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Mar 22
2012

CityGrid Media Announces Jason Finger as New CEO

IAC announced today that SeamlessWeb founder Jason Finger will take over as CEO of its CityGrid Media unit April 12. CItyGrid Media includes the CityGrid ad network and Citysearch, Urbanspoon, Insider Pages and BuzzLabs. Finger was a founder of SeamlessWeb in 1999. The company grew to 21 U.S. cities plus London during his tenure. SeamlessWeb, …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Local Search, Sales Channels

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May 5
2011

CityGrid Media Will Provide Free Rep Management Profiles; Acquires BuzzLabs

Categories: 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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Feb 2
2010

Citysearch’s Herratti: Focus on the Distributed Model

Citysearch rolled out its CityGrid publisher network this week. The network moves Citysearch away from an exclusive focus on its individual sites (“Citysearch.com,” “Insiderpages.com,” “UrbanSpoon”). Instead, it works on a distributed basis with partners (i.e. “SuperPages”) to marry local content and advertising. “My vision is (that it will become) the leading content and ad network …continue reading »

Categories: Google, Local Search, Sales Channels

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Nov 20
2008

Citysearch’s Compelling Revamp

Citysearch has just completed a full revamp of its product and strategy that it hopes will position it in the long-term battle for local. Elements of the revamp include a more intuitive interface, an embrace of social media, a major focus on video, some new twists in mobile, and the development of a full-fledged local …continue reading »

Categories: Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Shopping/Transactions

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