Smalltown, a small local site, acquires tinier Local2Me
Despite the meltdown and slow death of a local community news site BackFence, the local market continues to draw interest.
Last week, the hyperlocal news and blog site, Outside.in, raised a $1.5 million second round of funding and a month ago, American Towns raised $3.3 million. Yahoo and Google, despite offering more sophisticated local results, haven’t yet created vibrant communities. Yelp, another locale listing site, hasn’t sewn up the market either.
Today, Smalltown, a site that helps… Continue Reading