IAC/InterActiveCorp Plans Local Web Sites
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The Internet media conglomerate will introduce a local information service in one of the companyÂs broadest moves yet.
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New service will compete with sites like Travelocity.com and Expedia.
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(InfoWorld) - IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com has revamped and renamed its local search service, becoming the latest search engine provider to improve its offering in what is considered one of the most popular search segments for both advertisers and end users. Ask.com plans to unveil the new service, called AskCity , on Monday, and said it will contain the largest integration of IAC online services to date. AskCity taps IAC services such as CitySearch, Ticketmaster and ServiceMagic, among others, to deliver listings and reviews of local businesses, along with maps and driving directions. It will also let users perform actions from within its interface, including making a restaurant reservation, buying tickets to movies and other events, and making an appointment with a contractor. Ask.com doesn't have plans to monetize AskCity at this point, according to a company official, but estimates for the advertising potential of local search services are very optimistic. Advertising revenue in local search is expected to grow from $3.4 billion in 2005 to $13 billion in 2010, according to The Kelsey Group. Local search has proved very attractive for users as well, because the services significantly extend the concept of the traditional yellow-pages phone directory by providing maps, driving directions, reviews, and the like.
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Partners get tools, encouragement to put applications online.
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The companyâs effort is intended to create online destinations for individual movies, television shows, bands, celebrities, games and other types of entertainment.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citysearch, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp , today announced the company will serve as the core local content provider powering Ask.com's new local search product, AskCity.
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Blog: Marchex launches local yellow pages Web sites with targeted ads.
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InterActiveCorp (IAC) plans to spin-out Expedia and its other travel-related sites as a separate company next year, the company announced this morning.
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Online giant adds local search advertising model that holds promise for small business.
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IAC/InterActiveCorp will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Internet programming, betting that professionally produced entertainment will win over Web viewers, Chief Executive Barry Diller said on Wednesday.
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At the Kelsey Group's DDC Conference last week, speakers and attendees pondered the future of the Yellow Pages industry, and where it fits into local search. In case you're wondering, it's not even close to dead yet.
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The web will be more interactive and will use tools to mine its vast pool of data, say experts.
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Company will focus on Web properties such as Sourceforge.net and Slashdot.
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is meeting this week to address critical issues like new generic top level domains, internationalized domain names, and other subjects.
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Company seeks to bolster its ability to offer business intelligence applications through a Web browser.
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Companies tapping into a growing industry called in 'social media' will use an upcoming Arizona tech conference to showcase a new batch of online tools. The idea is to make the web a better medium for sharing information.
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Business travelers will be able to  surf the Web securely on long-distance flights by combining  services from Boeing Co. BA.N and iPass Inc. IPAS.O, the  companies plan to announce on Monday.