IRVINE, Calif.-- Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM), a leading local
search engine, today announced that the company received a Hitwise U.S.
Top Ten Award. The company’s leading local search site, www.local.com,
ranked seventh in the Business and Finance – Business Directories
online industry category based on the market share of U.S. visits
received from October through December 2007.
The Hitwise U.S. Top 10 Awards Program celebrates the most successful U.S. websites in over 160 online industries. Hitwise reports on the anonymous online usage and search behavior of more than 10 million U.S. Internet users—the largest online sample of its kind—and this unique awards program recognizes excellence in online performance through public popularity.
“The Top Ten Award is further recognition that Local.com is gaining share in the local search and directory sector,” said Jennifer Black, Local.com vice president, marketing. “We attribute our growth in this area to increased traffic to our site and expanding awareness of our brand. We’re pleased to be recognized for serving superior local search results to millions of consumers nationwide seeking local businesses’, products and services.”
About Local.com
Local.com (NASDAQ:LOCM) is a top U.S. website attracting approximately 10 million visitors each month seeking information on local businesses, products and services. The company also owns and operates a UK version of the Local.com site (http://uk.local.com). Local.com is also one of the largest local search syndication networks, publishing business information on over 400 regional media sites. Powered by the company’s Keyword DNA® and patented local web indexing technologies, Local.com provides users with targeted, relevant local search results, including special offers from local businesses, user reviews, local businesses’ website links, maps, driving directions and more. Businesses can advertise on Local.com with subscription, pay-per-click, banner and pay-per-call ad products. The site’s mobile service, Local Mobile™, provides local search results via mobile phones and devices. Local.com claims U.S. patent numbers 7,231,405 and 7,200,413. For more information visit: www.local.com.
About Hitwise
Hitwise is the leading online competitive intelligence service. Only Hitwise provides its 1,400 clients around the world with daily insights on how their customers interact with a broad range of competitive websites, and how their competitors use different tactics to attract online customers.
Since 1997, Hitwise has pioneered a unique, network-based approach to Internet measurement. Through relationships with ISPs around the world, Hitwise’s patented methodology anonymously captures the online usage, search and conversion behavior of 25 million Internet users. This unprecedented volume of Internet usage data is seamlessly integrated into an easy to use, web-based service, designed to help marketers better plan, implement and report on a range of online marketing programs.
Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian (FTS:EXPN) www.experiangroup.com operates in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. More information about Hitwise is available at www.hitwise.com.
For up to date analysis of online trends, please visit the Hitwise Intelligence-Analyst Weblogs at http://weblogs.hitwise.com and the Hitwise Data Center at www.hitwise.com/datacenter.
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