February 2012
5 posts
RHD Suit Settled for $25 Million – Yellow Pages...
A class-action lawsuit brought by stockholders against the former R.H. Donnelley Yellow Pages company and some of its executives was settled earlier this month for $25 Million. The stockholders in the suit (“Local 731 I.B. of T. Excavators and Pavers Pension Trust Fund et al. v. Swanson et al“) had said that executives had made […] http://dlvr.it/1FmcBy
AT&T Selling Off Yellow Pages Unit?
AT&T (NYSE: T) appears to’ve obliquely referred to their YP unit as a “low-performing” “non-strategic asset”, and signaled that they might sell it off. If this sequence of events sounds familiar, it is — because Verizon did this when they spun off their Yellow Pages to form Idearc. It’s a little disappointing to see AT&T […] http://dlvr.it/1F8Q4Z
Argent Media
I have just launched my own agency, Argent Media, a search marketing firm focused on SEO, Local SEO, Online Reputation Management, and Social Media. It’s just me for now, although I have friends and contractors I’ve partnered with to collaborate on some projects. Read the formal press release announcement at: Local SEO Industry Expert Founds […] http://dlvr.it/1C5hvC
Interviewed at Train SEM
I was interviewed over at Train SEM by the esteemed Ash Nallawalla, arguably the top local SEO and IYP SEO expert of the Asia-Pacific region. Read it at Train SEM: Interview: Chris Silver Smith. http://dlvr.it/1Bbp8y
The Bruce Clay, Local Paid Inclusion & UBL...
Along with many others, I’ve been following the “Local Paid Inclusion” kerfuffle involving Bruce Clay with some interest, and I’ve finally decided to post this comment about the story. Disclosure: I’m on the current Board of Advisors for a company that’s been frequently mentioned along with the story — Universal Business Listing (a.k.a. “UBL”), so I do have […] Related posts:
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