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The List: Local Search Industry on Twitter

By Matt McGee on Nov 19, 2008 in Local Search

Last Update: June 11, 2009

Disclaimer/Request: I’m certain this list is incomplete, so let me start with a request for help: After you read this list of local search companies, consultants, etc., on Twitter, use the comments to let me know who you think should be added.

Intro: In an effort to help make more connections and develop relationships within the local search industry, I thought it would be fun to put together a big list of people and companies with close ties to local search who are using Twitter, or at least have registered accounts on Twitter. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

People

MikeBoland – from The Kelsey Group
SebProvencher – Sebastian Provencher, from Praized Media
MartijnBeijk – local/mobile marketing consultant
StevenBJohnson – co-founder of Outside.in
Belasco – Mike Belasco, local marketing consultant
Emad – Emad Fanous, former Citysearch exec, co-founder of YellowBot.com
LocalSEOGuide – Andrew Shotland, local marketing consultant
DonCampbell – local marketing consultant
MaryBowling – local marketing consultant
DavidMihm – local marketing consultant, co-founder of GetListed.org
yummyman – Pat Sexton, co-founder of GetListed.org
MDJensen – Michael Jensen, local marketing consultant
W2Scott – Will Scott, local marketing consultant
SteveMcStud – Steve Espinosa, local marketing consultant
140Local – Tim Flint, local marketing consultant
jseattle – Justin Carder, hyperlocal blogger in Seattle
PerryEvans – CEO of Local Matters, formerly with MapQuest
RyanKuder – founder of hyperlocal startup Neighborsville.com
chiropractic – Michael Dorausch, chiropractor and local marketer
L_Sullivan – Larry Sullivan, local search marketer
golander59 – Gib Olander of Localeze
AhmedFarooq – of iBegin
bsaren – Ben Saren, founder/CEO of CitySquares
vacanti – Vinicius Vacanti, co-founder of Yipit
ScottJones1978 – of The Local Data Company
DaveIngram – of Brownbook.net
Marc_Lyne – of Brownbook.net
SarahWarren – of Brownbook.net
localoptimizer – Dave Oremland, local search marketer
GSterling – Greg Sterling, local industry analyst
jeremys – Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp co-founder and CEO
si1very – Chris “Silver” Smith, local search marketer
localhound – Tim Coleman, local search marketer
practical22 – Steven Brier, local search marketer
Suzzicks – Cindy Krum, mobile search marketer
BryanPhelps – SEO at OrangeSoda
RKF – Ryan Freeman, local marketing consultant
DrewStauffer – local search marketer
RussPage – local search marketer
AlexMcArthur – VP at Orange Soda
GabrielCarrejo – local search marketer
MIsler – Marc Isler of Swiss local search engine Local.ch

and, of course,

MattMcGee – me

Companies/Sites

TheKelseyGroup – well known local consultancy
ShowMeLocal – local marketing tool/service
BrightPages – national, online B2B yellow pages directory
MapQuest – well known mapping service web site
Praized – local listings/reviews platform
OutsideIn – hyperlocal community site
Citysearch – local business listings & city guides
TMPDM – local marketing agency
docoloco – Australian local listings/reviews platform
AmericanTowns – national community directory
Locallectual – community site for supporting local businesses
Yipit – ultralocal search covering Manhattan furniture stores
FreshGuides – user-generated guides, including local guides
YellowSpaces – local/social directory site (in development)
yb – YellowBot directory site (inactive on Twitter)
Yellow_Pages – (inactive)
CitySquares – hyperlocal guide for neighborhoods and communities across the US
AngiesList – venerable business listings/reviews site
Neighborlogs – from local blog site, neighborlogs.com
OrangeSoda – local marketing agency
G5SMarketing – G5 Search Marketing, a local agency
ChaCha – mobile search/Q&A service
TownSync – local/social site
YahooGeo – Yahoo Geo tech team
MerchantCircle – local business listings
GeoPants – local site developer (Loaded Web, etc.)
Whrrl – mobile/social site
localch – Swiss local search engine Local.ch
searchch – Swiss local search engine Search.ch

Updates, June 11:

Boutiquing – local guide to Orange County boutiques
LocalMatters – local search marketing/services company in Denver
eLocal Listing – local search marketing agency in Temecula, CA
AxeMedia – Steve Hatcher, local search marketer
Realicity – James Svoboda, local search marketer
BrysonMeunier – Bryson Meunier, mobile search marketer
CHRulloda – Cathy Hillen-Rulloda, local florist/marketer
Hyper_Local – Shields Bialasik, creator of LocalsGuide
mblumenthal – Mike Blumenthal, local search marketer

If you have someone or some company to add, the comments are open!

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  1. 51 Comment(s)

  2. By emad on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the list, Matt! I’ll need to add those I’ve missed. :-)

  3. By Jeff Howard on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    I am not on Twitter (just don’t have the time yet), but do offer local search services and write about local search.

    It would be interesting to hear how these people use twitter, then again I guess that’s a argument for me to join.

  4. By Nick Stamoulis on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Twitter has def. taken things by storm on every possible level.

  5. By Ryan Kuder on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the great list, Matt. Time to do some following. Looking forward to “meeting” a bunch of y’all.

  6. By Mike Belasco on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the mention Matt, I’ll try to post some useful tweets for all my new followers!

  7. By Vinicius Vacanti on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Great list, Matt. I’m not sure Yipit is at the same level as the people / companies on your list, but we are also on Twitter.

  8. By David on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Matt,

    I’ve been casually following you along – and this is really a tremendous resource for the community. Local search is a really underserved market (as you obviously know),and it’s nice to find a list of thought leaders on twitter. All the rest duly added.

  9. By Travis Wright on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply

    Great stuff, Matt.

    I retweeted this to my peops, btw.

    http://twitter.com/teedubya

  10. By Perry on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the mention, Matt. Also fyi, our guidespot.com site has a twitter feed with new consumer generated local guides if you follow: freshguides

  11. By Larry Sullivan on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply

    What great timing Matt-I just created my twitter for LocalBizBits at http://www.twitter.com/l_sullivan

  12. By Gib on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the mention, Matt. Great helpful list.

  13. By Eugene on Nov 21, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the mention!

  14. By Justin Carder on Nov 21, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the jseattle nod. I broadcast mostly about my local site capitolhillseattle.com on that account.

    If people are interested in following commentary, etc. related to Neighborlogs and neighborhood blogging, please consider my http://twitter.com/neighborlogs feed

  15. By OrangeSoda on Nov 24, 2008 | Reply

    OrangeSoda is pretty active on twitter. You can follow us at: http://twitter.com/OrangeSoda.

  16. By Gerald on Nov 29, 2008 | Reply

    You can add me if you like.

    http://twitter.com/the_gman

    Search Engine Marketing Group

  17. By dave ingram on Dec 4, 2008 | Reply

    Also can add:
    @marc_lyne (COO of Brownbook.net), and @sarahwarren (Head of Communities at Brownbook.net

    Chinchin :)

  18. By Citysearch on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    We’re back up and active. Thanks for including us even in our “dark” days.

  19. By Ben Saren on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    Hey Matt! Would you be so kind as to update our listing here? CitySquares is national, so it’d be great if it could read “Hyperlocal guide for neighborhoods and communities across the US”

    Thanks, hope all’s well!

  20. By Matt McGee on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    Sure thing, Ben – updated it.

  21. By Drew Stauffer on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    If I make the grade, I’d love to be added to the list:

    twitter.com/DrewStauffer – Greenville local search engine marketer

  22. By Russ Page on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    An add of an individual?

    Russ Page @russpage of Fifty Studio

  23. By Alex McArthur on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    Matt,

    Love the list.

    Could you add @alexmcarthur ?
    VP of Search OrangeSoda

  24. By Gabriel Carrejo on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Matt,

    Thanks for putting this list together. I (@GabrielCarrejo) am the co-founder of Domain Methods (domainmethods.com). We offer “Precision Online Marketing Solutions for Bay Area Business”.

    Much obliged if you put us on your list.

    Cheers,
    Gabriel

  25. By Stever on Apr 7, 2009 | Reply

    Ok, they twisted my arm, finally, I set up a Twit account. (Steve Hatcher) @axemedia

  26. By Gabriel on Apr 7, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks, dude!

  27. By Erin on Apr 14, 2009 | Reply

    Hello,

    I’m unclear what’s your definition of “local”. @Boutiquing we are dedicated to revealing and promoting small boutiques in Orange County, CA. Do we count as “local”?? :)

  28. By Matt McGee on Apr 16, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Erin — I think you’d qualify. You’re involved in reviewing local businesses, so yes. :-) I’ll be doing another update soon.

  29. By Drew Stauffer on Apr 18, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks for including me Matt.

  30. By Kris Skavish on Apr 23, 2009 | Reply

    Local Matters, local search software products & services
    @matterslocal

    Thanks for the useful list, Matt.

  31. By James Svoboda on May 26, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Matt,

    I am a local SEO in Minnesota serving local clients.

    http://twitter.com/Realicity

    Cheers,

    James

  32. By Jim on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Great list Matt – there’s some on there that I’m not following yet (but soon!)

    Here’s my home on Twitter -
    @jgianoglio

    Most recent “local” project: moving an entire hospital across town (boy, was it heavy ;)

  33. By Ed Reese on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Hey Matt,

    I’d like to be included on your local list serving Spokane & N. Idaho if that’s cool. I’m @ed_reese on Twitter. Thanks!

  34. By Cody Larson on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Been reading your blog for a while. Just found you on Twitter the other day.

    I am a local search marketer in Tampa, Florida.

    @codylarson

    Take care,

    Cody

  35. By Derek on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Hey Matt,

    While I’m invested in where I am at professionally, I do provide additional advice and ideas for those in the Cape Cod area regularly. If you think that is under this scope, the add is appreciated (no worries eitherw ay though)

    Derek
    http://twitter.com/DerekEdmond

  36. By Reuben Yau on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Nice list Matt, thanks for compiling. I’d appreciate it if you could add me @reubenyau and a site I (seo) work on: http://www.manta.com (fastest growing business directory and research site).

    thx

    Reuben

  37. By Reuben Yau on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    ewps, forgot to add the twitter account: @mantacom

  38. By Chris Bennett on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    @chrisbennett

    nice list and idea Matt definitely bookmarking

  39. By Peter Wyspianski on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    Great list Matt, keep updating it!

    my suggestions:
    http://twitter.com/greggstewart
    http://twitter.com/Angie_Hicks
    http://twitter.com/_yellowbook_
    http://twitter.com/yellownz is quite active as well
    thanks
    p

  40. By Ben Landers on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    How do these lists get made??

    I love local search and I was only following 3 people from “the list” ;)

    @benlanders

  41. By Stephanie Cockerl on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply

    I figured I might as well join the party. Local search consultant based out of Gotham, a.k.a. NYC @nextsteph.

  42. By Kurt Krake on Jun 12, 2009 | Reply

    Search-Werks is a small SEM/SEO/Ecommerce consulting firm based in Glendale, AZ. My Twitter is http://twitter.com/kkrake

  43. By Barry Welford on Jun 12, 2009 | Reply

    Great list, Matt, and I would certainly like to be included. I’m based in Langley, BC, Canada

    Twitter account is http://www.twitter.com/BWelford

  44. By Jeff Werner on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks for the list… I’ll throw my hat in the ring for WebVisible: http://twitter.com/jbwerner

  45. By David Rodecker on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply

    Another hat in the ring: @LocalSplash which given the recent statistics in the Borrell report http://searchengineland.com/borrell-shines-light-on-local-sem-churn-20627; LocalSplash is a superior service.

  46. By Jordan Kasteler on Jun 21, 2009 | Reply

    @JordanKasteler of Search & Social (www.searchandsocial.com) ;)

  47. By Art Gould on Jun 25, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Matt

    Great idea to have this list

    Please add stonetemple consulting (stonetemple.com) to the list, our twitter account is twitter.com/stonetemple.

    We do a fair amount of local search, we also do mobile search. (Organic of course, just to be clear)

  48. By Dev Basu on Jun 27, 2009 | Reply

    Hey Matt : You can add me to your list if you like – I quite enjoy the list email group we have to discuss changes in local search.

  49. By Susan Hallam on Jul 3, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Matt. Please add me to your list – I’ve presented about Local Search at Search Engine Strategies. Based in UK. http://www.twitter.com/susanhallam

  50. By Tikee Pittman on Jul 3, 2009 | Reply

    I specialize in local search marketing. I have 100% success rate on getting clients listed at the top of the search engines. I’ve done work for Mcdonalds, Music.com, etc.

  51. By Tikee Pittman on Jul 3, 2009 | Reply

    I’m sorry. My twitter page is http://www.twitter.com/seogenie

  52. By WebVisible on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    We are sall business advocates, building technology and making it easy for anyone to advertise online. Add us to the list and follow us on Twitter!

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