Online Guide Companies Cancel Merger

By Karen Kaplan

May 16, 1998 12 AM PT

Online guide makers CitySearch of Pasadena and Zip2 of Mountain View agreed to call off their planned merger. The privately owned companies cited differences in their technologies, product strategies and business models. The $300-million merger was announced in early April. CitySearch creates online city guides, and Zip2 produces locally focused online yellow pages and entertainment listings. Times Mirror Co., parent company of the Los Angeles Times, is a CitySearch investor.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

Online Guide Companies Cancel Merger

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