Most Important Citation Sources And Review Engines

MOST IMPORTANT CITATION SOURCES (DATA PROVIDERS + IYP SITES; U.S. Specific)

1. Yelp (↑ 6 spots from 2010)
2. Superpages (↓ 1)
3. Citysearch (↑ 2)
4. Yellowpages (↓ 1)
5. Infogroup (↓ 3)
6. Yahoo Local (↑ 2)
7. Localeze (↓ 2)
8. InsiderPages (↑ 1)
9. Niche Industry Sites (including TripAdvisor, OpenTable, and DealerRater) (↓ 6)

Other sites receiving significant votes: Acxiom, Judy's Book, DexKnows, Best of the Web Local, Angie's List, BBB, Niche Geo-focused Sites.

MOST IMPORTANT REVIEW ENGINES (U.S. Specific)

1. Yelp (-- from 2010)
2. Google Places (↑ 1)
3. Citysearch (↑ 1)
4. Yahoo Local (↓ 2)
5. Niche Industry Sites (including TripAdvisor, OpenTable, and DealerRater) (↓ 2)
6. InsiderPages (↓ 1)
7. JudysBook (↑ 1)
8. Superpages (↓ 6)
9. YellowPages (--)
10. Kudzu (↑ 2)

Other sites receiving significant votes: Niche Geo-focused Sites, Angie's List, Facebook, Merchant Circle.

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