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	<title>Comments on: MySpace Local vs. Yelp</title>
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		<title>By: Gerrit Eicker</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerrit Eicker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/31/myspace-citysearch-partner-to-create-myspace-local/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TC&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Don&#039;t be fooled - the reason for all this local content is to create premium ad space.&lt;/strong&gt; Businesses will be able to use MySpace&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://wir-sprechen-online.com/2008/10/13/myads/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;self service MyAds product&lt;/a&gt; to promote these pages. And more importantly, they can place an ad when someone is looking at the competitors or other local businesses. Expect national brands to advertise as well - Coors and Outback Steakhouse are initial sponsors of the site.&quot;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://mashable.com/2009/03/31/myspace-local/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mashable&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;MySpace&#039;s seems easier to monetize on the surface (and the program already has a number of sponsors, including Outback), since all of the action happens on its site.&lt;/strong&gt; But Facebook is all about data, and by knowing which sites you use outside of its walls, they can serve up more relevant advertising in the long-term. Both approaches represent a challenge to sites like Yelp that are essentially standalone.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/31/myspace-citysearch-partner-to-create-myspace-local/" rel="nofollow">TC</a>: &#8220;<strong>Don&#8217;t be fooled &#8211; the reason for all this local content is to create premium ad space.</strong> Businesses will be able to use MySpace&#8217;s <a href="http://wir-sprechen-online.com/2008/10/13/myads/" rel="nofollow">self service MyAds product</a> to promote these pages. And more importantly, they can place an ad when someone is looking at the competitors or other local businesses. Expect national brands to advertise as well &#8211; Coors and Outback Steakhouse are initial sponsors of the site.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/03/31/myspace-local/" rel="nofollow">Mashable</a>: &#8220;<strong>MySpace&#8217;s seems easier to monetize on the surface (and the program already has a number of sponsors, including Outback), since all of the action happens on its site.</strong> But Facebook is all about data, and by knowing which sites you use outside of its walls, they can serve up more relevant advertising in the long-term. Both approaches represent a challenge to sites like Yelp that are essentially standalone.&#8221;</p>
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