Posts Tagged ‘Bewertungsportal’

Social search is being made easier by the online information service dialo.de, allowing users to search through about 4.8 million service providers while all-the-while reviewing their own experience with the according services. The site offers an extensive network of tips, recommendations, and warnings from which all users can profit. Now, the website is offering social ratings directly through users’ Facebook and Twitter accounts. With this, dialo.de offers its users a new and innovative possibility for the circulation of personal tips, recommendations, and experiences from everyday life. Read the rest of this entry »

Vodafone Ventures, the investment department of the cellular company, has given Qype a cash injection of 3.5 million Euro. An additional 3 million Euro is being given to the popular local recommendation portal by existing investors, Advent Venture Partners, Partech International, and Wellington Partners. Qype plans on working on its mobile applications from the whopping 6.5 million Euro. Read the rest of this entry »

In mid-November, the internet giant Google launched a recommendation platform with its new service Hotpot. With the release, a wave of competition drive has swept over online networks. Hotpot highlights ratings from friends in localized searches, and is integrated with Google’s local directory service Places. Read the rest of this entry »

Google is still treading on eggshells when it comes to its social media route. Wave has finally been put to rest and Places is getting an extra treat for business owners: they can now directly respond to user ratings. Read the rest of this entry »

Using social media outlets as a way to draw in customers has pretty much become mandatory for even directories worldwide. Directories, local search engines, rating portals – they’ve all got the social media fever. An interesting example is the Herold in Austria, who introduced the Facebook application “Locations ilike”. Users don’t only have the capability to search, find, and save favorite locations, but can also rate them and share them with friends. Read the rest of this entry »

City.com is a new search engine whose concept can be called an “all in one”. The maps from Google, the events from Yahoo!, and all of that available on Twitter and Facebook – but is this new service really all it makes itself out to be? Read the rest of this entry »

Like the goalkeeper’s fear of a penalty shot, firms are now afraid of online ratings. A new study about company business ratings from GoLocal and the GfK shows exactly how precautious business owners are when it comes to social media. Read the rest of this entry »

The evaluation forum Center’d in the USA has introduced a new ad site in the worldwide web. It’s called „The Dealmap “ and is meant to help users look for the best deals in their city in a certain category. “Coming soon”… Read the rest of this entry »

CitySearch bindet mit wachsendem Erfolg Tweets und Facebook-Pages in seine Treffer ein. Damit formt sich das US-amerikanische Bewertungsportal allmählich zum Echtzeit-Meinungs-Suchportal aus. Citysearch selbst spricht vom „Social-Media-Verzeichnis“. Read the rest of this entry »

Die kanadische Yellow Pages Group (YPG) pustet seine Palette rund um die Lokale Suche zurzeit kräftig auf. Der Verzeichnisanbieter hat sich eine Reihe von interessanten Marken einverleibt. Read the rest of this entry »