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Local Mobile™ Named “Official Honoree” in the 12th Annual Webby AwardsIRVINE, CA and SAN MATEO, CA, April 16, 2008 Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search engine, and Trilibis Mobile, a leading provider of mobile community applications and enabling technologies, today announced that Local Mobile™ has been recognized as an “Official Honoree” by the 12th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet“ by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser. “The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet,“ said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “Local Mobile’s ‘Official Honoree’ selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.” The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Local Mobile is a mobile-centric, ad-supported site that provides users with a quick and easy way to perform relevant local searches by entering a keyword and location from their wireless phone or device. Local.com partnered with Trilibis Mobile to develop and deploy Local Mobile. To try Local Mobile please visit: http://m.local.com. About Local.com Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) is a top U.S. website and local search network attracting approximately 15 million visitors each month seeking information on local businesses, products and services. Powered by the company’s proprietary Keyword DNA® and patented local web indexing technologies, Local.com provides users with relevant local search results, which include special offers, user ratings and reviews, local businesses’ website links, maps, driving directions and more. Businesses can advertise on Local.com via a selection of subscription, pay-per-click, banner and pay-per-call ad products. Local Mobile™ provides local search results to mobile phones and wireless devices. The company serves the UK market at http://uk.local.com. Local.com claims U.S. patent numbers 7,231,405 and 7,200,413. For more information visit: www.local.com. About Trilibis Mobile Trilibis Mobile is a technology-enabled publisher of interactive network applications for mobile phones. Trilibis’ portfolio includes both original content and third-party titles under license from popular online communities and influential digital media companies. With its SmartPath, a scalable publishing platform, Trilibis is able to quickly create, broadly deploy, frequently update and easily manage its customizable, cross-platform mobile applications. Eleven top North American carriers currently distribute SmartPath-powered applications. Founded in 2002, Trilibis is based in San Mateo, California and has an office in Singapore. About The Webby Awards Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet“ by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image. # # # Media Contacts: Cameron Triebwasser Local.com 949-789-5223 ctriebwasser@local.com Danielle Gotkis Trilibis Mobile « Return to Press Releases |
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