Brian Timpone
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Formerly called
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Journatic |
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| Private | |
| Industry | Digital media, journalism |
| Founded | June 1, 2006 (as BlockShopper) |
| Headquarters | 53 West Jackson Blvd, #560 Chicago, Illinois 60604, United States |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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| Services | Hyperlocal content service |
| Parent | Partially owned by Tribune Co. |
| Divisions | Blockshopper |
| Website | LocalLabs.com |
LocalLabs (formerly known as Journatic before 2014) and BlockShopper before 2011, is an American commercial provider of content to media companies and marketers. It states that it delivers "original community news" to large media companies in the U.S. According to court documents, Edward Weinhaus and Brian Timpone are the co-founders of the company; the pair defeated law firm Jones Day in Federal Court in 2008. Jones Day dismissed the case against the company in 2009.
According to Timpone's interview with Forbes, leading up to the 2012 incidents, Timpone claims to have created the company and became the company's CEO. The website reported on home purchases in 15 U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2010.
In 2011, the original company, Blockshopper, a real estate news and data website, morphed into Journatic as a newspaper content service. In 2012, Timpone and the company found themselves in the news for its practices, including using fake bylines. Timpone stated he was "saving journalism" in an episode of "This American Life" by producing news in the Philippines. Also in 2012, the Tribune suspended Timpone and the company for plagiarism.
After the journalistic issues of 2012, the company changed its name again, this time to LocalLabs.
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