The company works with Google, Trulia, infoUSA, Yellow Book USA, CitySearch, and other big online brands. - The first company he founded failed, but now Darrin Clement is running a multi-million dollar mapping business that he founded and bootstrapped. How did he go from having to close down his previous company to winning so many customers at this one?

West Hollywood-based Citysearch said this morning that it has launched a new, online blog site called 3BuckBites , focused on "cheap eats" costing less than $3.99. The new blog site is part of an expansion of the firm into stand-alone, vertical sites, all of which push users to Citysearch information and search pages. 3BuckBites mostly features short review snippets from Citysearch editors pointing to "more The firm said that the site will feature content from its own editors, bloggers, and users. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

West Hollywood-based online restaurant and business reviews and listings site Citysearch announced this morning that it has created a new way for its customers to connect with Twitter, with a new API which allows local businesses on the site to connect their existing Twitter account, or create a new one, with their business profile. Citysearch said the new Twitter integration will allow consumers to view tweets tied to a business on local business listing pages, and tweet directly with businesses via the site. Citysearch is a unit of IAC. In a related move, Citysearch said

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched another dedicated vertical web site Thursday, saying it has created a new site, SugarBomber.com , which will provide photos and reviews of local providers of sweets and desserts. Citysearch said the site is the fourth in a series of what it calls "consumer trend lookbooks," including hair salon site MopShots, shoe site LuckyToes, and restaurant site 3BuckBites. The site--similar to its recently launched 3BuckBites food site--features photos and short snippets reviews of local purveyors of desserts and other sweets. All of the sites

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local online business guide owned by IAC, said Thursday that the firm has expanded its relationship with yellow pages publisher Idearc Media. Citysearch said it will integrate performance-based advertising from Idearc's Superpages.com site into its publishing network. Citysearch said that as a result, its own advertisers will be included on Superpages.com and Financial details of the expanded relationship were not disclosed. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide operated by IAC, said this morning that it has rolled out a new mobile application fro Google Android. The firm said that its new Mobile by Citysearch app allows Android users to search for local business listings and post business reviews from their mobile device. Tags: citysearch android business local review rating mobil The firm said the new, GPS-enabled app is available for free from the Android Market. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

Los Angeles-based MySpace and West Hollywood-based CitySearch announced this morning that the two have launched a beta of a new local search site, MySpace Local, which will allow users to review, rate, and share information about small businesses. According to the firms, Coors and Outback Steakhouse are the brand sponsors for the new site, which leverages Citysearch's database of businesses and MySpace's social networking site. Financial details behind the deal were not disclosed. The firms said that the product will first launch with a test group of users, with a beta launch

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications. According to Citysearch and IAC, the firms will award $10,000 in cash, and up to $1M in funding to develop and manage a new business venture around the idea, for users who submit the best business idea to go with its website Sidewalk.com . The firms--calling it the "Right Here Right now" challenge--said the winner will be selected by a panel of judges, and that the winnings include an equity stake in the new venture.

This includes MySpace, CitySearch, Ticketmaster, eHarmony, and thousands of lesser known technology companies. Southern California is a hotbed of technology companies that are leaders in their sector. A high-tech community like this also has many bloggers and Web-based news outlets that cover our companies, venture capital, and events -- plus a number of advisers who help

If you have a restaurant, link your friends to your profile on YellowBot or Citysearch. Some social media techniques take too much of your time. So I asked Chris Winfield to teach us some easier techniques for using social media. Chris is the Co-Founder and President of 10e20 , a search and social media marketing firm.