Thursday, September 10, 2009

Neighbors of MerhcantCircle

Neighbors of MerhcantCircle creates a mini-social network around the site where the consumer can "follow" local companies for information on promotions, coupons and advertisements. To access this feed, consumers need to create a profile.

Although some items may not be as popular in big cities, where Yelp and Citysearch are dominant, the launch was supported in small towns where the major sites have no access. For example, 50 percent of local businesses in Wasilla, Alaska are items of information and actively engage with the site.

According to ComScore, informative articles, is not far behind the more widely known list of companies and comments on sites like Yelp. In July, news stories had 7.5 million unique visitors, Yelp had 8.6 million unique visitors in July. Of course, informative articles focuses primarily on service industries such as plumbers, gardeners, mechanics, etc. Whereas CitySearch and Yelp including restaurants, bars, concerts and other ads. Informative articles also faces competition from YellowPages.com.

Justin leslie Computer Technology Cafe 


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