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Add Save and Share Functionality To Your Website – For Free – Thanks to YellowPages.ca

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Just launched this weekend on YellowPages.ca is the ability for merchants in Canada to add Save and Share Functionality to their website. The company providing the service is Agendize. For information on the specific service from Agendize – visit their widget product page. You can also read a full article from a strategic perspective on this initiative on the Kelsey Blog titled “Agendize Brings Contact Widgets to Local Listings“.

So how does it work and what does it look like?

First thing a business owner should do is go to YellowPages.ca and do a search for their business listing. Once again – I am using my mom’s business, The Bra Lady as an example. Once you are on your business listing click on the ? beside the Add These Tools To your Website.

Save and Share Widget from YellowPages.ca

When you click on the ? mark – this will launch a new window with some Javascript code that you can copy.

Save and Share Widget Javascript Code

Take the Javascript code and add it to your website. In the case of TheBraLady.ca – we decided to add this code into the header of the website so that it is available on every page.

The Bra Lady in Calgary

Finally – when a user selects this new button on your website – it launched a window that gives a user a multitude of ways in which they can share your business information.

Save and Share Widget in Action on TheBraLady.ca

And that’s it. Now your business contact information can be shared via email, address book, desktop, social media, print and instant messenger.

Pretty cool eh.


Popularity: 57% [?]

Local Video Coming to Canada … Big Time

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Video is definately making its mark in Canada with a number of local search sites launching video products. Companies such as Yellow Pages Group on YellowPages.ca, GoldBook, Canpages all have video products available to their customers.

Of particular note in this post is the ability to embed these videos into 3rd party websites. For end customers this is a great way to leverage the video service on their own websites to generate a richer experience for customers who might type their URL directly. This service is available on YellowPages.ca. Under any video you can select “embed”, grab the code and place it on your website.

Here are some examples of local business video ads (embedded from YellowPages.ca):

Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Of Edmonton (1980) Ltd

Moto Prestige Cycle

Skintastic Laser & Cosmetic Clinic

Popularity: 41% [?]