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Citysearch provides users with local information including restaurants, bars, hotels, movies, spa and beauty, tickets and events, and dozens of other categories. Queries are made by entering a city, state or zip code, and then choosing a business name, category or keyword. The local search Web site features the Best of Citysearch, a questionnaire that allows users to vote on local businesses.
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| Partners | Citysearch supplies Ask Jeeves Smart Search and Marchex with local content.Yahoo! Search Marketing provides paid search listings to certain categories on Citysearch.InfoSpace's data is incorporated within Citysearch results.Citysearch provides business profile data, reviews and coupons to Local.com.Citysearch provides its local content, including editorial reviews, user reviews, merchant videos, photos and offers to AOL.
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| Advertising | Pay for Performance Sponsored Listings: A preferred placement product with the option of pay-per-click or pay-per-call at a minimum monthly fee.
Sponsored Ad Products: Includes advertising products such as banner ads and local guide sponsorships.
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| Mobile | Citysearch Mobile (http://mobile.citysearch.com): Mobile users can search for local business listings with reviews by entering a category or business name and location (city, state or zip).
Citysearch Send-to-Phone: Allows users to send local business listings from their computer to their mobile phones via SMS messaging. A user can click on the Send-to-Phone button located on a Citysearch business listing and enter their phone number to receive a Citysearch SMS message with the name, address, phone number and rating of the selected business.
CS411 Mobile Search: With CS411 Mobile Search (27411) consumers can send text messages from their mobile device via SMS and receive local business listings. The user will then receive up to four separate text messages from Citysearch with names, phone numbers, addresses and ratings.
Supported carriers include Alltel, Boost, Dobson Cellular Systems, Cellular One, AT&T, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. No pre-paid phones are supported.
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| Headquarters | Los Angeles, Calif. |
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| Timeline |
| 2008 |
CitySearch launches new restaurant application on Facebook.
CitySearch partners with Marchex.
Citysearch announces partnership with AOL.
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| 2007 |
Citysearch adds MenuPages' menus content to Citysearch restaurant profiles.
Citysearch acquires Insider Pages.
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| 2004 |
Citysearch launches PFP-Calls, a product that adds pay-per-call to Citysearch's pay for perfomance advertising package.
Citysearch launches an Internet browser search toolbar.
Citysearch supplies Ask Jeeves with local content.
Overture provides Citysearch paid search listings.
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| 2003 |
Citysearch reveals enhanced site with advanced search capabilities.
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| 2002 |
Yahoo! chooses Citysearch to provide arts and entertainment content for Yahoo! City Guides property.
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| 1998 |
Citysearch merges with Ticketmaster.
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| 1996 |
Citysearch launches.
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| Last Update: 09/12/08 |
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