Localeze

Localeze is a

content manager for local search engines. The company, a service of Neustar, provides businesses with tools to verify and manage the identity of their local listings across the Web. The company works with local search platform partners and location-based ^[1] service partners, national brands and local business clients.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

Localeze was created in 2005 to help businesses ensure that they have accurate name, address and phone number data available on

search engines, Internet Yellow Pages

and vertical directories.

In 2010, business listings were also included in

mobile apps and on social networking services.^[6]

Product description

As a local search business listings provider, Localeze collects and distributes business listings that can be verified by businesses themselves. Its business listings are used by search, social and mobile companies

Bing, Yellow Pages, TomTom, Siri (acquired by Apple), Twitter, and Facebook.^[9]

External links

Official website

References

^ Diana, Alison (2010-12-09). "Twitter Expands Places Dataset". InformationWeek. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
^ Sullivan, Laurie (2010-01-28). "Microsoft's Bing Anchors On Localeze Business Data". MediaPost News. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ MoneyTree finds all Search is Local at the Wayback Machine (archived November 21, 2010)
^ Rao, Leena (2010-09-28). "Tello Gives Businesses Consumer Feedback On The Fly". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
^ Hachman, Mark (3 August 2010). "TomTom Adds Business POIs via Localeze Deal". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21.
^ Eldon, Eric (2010-08-20). "How Marketers and Businesses Can Start Using Facebook Places". Inside Facebook. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
^ Rao, Leena (2010-02-24). "ChaCha Gets Into The Local Business Listings Game". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
^ "Our Distribution Network". Neustar. Retrieved 2013-09-14.^{[dead link]}
^ "Making Sense of Facebook Places". Search Engine Land. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

[1] Diana, Alison (2010-12-09). "Twitter Expands Places Dataset". InformationWeek. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

[MediaPost_News1-2] Sullivan, Laurie (2010-01-28). "Microsoft's Bing Anchors On Localeze Business Data". MediaPost News. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[3] MoneyTree finds all Search is Local at the Wayback Machine (archived November 21, 2010)

[4] Rao, Leena (2010-09-28). "Tello Gives Businesses Consumer Feedback On The Fly". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

[5] Hachman, Mark (3 August 2010). "TomTom Adds Business POIs via Localeze Deal". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21.

[6] Eldon, Eric (2010-08-20). "How Marketers and Businesses Can Start Using Facebook Places". Inside Facebook. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

[7] Rao, Leena (2010-02-24). "ChaCha Gets Into The Local Business Listings Game". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

[8] "Our Distribution Network". Neustar. Retrieved 2013-09-14.^{[dead link]}

[Search_Engine_Land_2-9] "Making Sense of Facebook Places". Search Engine Land. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

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