US: Satirical paper The Onion launches serious site

Posted by Alisa Zykova on September 1, 2008 at 9:46 AM

The Onion, a "fake news" source, announces the launch of Decider, a serious local entertainment website featuring interviews, event information and restaurant reviews, writes Tech Crunch. The site's content will focus on the Chicago area, although more cities are planned to be included soon.

Decider"s "clean" interface will use Google Maps to locate reviewed restaurants and provide a calendar showing future events. "Regular" editorial content would be accompanied by users' own reviews and comments, reports Tech Crunch.

The Onion previously included "legitimate" local reviews and event calendars. While the site may be known for its satirical news content, Decider will be more sober.

Tech Crunch suggests that Decider would bee in competition with sites like CitySearch and Yelp, although it may "do just fine" as an expansion of The Onion's newspaper.

Source: Tech Crunch

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