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{{Short description|Maryland based search engine}} |
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| title = Amazon, Google move into on-demand home services |
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}}</ref> Through their mobile app or website, consumers submit service requests (e.g. HVAC maintenance, roofing, taxicab, etc.) to nearby businesses. When a business accepts, they pay to be connected to the consumer by phone (via [[Voice over IP]]) to schedule the desired service.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Spolan|first1=Sue|title=Yellow Pages on Steroids: Seva Call Launches in Philadelphia|url=http://www.flyingkitemedia.com/innovationnews/sevacall0911.aspx|website=FlyingKiteMedia.com|publisher=Flying Kite Media|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Seva Search Raises $1.3 Million to Connect Consumers with Local Businesses|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/01/seva-search-raises-1-3-million-to-connect-consumers-with-local-businesses/|website=TechCrunch.com|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TalkLocal|url=http://www.talklocal.com/|website=TalkLocal.com|publisher=Seva Search, Inc.|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> |
}}</ref> Through their mobile app or website, consumers submit service requests (e.g. HVAC maintenance, roofing, taxicab, etc.) to nearby businesses. When a business accepts, they pay to be connected to the consumer by phone (via [[Voice over IP]]) to schedule the desired service.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Spolan|first1=Sue|title=Yellow Pages on Steroids: Seva Call Launches in Philadelphia|url=http://www.flyingkitemedia.com/innovationnews/sevacall0911.aspx|website=FlyingKiteMedia.com|publisher=Flying Kite Media|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Seva Search Raises $1.3 Million to Connect Consumers with Local Businesses|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/01/seva-search-raises-1-3-million-to-connect-consumers-with-local-businesses/|website=TechCrunch.com|date=November 2011 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TalkLocal|url=http://www.talklocal.com/|website=TalkLocal.com|publisher=Seva Search, Inc.|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Manpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, and Amandeep Bakshi launched the service in 2011 in [[Potomac, Maryland]], under the name Seva Call. All three founders are alumni of the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. In 2014, the company rebranded to TalkLocal and relocated to an office near the university.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Overly|first1=Steven|title=TalkLocal raises $2.6M as it changes the way you find local service providers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/talklocal-raises-26m-as-it-changes-the-way-you-find-local-service-providers/2014/09/12/42b165ee-39d9-11e4-bdfb-de4104544a37_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Barba|first1=Ronald|title=Seva Call Rebrands as TalkLocal, Raises $2.6M in Series A Funding|url=http://tech.co/seva-call-rebrands-talklocal-raises-2-6m-series-funding-2014-09|website=Tech.co| |
Manpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, and Amandeep Bakshi launched the service in 2011 in [[Potomac, Maryland]], under the name Seva Call. All three founders are alumni of the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. In 2014, the company rebranded to TalkLocal and relocated to an office near the university.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Overly|first1=Steven|title=TalkLocal raises $2.6M as it changes the way you find local service providers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/talklocal-raises-26m-as-it-changes-the-way-you-find-local-service-providers/2014/09/12/42b165ee-39d9-11e4-bdfb-de4104544a37_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Barba|first1=Ronald|title=Seva Call Rebrands as TalkLocal, Raises $2.6M in Series A Funding|url=http://tech.co/seva-call-rebrands-talklocal-raises-2-6m-series-funding-2014-09|website=Tech.co|date=3 March 2014 |access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Tania|title=Four Reasons Why TalkLocal Is All Grown Up|url=https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/tech/four-reasons-why-talklocal-is-all-grown-up-42278|website=BisNow.com|publisher=BisNow|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Industry | Search engine |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | College Park, Maryland |
Key people | Manpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Amandeep Bakshi |
| Parent | Seva Search, Inc. |
TalkLocal is a local search engine and marketplace based in College Park, Maryland and competing in the on-demand services industry.[1] Through their mobile app or website, consumers submit service requests (e.g. HVAC maintenance, roofing, taxicab, etc.) to nearby businesses. When a business accepts, they pay to be connected to the consumer by phone (via Voice over IP) to schedule the desired service.[2][3][4]
History[edit]
Manpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, and Amandeep Bakshi launched the service in 2011 in Potomac, Maryland, under the name Seva Call. All three founders are alumni of the University of Maryland, College Park. In 2014, the company rebranded to TalkLocal and relocated to an office near the university.[5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amazon, Google move into on-demand home services". Yahoo Finance. October 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ Spolan, Sue. "Yellow Pages on Steroids: Seva Call Launches in Philadelphia". FlyingKiteMedia.com. Flying Kite Media. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (November 2011). "Seva Search Raises $1.3 Million to Connect Consumers with Local Businesses". TechCrunch.com. TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "TalkLocal". TalkLocal.com. Seva Search, Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Overly, Steven. "TalkLocal raises $2.6M as it changes the way you find local service providers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Barba, Ronald (3 March 2014). "Seva Call Rebrands as TalkLocal, Raises $2.6M in Series A Funding". Tech.co. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Tania. "Four Reasons Why TalkLocal Is All Grown Up". BisNow.com. BisNow. Retrieved 27 May 2015.