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Corporate Milestones


2007

  • Acquires PremierGuide, one of the largest providers of online business directories to regional media publishers
  • Introduces Local Mobile™ - allows users to access Local.com from mobile phones and devices
  • Names new VP of Product Management
  • Reports $4.9 million in revenue for first quarter 2007
  • Major search milestone: Serves 30 million monthly unique visitors in first quarter
  • Launches Local Verified™ ad program
  • Releases enhanced user interface and site navigation
  • Launches Local Promote™ free and subscription listing services
  • Achieves traffic monetization milestone: $137 revenue per thousand visitors (RKV)
  • Signs distribution agreement with Idearc Media
  • Announces $8 million financing
  • Adds 20 million local classifieds listings

2006

  • Interchange Corporation becomes Local.com (October)
  • Local.com ranked fifth largest pure-play local search engine and #79 among all U.S. Web sites by comScore (July)
  • Major search milestone: Positive return on ad spending
  • Major search milestone: Over ten million unique monthly visitors
  • Bruce Crair named President and COO
  • Releases beta of UK local search engine (www.uk.local.com)
  • Partners with Jambo for pay-per-call ad capabilities
  • Partners with Judy's Book for user reviews
  • Local.com released from beta
  • Launches LocalConnect private-label local search engine for regional media
  • Reports $18.1 million in 2005 revenues
  • Partners with Contractors.com to add 1+ million contractor listings

2005

  • ShopLocal.com partners with Local.com for local circular content
  • John Rehfeld and Norman Farra join the Board of Directors
  • Corporate headquarters moved to Irvine, Calif.
  • Releases Local.com in beta
  • Local.com domain name acquired; company announces program for local search
  • Acquires Swedish local search business
  • Acquires patent-pending specialized local search technology
  • Reports $19.1 million in 2004 revenues
  • Releases SMS Local

2004

  • Company closes $15 million PIPE financing
  • National Search Distribution Network grows to 290 search engines and Web sites
  • Completes IPO in October, raising $25MM
  • Partners with YellowPages.com
  • Philip Fricke joins the Board of Directors
  • Files 14 provisional patent applications for Keyword DNA and LocalDirect technologies
  • LocalDirect search platform launched using Keyword DNA technology

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