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autoMedia Solutions Introduces Open Marketplace for Used Cars Powered by Vast.com
LOS ANGELES andSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The premier
provider of automotive content on the web, autoMedia.com, and the leading
provider of vertical search, Vast.com, announced today that autoMedia has
selected the Vast search platform to power its used car marketplace.
Launching today at http://www.automedia.com, the used car open marketplace
will provide autoMedia visitors with over 3.5 million used cars along with a
robust set of search and filter tools that will make it easy for consumers to
search for and find the used car they are seeking.
"autoMedia.com's rich content and targeted audience create an ideal
website for an open marketplace," said Kevin Laws, CEO of Vast.com.
"Consumers want to be able to search for a car wherever they are doing
research, and Vast.com can put the broadest access to used cars at their
fingertips."
autoMedia's used car marketplace allows any service provider, dealer, or
consumer to post listings at no cost. Vast.com's optimization technology will
ensure that consumers are presented with the cars most likely to appeal to
them, resulting in a better experience for consumers and higher quality leads
for dealers.
"Vast shares autoMedia's vision to provide complete information to
consumers," said Doug Hamlin, founder and CEO of autoMedia Solutions Inc.,
parent company of autoMedia.com. "The Vast.com index of used vehicle listings
further enhances the overall user experience available when consumers visit
and shop for everything automotive at autoMedia.com."
Dealers interested in putting their inventory into the autoMedia used car
marketplace can contact their Automotive Service specialist or provide a feed
directly to Vast (http://www.vast.com/info/submitcontent). In order to learn
more about promoting listings to more customers, they can contact their
automotive marketing partner, or email dealers@vast.com. In order to manage
and tune their leads program to take the most advantage of the platform, email
dealers@vast.com.
About autoMedia.com
autoMedia.com was launched in February 2000 by a team of automotive
editorial, design, and publishing professionals with the goal to be the
premier provider of quality automotive content on and for the Web.
Today autoMedia.com boasts more than 50,000 pages of original content,
including more than 2000 articles researched and written by leading experts.
Up to 30 new features are posted monthly, covering car buying, maintenance,
modification, and technology. In addition, there is a complete new vehicle
buyer's guide providing the latest pricing, photo's, and specifications for
new and used cars.
About Vast.com (http://www.vast.com)
Vast.com is the leading provider of vertical search. With sub-second
search times, instant narrowing by characteristic, and robust data analytics
to facilitate comparison-shopping, a Vast.com-powered website is the best
place to start a used car search. The technology is built to support full
white-label integrations with partners, allowing all returning user and search
traffic to benefit Vast.com's partners. Millions of users a month now make
purchasing decisions through Vast.com's partner network. Founded in 2001 and
backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Leapfrog Ventures, Vast.com is
headquartered inSan Francisco with offices inBelgrade, Serbia.
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