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Citysearch Accused Of Encouraging Click Fraud

IAC's Citysearch.com picked up a lawsuit accusing it of ignoring and even helping to generate illicit clicks on ads placed on the local search site.

AOL, Citysearch Hook Up Locally

Valentine's Day is a perfect occasion to get together, which AOL and IAC's Citysearch will do with local content and advertising.

Google Maps Notices Missing Citysearch Content

Some time ago, a number of Citysearch reviews disappeared from Google Maps, and a sort of update has now occurred.  A quick summary: Google is not mad at Citysearch (or its parent company, IAC), but resolving the issue doesn't appear to be a top priority, either.

Local Search Sites Past Peak

Whether it's because of consolidation and pressure from above (Google, Yahoo, etc.), or too much competition from one another, including newer upstarts, traffic to key local search sites appears to have peaked about two years ago.(Disclaimer: I know Alexa isn't 100% accurate, but above the 5,000 rank it's probably roughly accurate.)

Food Fans Have Taste For Online Reviews

Going out to eat should be a pleasant experience. But what do you do when want to find out more about a local restaurant? More than a third of adults have researched online about a restaurant they had not visited before, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2006 research.

Citysearch Reviews Deal For Insider Pages

A reviews-based local search company that had not fared well in the battle for eyeballs will become part of IAC's Citysearch. Insider Pages will be on the move, as they give up their Redwood City offices in favor of IAC's four walls. Citysearch will plug in Insider Pages' user reviews of local businesses, and have over a million of them to offer visitors.

Friendster Makes A New CEO Friend From CitySearch

Taek Kwon, currently vice president of product and technology at CitySearch.com, takes over Friendster's executive office on June 13.

Ask Jeeves Teams With Citysearch

Ask Jeeves and Citysearch today announced a partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Ask Jeeves, Inc. will license Citysearch's local content and business data to help power Smart Search results for local searches on Ask Jeeves.

Overture To Launch Local Search Ads

Yesterday's Piper Jaffray Technology Conference saw Overture discussing its plan for the near future with its search engine advertising business. Among the items discussed by Overture's General Manager David Karnstedt was the introduction of its local search product this quarter.

Citysearch Search Engine Secures Deal With Overture

Citysearch, an engine for local searches in cities in the United States and abroad, has signed a deal with Yahoo-owned Overture to integrate Overture's sponsored search listings. These listings will appear in areas where Citysearch has available ad inventory such as home services, professional services, and medical specialists.