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Scout (travel website)

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Scout
Developer(s)TeleNav
Initial releaseSeptember 2009 (2009-09)
Platformweb application
Available inEnglish
TypeTravel
Websitewww.scoutgps.com

Scout, formerly Goby, is a travel website which launched in September 2009. The site searches selected databases and other sources of information on the web, focused on 400 categories of things to do while traveling. Signed-in users may also share their results utilizing the Facebook connect applications programming interface. The website services are free to users and the website is supported by an advertising business model and partner distribution model.

References

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  • "Goby: A Search Engine to Cure Your Boredom", Mashable, November 12, 2009, retrieved November 24, 2009
  • "Goby Gets Local Search Right", Webmonkey, September 23, 2009, retrieved July 31, 2012