http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenMon, 05 May 2014 15:20:28 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-1370783523<p>Expedia has done a good job improving <a href="http://virtualtourist.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="virtualtourist.com">virtualtourist.com</a> - it's a great site by now. Though I like Foursquare much more. Torsten @ <a href="http://www.mightytravels.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.mightytravels.com">http://www.mightytravels.com</a></p>MightyTravelsMon, 05 May 2014 15:20:28 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-9135947<p>Nice writeup Eric - it's interesting to hear the background. Lunch is the closest thing we've seen to <a href="http://RateItAll.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="RateItAll.com">RateItAll.com</a> to date - we introduced ratings based compatibility tests more than a year ago, and until Lunch, considered ourselves the only true horizontal ratings site on the web.</p><p>We'll be following them closely to see what new ideas they bring to the space.</p>lawrence coburnFri, 08 May 2009 14:44:11 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-9110734<p>I've been on <a href="http://Lunch.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="Lunch.com">Lunch.com</a> for only a short bit.. well.. it's only been live for a short bit. Either way, I get a very good vibe from the site. Quite intuitive in design. I'm confident I'll be spending a fair bit of time at Lunch. <a href="http://www.lunch.com/medxcentral" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.lunch.com/medxcentral">http://www.lunch.com/medxce...</a> </p>Jim CantoThu, 07 May 2009 19:20:42 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-8959958<p>Never heard of Lunch neither virtualtourist. But its interesting to know that how companies work in niche areas and probably with some little bit of luck land a sweet M&amp;A deal with a giant.</p><p>I dont know how much of a threat was VirtualTourist for expedia but these days where - user base and unique visits count a lot these moves make lots of sense. </p>RahulCSun, 03 May 2009 18:37:01 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-8955318<p>Expedia is doing what big companies do...buying their competition.</p>Gadget SleuthSun, 03 May 2009 13:44:08 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/01/no-free-lunch-the-story-behind-virtualtourists-big-exit-and-lunchcom/#comment-8954165<p>I hate Such Fake Deal</p>Air Conditioning RepairSun, 03 May 2009 12:25:50 -0000