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CitySearch Names New VP and GM

Written on
November 30th 2011
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Citysearch, a CityGrid Media company, announced today Kimberly Salzer has been named vice president and general manager for the local online guide. In her new role, Salzer will be responsible for overseeing the site’s products and marketing strategy and will report to Kara Nortman, senior vice president of [...] more...

Review Sites: Too Legit to Quit

Written on
March 23rd 2011
Author
Michael Flanagan

ADOTAS – It’s no surprise that review sites, or sites that house reviews about people, businesses, products or services, have exploded in popularity within the last year. Google’s recent change to include reviews in its ranking factors not only aids consumers in purchase decisions, but also affects businesses’ search-engine rankings. [...] more...

MySpace, Citysearch after local advertising

Written on
April 1st 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — A new MySpace site, MySpace Local, will combine Citysearch listings, addresses, photos, menus, videos, maps and hours, with the social network community. MySpace Local is working with a test group of users to enlist a first round of review, and it will beta launch for all users nationwide next [...] more...

IAC Launches Ad Network With Spun-Off Brands

Written on
June 23rd 2008
Author
Kathleen

ADOTAS — Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActive Corp. may have kicked five blue-chip brands to the curb by breaking them up into five different entities, but he still plans to keep them in his pocket through an online advertising network. (The IAC reportedly hopes to watch its CPMs spike from an average [...] more...

Citysearch Sued

Written on
May 28th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Citysearch.com has been busy. The company is defrauding its advertising customers of millions of dollars by turning a reported “blind eye” to click fraud, and supposedly encouraging the practice according to a lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP. Attorney for the victims, [...] more...

Marchex And Citysearch Help Each Other Out

Written on
February 26th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Marchex Inc., a local online advertising company and publisher of local content, and Citysearch announced a strategic partnership today that provides Citysearch with a new distribution channel for both its content and advertisers and provides Marchex with extensive content for its local network. The terms of the agreement [...] more...

AOL Partners With Citysearch To Reach 57 Million Users

Written on
February 14th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – AOL and IAC’s Citysearch have partnered up to pump up Citysearch’s reach and its pay-for-performance ad network while also enhancing AOL’s local content. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Citysearch — an online guide with editorial content, user reviews of local businesses and merchant videos – will [...] more...

IAC’s $369.9M Loss May Cause Firm To Breakup

Written on
February 6th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

The IAC/Interactive Corp. posted a Q4 loss and stated that write-downs and decreased consumer spending at the entertainment unit could justify breaking the company up into five separate firms. The net loss posted by the company came to about $369.9 million or $1.31 a share. This is compared to a net [...] more...

Citysearch

Written on
February 13th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

What they do: As one of the many successful properties owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp., Citysearch provides up-to-date information on businesses including restaurants, professional services, travel organizations, and retail stores. Northeast Regional Sales Director Robert Cullen describes the site as having three purposes: “The largest buyers guide on the web, secondarily a [...] more...



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