BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 10, 2000 ISSUE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Building Datenight.com Ticketmaster-CitySearch went deal-shopping last year, making acquisitions and cementing partnerships to make its Web site a one-stop shop for nightlife spending. Here are some key deals: ACQUISITIONS... MSN Sidewalk ACQUIRED: September, 1999 WHAT IT ADDS: Allows CitySearch to double the number of cities it covers. It now serves some 85% of Americans with Web access Match.com and One & Only Network ACQUIRED: June and Sept., 1999 WHAT IT ADDS: Love-starved Web surfers can seek a date for that concert or basketball game CityAuction ACQUIRED: April, 1999 WHAT IT ADDS: Auctions for hard-to-ship items such as cars and furniture on local sites rather than global sites such as eBay PARTNERSHIPS... Kozmo.com THE DEAL: Distribution partnership struck in January. WHAT IT ADDS: Kozmo pays TMCS for each user it sends to Kozmo's site for video rentals or food delivery Evite.com THE DEAL: Agreed in January to use Evite's invitation service. WHAT IT ADDS: Allows CitySearch visitors to invite their friends to events they plan to attend CultureFinder.com THE DEAL: Agreed in January to add CultureFinder's entertainment listings. WHAT IT ADDS: More tickets for Broadway shows, classical music, opera, dance, and museums _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS A Ticket to Dot-Com Heaven? TABLE: Building Datenight.com Video: BW's Tim Mullaney on the Cyber Path to Live Events INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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