One way to curb competition in other countries is to file a patent in each of those countries. However, the cost of filing a patent in every country can be prohibitive even for the largest companies.
It's been a little more than a year since Facebook launched its Local Awareness ads, which allow businesses to target ads at nearby users — the ones who either live within a given distance of their
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Local advertising startup <a href="http://www.yext.com/">Yext</a> has a new chairman, <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/