Local Matters acquires AreaGuides.net

Posted: November 2, 2005

Still not sure of the implications yet, but seems two companies (now one) to keep an eye on:

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 1, 2005–Local Matters, Inc., a technology company transforming the Yellow Pages market through advanced Internet, voice and mobile search and media solutions, today furthered its strategy to deliver added revenue opportunities to Yellow Pages publishers with the acquisition of AreaGuides.net, an aggregator of local and vertical content with more than 3 million unique visitors a month and a consumer traffic profile ranked in the top 15 of local directories.
AreaGuides.net complements Local Matters’ existing advanced search and content technologies for incumbent media publishers and directory assistance service providers. AreaGuides.net delivers vertical content about travel and relocation information and services, generating targeted traffic that is highly valuable to Yellow Pages publishers.

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