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May 9
2011

Groupon, Live Nation Team up for ‘The Live Email’

Groupon has moved closer to CEO Andrew Mason’s vision of being a “city guide” via “GrouponLive,” a new events source featuring various Live Nation events. “The Live email”, featuring last minute discounts, is being sent out to Ticketmaster’s regular opt-in list. It is also available to users who go to the site. Live Nation says …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions

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Feb 15
2011

‘Deals by Citysearch’ Launches

Citysearch is getting into the deals space, offering a mix of curated daily deals, coupons and other offers from providers such as Groupon, The Deal Map, Restaurant.com as well as from its own base of thousands of advertisers. CityGrid advertisers may also participate. The service, similar to The Deal Map and 8Coupons, is mobile-oriented. It …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Mobile, Social Media

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Jun 3
2010

IAC’s ‘Citysearch LLC’ now ‘CityGrid Media’

IAC’s Citysearch will keep its www.citysearch.com website and brand, and IAC’s local units will still be managed by the Citysearch team, but the local organization has been renamed “CityGrid Media.” IAC’s local units include Citysearch, the CityGrid ad network, InsiderPages, UrbanSpoon and the company’s investments in MerchantCircle and Orange Soda. The name change reflects the …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Misc, Sales Channels

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May 5
2010

InsiderPages Launches Doctor Finder

If you do a search on a doctor, you may come up with five or six spammy, ad-supported links. But now InsiderPages, a property of IAC’s Citysearch, has launched DoctorFinder, a new service that hopes to simplify the complex task of finding good medical recommendations. Revenue-wise, the service is hoping to get the high CPMs …continue reading »

Categories: Misc, Social Media, Verticals

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Apr 5
2010

Citysearch iPad ‘Magazine’ Debuts Fling Away Coupons

Citysearch has debuted “cityseries,” a new digital “best of” magazine for the iPad that allows users in key cities to quickly find “best” bars, shopping, spas, breakfast and other top categories. The attractive online magazine, which will be promoted on other iPad sites, relies on Citysearch’s editorial staff and combines reviews with business profile information. …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile, Technology

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Mar 11
2010

MerchantCircle Index: Mixed Awareness Levels for Local Players

MerchantCircle’s Merchant Index tracks merchant confidence in the economy (low). But it also yields some unexpected “real world” insight into merchant awareness and use of their local online marketing options. The Index is based on 11,000+ email respondents , so there is likely to be an online bias in the results. Of its 1.1 million …continue reading »

Categories: Research

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Mar 9
2010

Citysearch Launches ‘CityGrid Complete’; Invests in Orange Soda

Citysearch announced today that it has shifted its ad model for small businesses, moving from the cost per click model that it pioneered several years ago to a new model that will drive consumers directly to their own websites. The new model provides advertisers with a complete range of SEO and marketing services across the …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Sales Channels

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