The FTC fines HomeAdvisor up to $7.2M for using deceptive tactics to sell home improvement project leads, marking the agency's first fine related to gig work
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
A look at the proliferation of fake business listings and con artists on Google Maps, which experts estimate carries ~11M false listings on any given day
Data Sheet Joseph Zappa / Street Fight : Report: Fake Google Maps Listings Ensnare Consumers, Harm Legitimate Businesses Jason England / Android Central : Millions of fake businesses are currently lis...
A look at the proliferation of fake business listings and con artists on Google Maps, which experts estimate carries ~11M false listings on any given day
Data Sheet Joseph Zappa / Street Fight : Report: Fake Google Maps Listings Ensnare Consumers, Harm Legitimate Businesses Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Are there really millions of f...
ANGI Homeservices, owner of Angie's List and HomeAdvisor, to acquire Handy, a startup for on-demand cleaning and other home services; Handy has raised $115M
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios :
Facebook Marketplace adds home service professionals like house cleaners, plumbers, contractors, and others in partnership with Handy, HomeAdvisor, and more
Facebook is entering the home services market. Starting today, U.S. Facebook users browsing the Facebook Marketplace will be able …
IAC to buy Angie's List in $500M+ deal; Angie's List will be combined with HomeAdvisor to form new publicly traded company called ANGI homeservices Inc.
IAC/InteractiveCorp agreed to buy consumer-recommendation website Angie's List Inc., intending to combine the business …