Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » Citysearch http://pulse2.com Sat, 26 May 2012 21:27:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 TripAdvisor, Yelp, CitySearch, and WebMD Not Thrilled By How Google Displays Links http://pulse2.com/2010/12/13/tripadvisor-yelp-citysearch-and-webmd-not-thrilled-by-how-google-displays-links/ http://pulse2.com/2010/12/13/tripadvisor-yelp-citysearch-and-webmd-not-thrilled-by-how-google-displays-links/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:57:19 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=39549 Continue reading →]]>
When you search for a local venue, hotel, information about a city, or even a health condition on Google.com, you may find a result from Google.com itself at the very top. TripAdvisor, Yelp, CitySearch, and WebMD are not happy with the way that the links are displayed. With Google.com being the top result, it makes it even more of a challenge for the aforementioned websites to compete for ad revenue.

“There is no denying that today Google is competing [with many websites] for the same Web traffic and the same advertising dollars,” stated CityGrid CEO Jay Herratti. Traffic to TripAdvisor.com has been dropped by about 10% on a seasonally adjusted basis since mid-October due to the shift in Google’s displayed links. These complaints also showcase how much Google search is important for almost every business online. I can empathize with some of these businesses since about 55% of our visits are from search engines.

The European Union is now working on a formal investigation on whether Google is manipulating search results for their own advantage. Google said that they have never intentionally intended to hurt competing services. They also said that the complaints to the EU were led by companies with ties to Microsoft.

[WSJ]

]]> http://pulse2.com/2010/12/13/tripadvisor-yelp-citysearch-and-webmd-not-thrilled-by-how-google-displays-links/feed/ 0 MySpace and IAC’s CitySearch Partner To Take On Yelp http://pulse2.com/2009/03/31/myspace-and-iacs-citysearch-partner-to-take-on-yelp/ http://pulse2.com/2009/03/31/myspace-and-iacs-citysearch-partner-to-take-on-yelp/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:20:01 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=13431 Continue reading →]]> myspace-citysearch
Yelp is currently one of the leaders on listing reviews for restaurants and bars. However MySpace and IAC/InterActiveCorp are partnering to challenge Yelp directly using the millions of users already signed up with MySpace.

Soon MySpace users will be able to look up the addresses and phone numbers of local restaurants and post comments about what they think about those places. The directory of the businesses will be provided by Citysearch.com, a company owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.

In terms of the user interface, the MySpace/Citysearch combo looks very similar to Yelp’s. There is basic information of the business and it is followed by the comments from MySpace users. MySpace and Citysearch will sell ads to local businesses placed along the reviews. So far Coors and Outback Steakhouse have signed up as the pilot advertisers.

[via Forbes]

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