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AOL Canada Launches "MapQuest Discover" in Canada

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AOL Canada Launches “MapQuest Discover” in Canada

Share, plan and discover new destinations

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AOL Canada announced today the launch of MapQuest Discover (discover.mapquest.ca), a social platform for travel related content, brought to you by AOL‘s popular mapping site MapQuest. Discover encourages users to create personal pages with curated locations, events, and destinations and will also allow users to follow one another, browse popular feeds, favourite and share their collections on social networks.

“MapQuest Discover offers Canadians a new way to share photos, post articles and talk about travel experiences. Leveraging the 1.4 million Canadians that currently visit MapQuest, Discover offers a unique benefit to research destinations with photos and reviews and other users journeys,” said Paul Cramp, AOL Canada.

Key features of the site:

  • Travel Content: original content designed to inspire travel written by travel experts, travelers and locals.
  • Collections: a unique feature that allows users to curate and share photo collections of favourite places, plan trips and inspire future destinations.
  • Newsfeed: an aggregation of places, popular collections, trends and travel guides.
  • Passport: a passport serves as the user’s profile page.
  • Photos: users can upload personal photos and share one another’s collections.
  • Social media functionality: users can share collections, destinations and photos on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

MapQuest is a premium mapping destination reaching 1.4 million unique monthly visitors in Canada that continues to play a large role in online navigation and local travel directions*. With a robust suite of products such as maps, directions, the business locator tool and now Discover, MapQuest is the second most popular mapping site in Canada*.

To further engage users, the site launches with the Discover Dream Destination Contest, which can be found through the contest’s Passport page for the next six weeks. Prizes include two weekly “instant winners” and a grand prize getaway to the winner’s choice to one of the following destinations: The Mayan Riviera, Punta Cana or Cuba, provided by Transat Holidays and Tripcentral.ca.

Source: *comScore Inc., Total Canada, Home and Work, Unique Visitors, February 2013.

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Edition

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Edition

Driving original automotive content in Québec

MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Headline of release should read: Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Edition (sted Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Regional Edition).

The corrected release reads:

AUTOBLOG CANADA LAUNCHES QUÉBEC EDITION

Driving original automotive content in Québec

AOL Canada announced today the launch of Autoblog Québec (quebec.autoblog.com) the French language edition of its popular automotive site Autoblog Canada (ca.autoblog.com).

Autoblog Québec, led by editor Jean-François Savoie will combine award-winning content from the international editions of the site with featured content from key contributors, including Philippe Laguë, of L’annuel de l’auto and Le Devoir, and local journalists from across the province. With 50 per cent of Quebecers (3 million UVs) currently visiting automotive sites, Autoblog Québec will provide a new destination for original automotive news and industry content, new car reviews, international auto show coverage and captivating best-in-class photo and video galleries to a highly engaged audience*.

“We saw great demand from both users and advertisers to bring the Autoblog Canada blend of original edgy content and comprehensive reviews to our French speaking audience in Quebec and across the country,” said Paul Cramp, general manager, Autoblog Canada.

The launch will extend the distinctive and authoritative voice and original content offered by Autoblog Canada to french speaking visitors. The expansion only further supports AOL Canada’s commitment to growth for both French language sites and original local content, as Autoblog Québec joins Le Huffington Post Québec in AOL Canada’s growing French language portfolio.

AOL Autos, which includes Autoblog Canada currently attracts 712,000 unique monthly visitors across Canada*. AOL visitors in Québec have a strong purchase intent and are 28% more likely than the average online adult in Québec to buy or lease a vehicle in the next 12 months**.

*Source: comScore, Inc., Total Canada, Home and Work, January 2013
**PMB/comScore, 2012 Fall Fusion

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Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Regional Edition

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Autoblog Canada Launches Québec Regional Edition

Driving original automotive content in Québec

MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AOL Canada announced today the launch of Autoblog Québec (quebec.autoblog.com) the French language edition of its popular automotive site Autoblog Canada (ca.autoblog.com).

Autoblog Québec, led by editor Jean-François Savoie will combine award-winning content from the international editions of the site with featured content from key contributors, including Philippe Laguë, of L’annuel de l’auto and Le Devoir, and local journalists from across the province. With 50 per cent of Quebecers (3 million UVs) currently visiting automotive sites, Autoblog Québec will provide a new destination for original automotive news and industry content, new car reviews, international auto show coverage and captivating best-in-class photo and video galleries to a highly engaged audience*.

“We saw great demand from both users and advertisers to bring the Autoblog Canada blend of original edgy content and comprehensive reviews to our French speaking audience in Quebec and across the country,” said Paul Cramp, general manager, Autoblog Canada.

The launch will extend the distinctive and authoritative voice and original content offered by Autoblog Canada to french speaking visitors. The expansion only further supports AOL Canada’s commitment to growth for both French language sites and original local content, as Autoblog Québec joins Le Huffington Post Québec in AOL Canada’s growing French language portfolio.

AOL Autos, which includes Autoblog Canada currently attracts 712,000 unique monthly visitors across Canada*. AOL visitors in Québec have a strong purchase intent and are 28% more likely than the average online adult in Québec to buy or lease a vehicle in the next 12 months**.

*Source: comScore, Inc., Total Canada, Home and Work, January 2013
**PMB/comScore, 2012 Fall Fusion

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AOL Inc. (NYS: AOL) is a brand company, committed to continuously innovating, growing, and investing in brands and experiences that inform, entertain, and connect the world. The home of a world-class collection of premium brands, AOL creates original content that engages audiences on a local and global scale. We help marketers connect with these audiences through effective and engaging digital advertising solutions.

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