'Eat It' by Citysearch Allows Facebook Users to Share Reviews with Those
They Trust Most - Their Friends
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Citysearch, a leading
online local guide and operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today
announced "Eat It" by Citysearch, its new restaurant application on
Facebook that allows users of the popular website to review and share their
restaurant recommendations with their online community free of charge.
Leveraging Citysearch's vast database of restaurants, Facebook users will
be able to upload local restaurants into their Facebook profiles allowing
them to review, rate, save and share restaurants they have visited, or plan
to visit with their friends and networks.
"People trust their friends for restaurant recommendations, and now
we're giving Facebook users the opportunity to share their favorites
online," said Jay Herratti, President, Citysearch. "'Eat It' by Citysearch
allows users to dish on local restaurants in a fun environment that lets
users create lists and map recommendations."
Features of Eat It by Citysearch:
"Eat it" by Citysearch is free and available to all Facebook users. To
participate, users simply sign up at http://apps.facebook.com/eatit_iac/.
Features include the following:
-- Review and rate: QuickRate gives users the ability to write reviews and
rate restaurants visited. Once reviewed, ratings are saved under the
MyRatings tab.
-- Create custom lists: MyLists allows users to create custom lists --
from favorite lunch spots and places they've dined to best tacos and
places they'd love to visit.
-- Share and see friends' recommendations: Share restaurant reviews, lists
and recommendations with friends and in return, view friends'
recommendations.
For more information about Citysearch, visit http://www.citysearch.com.
About Citysearch
Citysearch is a leading local search and directory company that
provides the most up-to-date information on businesses, from restaurants
and retail, to travel and professional services. Citysearch empowers
consumers to make informed decisions about where to spend their time and
money by delivering trusted content, local expertise and helpful tools,
including over 18 million local business listings and over 1.5 million user
reviews nationwide. Citysearch is an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq:
IACI). For more information, visit: http://www.citysearch.com
Contact:
Brandi Willard
Citysearch
310.360.4602
brandi_willard@citysearch.com
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