Big news for every GigPark user … GigPark has been purchased by Canpages!
Champagne in our coffee this morning! Yay!
Now we’re sure you have some questions, so here are some answers …
Who is Canpages?
Canpages is the fastest growing local search and directories publisher in Canada. On its way to becoming the market leader in local online search, Canpages’ website gets more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is a pretty awesome place to find a local business. Its iPhone and Blackberry apps are pretty sweet too. They also publish 84 print directories that reach 8 million households and business across the country.
And the icing on the cake is that Canpages is run by a bunch of really smart and nice people (shout out to our new colleagues!)
What’s going to happen to GigPark?
GigPark is not going anywhere. We will continue to be the easiest place to find the local services your friends use. And with Canpages’ support and resources, GigPark will become even more useful.
How will GigPark play with Canpages?
The acquisition enables Canpages to integrate GigPark’s recommendations into its online and mobile search platforms. Like we said, Canpages is already a pretty awesome place to find local businesses and the addition of GigPark will make this local search experience even better.
Beyond that, Canpages is also excited about the prospect of adding some of GigPark’s social functionality to better connect users with advertisers through recommendations from friends.
I’m a business owner on GigPark. What does this mean for me?
It means A LOT more people are going to see the testimonials for your business and you’ll likely get even more business. You’re welcome! :)
To finish off this very exciting blog post, we would like to thank everyone who helped GigPark get where it is today, especially our users. You are the heart and soul of our organization and we look forward to taking GigPark to the next level with you. If you have any questions, as always, please feel free to email us at hello@gigpark.com.
Cheers from Pema, Noah, Paul, Tony, and Gianni!
UPDATE: There is a great story about the acquisition in today’s Globe and Mail. Also, here is the press release. And thanks so much for all of the congratulations you are sending via Twitter. You are too kind!
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