Local.com Powers Local Search forA.H. Belo`s Press Enterprise
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IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network, today announced that The Press Enterprise has selected Local Connect, Local.com`s private label local search solution, to power local search on www.pe.com. The Press Enterprise is a subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), the nation`s ninth largest media company. The Press Enterprise (www.pe.com) is the largest newspaper in Inland Southern California with an online audience of over one million visitors. "Online search is a key way in which our community gets information, and we are committed to providing visitors to our site with the best possible user experience including direct access to local business information. We are also committed to providing local advertisers with access to these searching consumers," said Ginger Neal, vice president multimedia & GM of niche publications, The Press Enterprise. "After reviewing the solutions available, we concluded that Local.com`s local search platform best fit our needs for a feature-rich, SEO-friendly local search solution. We look forward to working closely with Local.com to expand our online audience and grow our local online advertiser base through local search." "After a thorough review process, we were pleased to be chosen by The Press Enterprise to power their local search directory," said Malcolm Lewis, senior vice president and general manager, private label, Local.com. "We are looking forward to driving significant incremental traffic and online advertising revenues for their website via our powerful local search solution." According to The Kelsey Group, 61 million local searches are conducted online every day. Local.com`s Local Connect private label platform allows qualified regional media publishers to add a local search business directory to their websites within a few days and at no cost. Once deployed, Local Connect`s unique SEO-friendly architecture can quickly drive new traffic and new online advertising revenues through local search. Local.com has the largest network of independent, private label local media properties in the U.S. based on the number of partner sites¹. For more information visit: http://corporate.local.com/localconnect. About Local.com® Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site and the largest private label, local search network in the United States. The company uses patented technologies to provide over 20 million consumers each month with the most relevant search results for local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 700 regional media sites. Businesses can target ready-to-purchase consumers using a variety of advertising products. To advertise, or for more information visit: www.local.com. About the Press-Enterprise Company The Press-Enterprise Company, a Riverside-based subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp., is a multimedia company serving Inland Southern California. The company publishes news and information in print and online via The Press-Enterprise, the region's largest daily newspaper with 164,189 Monday through Friday circulation and 172,730 Sunday circulation; PE.com, the region's largest local online Web site; and, more than 30 micro-local community-based Web sites. Other print and online products include: The Business Press, a weekly business journal; La Prensa, a weekly Spanish-language newspapers serving the region's diverse Hispanic community; and online advertising publications PE.cars, PE.homes, WOW, PE.jobs and Savings Express. About A.H. Belo Corp. Belo Corp. (BLC) is one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, with 2008 annual revenue of $733 million. The company owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets. A Belo station ranks first or second in nearly all of their local markets. Belo Interactive is the Internet subsidiary of Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), the nation`s ninth largest media company, and reaches a wide audience through 35 award-winning websites. Additional information is available at www.belo.com. ¹ The Kelsey Group Media and Investor Relations Contact: Local.com Cameron Triebwasser 949-789-5223 ctriebwasser@local.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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