LiveVillage NYC

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. What is LiveVillage NYC?
  2. How/why did my business get listed?
  3. Does my listing cost anything?
  4. Can I advertise my business on this site?
  5. How can I add my business?
  6. Is this the (listed business) home page? Is this site affiliated with (listed business)? Can I send a message to (listed business) through this site?
  7. Something in my listing is wrong, or I want to add information. How can I change it? How long will it take?
  8. It looks like my listing can be modified by anybody out there - is that true?
  9. Can I remove my listing?
  10. I sent in an update, correction, or additional information. Why didn't you use it?

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What is LiveVillage NYC?

LiveVillage is the first time-sensitive local search engine. It is designed to let you find products and services that are available at local shops and businesses, at the time of day you specify. For example, you can find all the places offering "pizza" at 3:00 pm. New York City is the site of the first public example of the LiveVillage technology.

LiveVillage was developed by Villageware, a Seattle company that has published the Lost in Seattle web site since 1999. Back to top

How/why did my business get listed?

A neighborhood surveyor walked your part of town and discovered your business by looking at publicly visible signage. Keywords for your products and services may have been assigned on the spot, if they were shown in your signage. We also collect business hours if they are visible from the street. Back to top

Does my listing cost anything?

Listings are free of charge. Back to top

Can I advertise my business on this site?

Ads are available on a free trial basis. You can pay if you are happy with the performance of your ad. Back to top

Can I add my business?

Certainly - if it is located in New York City or close by. Click here to let us know about your business
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Is this the (listed business) home page? Is this site affiliated with (listed business)? Can I send a message to (listed business) through this site?

No - LiveVillage is published by Villageware, a Seattle web company. The pages you see on this site are directory listings. Messages sent from this site go to the LiveVillage webmaster, not to the listed business, and are not forwarded to them. Back to top

Something in my listing is wrong, or I want to add information. How can I change it? How long will it take?

Usually errors can be addressed within one or two business days, if you tell us it is critical and give us enough information to verify it. If necessary we may choose to temporarily remove a page until it can be corrected.

Less critical changes (addition of new information, etc) will be added on the next update cycle after verification. Because this site is undergoing development, update cycles vary from several days to several weeks. Information that cannot be confirmed might not be added at our discretion. Please note that search engines such as Google may continue to point to old pages or cache their content, a process which is out of our control. Back to top

It looks like my listing can be modified by anybody out there - is that true?

No. Visitors can post "suggested revisions", which do not modify the base information, but provide a way to immediately suggest additional information for review by other visitors and our staff. Revisions are limited to factual information such as address, phone, etc. and are monitored regularly for abuse. Revisions may be added to the permanent database after they are validated. Back to top

Can I remove my listing?

We are happy to remove any listing at the request of the shop, business, or building owner. Back to top

I sent in an update, correction, or additional information. Why didn't you use it?

• Maybe we have not done an update cycle since you sent it to us. Update cycles vary in length from several days to several weeks.

• Maybe we couldn't confirm the information independently. Please provide as much information as possible about why you believe the information to be true.

• Some information such as email address and fax number do not currently appear on shop pages, although we do keep them in the database for future use.

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