of American ...

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Generation Gap: Who's Oversharing Online?
Fox Business
But hey, I didn't share anything you wouldn't be able to find online. Here's the kicker: I am not even on Facebook (FB). The ever-growing realm of social media has created generation gaps in how people view privacy online. But some research shows that ...

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