http://www.thestandard.com/node/126728/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>User-generated review site <a href="http://www.yelp.com">Yelp</a> is quickly gaining on longtime stalwart <a href="http://www.citysearch.com">Citysearch</a>. For January 2009, Yelp had 22.8 million unique visitors compared with 30.9 million for Citysearch, <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">according to Compete</a>. Yelp's gowth rate for unique visitors has nearly tripled in January from the same period a year ago, while Citysearch's has stayed stagnant. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Yelp's traffic for unique visitors will surpass Citysearch by August 31, 2009. <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">Compete's metrics</a> will be used to judge this prediction.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockbandit/">Dave Schumaker</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009#comments co: citysearch co: yelp Facebook Google local search social media Social Networking Software &amp; Web traffic Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:00 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126728 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>User-generated review site <a href="http://www.yelp.com">Yelp</a> is quickly gaining on longtime stalwart <a href="http://www.citysearch.com">Citysearch</a>. For January 2009, Yelp had 22.8 million unique visitors compared with 30.9 million for Citysearch, <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">according to Compete</a>. Yelp's gowth rate for unique visitors has nearly tripled in January from the same period a year ago, while Citysearch's has stayed stagnant. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Yelp's traffic for unique visitors will surpass Citysearch by August 31, 2009. <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">Compete's metrics</a> will be used to judge this prediction.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockbandit/">Dave Schumaker</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009#comments co: citysearch co: yelp Facebook Google local search social media Social Networking Software &amp; Web traffic Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:00 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126728 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>User-generated review site <a href="http://www.yelp.com">Yelp</a> is quickly gaining on longtime stalwart <a href="http://www.citysearch.com">Citysearch</a>. For January 2009, Yelp had 22.8 million unique visitors compared with 30.9 million for Citysearch, <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">according to Compete</a>. Yelp's gowth rate for unique visitors has nearly tripled in January from the same period a year ago, while Citysearch's has stayed stagnant. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Yelp's traffic for unique visitors will surpass Citysearch by August 31, 2009. <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">Compete's metrics</a> will be used to judge this prediction.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockbandit/">Dave Schumaker</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009#comments co: citysearch co: yelp Facebook Google local search social media Social Networking Software &amp; Web traffic Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:00 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126728 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>User-generated review site <a href="http://www.yelp.com">Yelp</a> is quickly gaining on longtime stalwart <a href="http://www.citysearch.com">Citysearch</a>. For January 2009, Yelp had 22.8 million unique visitors compared with 30.9 million for Citysearch, <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">according to Compete</a>. Yelp's gowth rate for unique visitors has nearly tripled in January from the same period a year ago, while Citysearch's has stayed stagnant. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Yelp's traffic for unique visitors will surpass Citysearch by August 31, 2009. <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/citysearch.com+yelp.com/?metric=uv">Compete's metrics</a> will be used to judge this prediction.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockbandit/">Dave Schumaker</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yelp-passes-citysearch-traffic-august-31-2009#comments co: citysearch co: yelp Facebook Google local search social media Social Networking Software &amp; Web traffic Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:00 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126728 at http://www.thestandard.com