LookSmart to Participate in Web Discovery and Search Panel at Fifth Annual Piper...

LookSmart to Participate in Web Discovery and Search Panel at Fifth Annual Piper
Jaffray Internet Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LookSmart, Ltd. (Nasdaq:LOOK),
an online search advertising network solutions company, today announced that Ted
West, LookSmart's President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the
Web Discovery and Search Panel at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet
Summit in Menlo Park, California. The panel discussion is set for 1:15 p.m.
Pacific Time / 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

In addition to participating in the panel discussion, Ted West, President and
Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Markowski, Chief Financial Officer, will be
available for one-on-one meetings with investors. Institutional investors
interested in meeting with LookSmart should contact their Piper Jaffray
institutional sales representative.

About LookSmart, Ltd.

LookSmart is an online search advertising network solutions company that
provides performance solutions for online search advertisers and online
publishers. LookSmart offers advertisers targeted, pay-per-click (PPC) search
advertising and contextual search advertising via its Advertiser Networks; and
an Ad Center platform for customizable private-label advertiser solutions for
online publishers. LookSmart is based in San Francisco, California. For more
information, visit www.looksmart.com or call 415-348-7500.

NOTE: "LookSmart" is a trademark of LookSmart, Ltd., and/or its subsidiaries in
the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of
their respective owners.

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CONTACT: LookSmart, Ltd.
Ted West, Chief Executive Officer and President
twest@looksmart.net
Steve Markowski, Chief Financial Officer
415-348-7206
smarkowski@looksmart.net

ICR, Inc.
Laura Foster
310-954-1100
laura.foster@icrinc.com