B2B Vendor Tools, Consumer Data Tools, and Personalized Widgets
Publishers do not need to use the platform to run a website or a network. The system can be easily deployed as discrete products on an existing website using a variety of content widgets.
The widgets, powered by MeSearch, deliver additional content recommendations based on the reader’s habits or are contextually targeted.
The Widgets are completely customizable. They can be loaded via JavaScript on rails or bottoms of articles or anywhere else. The Widgets also can be served in any size ad unit and controlled through traditional ad operations systems.
The Widgets can pull from any pool of desired content and are particularly well suited for content sharing networks. The output into the widgets can be completely personalized based on the reader’s habits and interests or contextually targeted based on the subject matter of the article currently being read. The content output can also be selected for a particular purpose to search for and deliver topical content like sports or features.
The Digital Ecosystem
Neighborhood News Network
The Neighborhood News Network product allows publishers or communities to operate automated or partially automated hyper-local news sites.
The platform serves news, advertisements, events and user-generated content related to that community and personalized to the user.
Trib Total Media is the beta publisher using this product in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to operate 35 hyper-local sites across the region.
User-Generated Content
The Neighborhood News Network empowers involved community members and organizations to share news and information that is important to their community.
Individuals and organizations can register as Trusted or Community Contributors and these badges appear next to their byline on their respective posts.
eCommerce – Everybody Shops
EverybodyShops.com is a fully functional eCommerce platform that allows publishers and communities to establish marketplaces and from which products are served into editorial content streams.
Business Directories and Offer Programs
DineLocal.TribLIVE.com is a beta example of how the MeSearch platform can be used to auto-populate and run business directories, special offer programs and program memberships.
A claimed listing features complete contact information, links to the restaurant’s website and menu and special offers and news.
An unclaimed listing includes a blurred image, basic contact information and a Claim button for the restaurant to easily submit their claim.