Lesson plan
Qype
Qype was a Hamburg-based web 2.0 company centred on social networking and local reviews. They operated websites in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Italy and Brazil, and had approximately 22 million monthly unique European visitors. Competitor Yelp announced their acquisition of Qype in October 2012 for a reported US$50 million. Qype reviews were merged into the Yelp site by October 2013.
Article summary
Qype was a Hamburg-based web 2.0 company centred on social networking and local reviews. They operated websites in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Italy and Brazil, and had approximately 22 million monthly unique European visitors. Competitor Yelp announced their acquisition of Qype in October 2012 for a reported US$50 million. Qype reviews were merged into the Yelp site by October 2013.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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