2009 - The Year of Mobile Local

Mobile search has been an increasingly hot topic over the past couple years. Local search, too. And for good reason.


Recently, the Kelsey Group held a great webinar called “The Mobile Local Opportunity” which highlighted recent developments in these spaces and forecasted the future of the movements. The web presentations cover a slew of useful things (including mobile usage and ad revenues) but its focus was on Local Search. The Kelsey group underscored the real beauty of mobile advertising: that it allows businesses to get in the pockets of their consumers and transmit messages to them more easily and frequently.

Timely and useful information, especially as the world is going through it's current economic palpitation. Local businesses need mobile and local advertising to save costs and reach their consumer how their consumer wants to be reached. 2009. Big year for us all. Let's embrace and lead the change!

BIL:2009 at Cal State Long Beach - Anticipation

We're a buzz over the recent move of TED and BIL to LBC. Welcome to Long Beach!

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an invitation-only event where the world's leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. They've outgrown Monterey, and are heading to Long Beach from now on! Yea!

BIL is a newer "un-conference" alternative. It's a self-organizing event brought to you some of the worlds most creative cats. You might have heard about it on NPR, in Wired, from Scoble, or through another media source.

We're planning to build density for the conferences. We'll be contacting a bunch of great local businesses in Long Beach and Los Angeles, to provide the best deals for the most creative conferences coming through the area. If you're coming, we'd love to hear where you'd like to see deals in the area.

Answer a quick survey to help us find the best deals for you!

Qmania Happy Hour Mixer @ Smooth's

The Qmania mixer at Smooth's was a blast. Giveaways included some of the hippest gear from LRG, Hawaiian Island Creations (HIC), Bici Concepts, In4mation, Kicks Hawaii, Fumanchu, Prequel Magazine, Chaba Decor, and Up Above Records.

Check it out below.


Qmania Happy Hour Mixer 01 - Smooth's Sports Grille from Qmania on Vimeo.

We have new events, mixers, and parties all the time. Hope to see you at the next for cool giveaways, deals, and fun. Enjoy!

! Don't forget that we have Bici Concepts deal...In4mation deals...KICKS/HI deals...Prequel deals...Chaba Decor deals...Up Above Records deals...and more deals that we know what to do with!

Popkiller on Qmania: Quirky, Cool, and Unique

Landmark shop for unique style and stuff that keeps people talking, Popkiller is on Qmania, offering deals on their unique tees. Welcome aboard guys!

Metromix has a great description of Popkiller:

A quirky vintage-lover's delight, the walls of popKiller are lined with shoes and tons of things in small sizes. Check out the scorpion arm bands, cases of ever-changing plastic and oversized baubles, and sunglasses that let people know you don't follow the herd. The random Japanese toys are fun and would make great inexpensive gifts. Somehow message tees from here still seem cool.

Check out their hard-to-find accessories for your home and pockets. Popkiller deals unique lighters, coasters, wallets, and gear. Check 'em out next time you're in little Tokyo or cruising Sunset. You're bound to leave with stuff and stories to impress your friends. Enjoy!

Kelsey Group: Social Networking and Local

Qmania is here to help people find the best deals around them. We've always had a keen drive to help locals find and spread the word on the coolest local places, so we can't help but get excited when we see attention focused on this issue. The Kelsey group just blogged about Social Networking and Local (stemming from a great article from the NY Times) that highlights some fantastic trends and tools in this arena. Click through to enjoy a great read.