aug 27
2008

The Onion's Decider

Here's an unexpected move: The Onion has launched a CitySearch/Yelp competitor called Decider. It's only available for Chicago right now. I've heard rumors that several of the local papers (now in 10 cities: NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, DC, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Denver, Austin) are performing poorly and some might be shut down.
6 comments

wow! i hope this thing gets going. and starting in chicago (where there is a great bar on every block) is a good choice. yelp is super useful but the sense of humor is just a little...off. reading it, i always feel like i'm in a corporate teambuilding exercise littered with pop culture references to lighten our spirit <br /><br />

posted by joanne mcneil at 2008-08-27 14:19:53

Meester Chuck...

posted by stevemarsh at 2008-08-27 14:23:11

They'd better not discontinue the Minneapolis edition!

posted by ovenpunch at 2008-08-27 14:54:53

That's one whose page count I've heard has been plummeting.

posted by Rex at 2008-08-27 15:02:27

so they probably won't be starting a seattle site anytime soon. [sadface]

posted by josh at 2008-08-27 22:25:00

Sad. I don't know what I'd do without my weekly Onion. :(

posted by ovenpunch at 2008-08-28 14:20:50