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Corporate Milestones


2009

  • Adds 14,000 local business customers
  • Renews and expands distribution agreement with Idearc Media
  • Appoints new chief financial officer, Brenda Agius
  • Reports $9.6 million in revenue for fourth quarter 2008
  • Wins MarCom Award for “Best of Local” website and campaign


2008

  • Partners with Valpak for online coupons
  • Supports “Toys for Tots” for the holidays
  • Announces 2008 “Best of Local” Winners
  • Integrates local business video content
  • Launches Local Mobile™ directory service on Virgin Mobile USA network
  • Reports $10.2 million in revenue for third quarter 2008
  • Adopts stockholder rights plan
  • Granted registered trademarks for Local.com® and Local.com logo
  • Ramps sales to meet growing demand for local ads
  • Named nation’s largest private label local search network
  • Reaches 5,000 direct advertisers, announces target of 50,000
  • Announces Local.com named finalist for SES Awards
  • Announces new Vice President, Technology
  • Reports $9.6 million in revenue for second quarter 2008
  • Launches “Best of Local” awards program
  • Partners with White Directory Publishers, a division of Hearst Holdings, Inc.
  • Launches proprietary ratings and reviews
  • Advances in Hitwise “U.S. Top 10 Award” rankings
  • Reports record search and organic traffic, significant sales force expansion
  • Announces CEO, Heath Clarke named finalist for the 2008 American Business Awards
  • Wins 2008 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Reports $8.8 million in revenue for first quarter 2008
  • Partners with MediaSpan to provide local search platform to more than 1,500 newspaper, TV, and radio clients  
  • Announces Local.com named finalist for 15th Annual AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards
  • Receives “Official Honoree” status from the 12th Annual Webby Awards
  • Triples technology licensees for local search patent
  • Expands local search network and reaches record network traffic
  • Renews and expands distribution agreement with Idearc Media
  • Announces record organic traffic for February 2008
  • Wins Hitwise U.S. Top Ten Award
  • Reports $5.9 million in revenue for fourth quarter 2007
  • Unveils enhanced Local Promote™ offering
  • Announces new “Advertise With Us” services
  • Reports record January search traffic
  • Expands direct sales force
  • Adds 2 million Yelp reviews


2007

  • Announces strategic partnership with Citysearch
  • Ranked number one for local online advertising revenue growth by Borrell Associates
  • Begins licensing local search technology
  • Reports $5.6 million in revenue for third quarter 2007
  • Releases UK site from beta status
  • Receives WebAward Standard of Excellence
  • Launches Local Mobile™ “Apple a Day Giveaway”
  • Renews search distribution agreement with Yahoo!
  • Reports $5.1 million in revenue for second quarter 2007
  • Announces $13 million financing
  • 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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