Search Engine, Answers.com, Ranks in Top US Web Properties Visited

Updated on Thursday, August 9th, 2007 at 10:10 am

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New York, New York - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - August 9, 2007 - According to comScore Media Metrix, search engine, Answers.com, was the 62nd-largest visited web property in the U.S., based upon unique monthly visitors in January 2007.

This compares with a ranking of 78 for December 2006. The Answers.com web property, measured by comScore, includes www.answers.com and, beginning in November 2006, wiki.answers.com (formerly FAQ Farm).

Bob Rosenschein, CEO of Answers Corporation remarked, ”Advancing to the 62nd-largest web property in just two years since our launch of Answers.com surpasses our wildest expectations. Our continual growth in traffic as measured by unique monthly visitors is another indicator that Answers.com is being favorably received by users everywhere.”

Answers.com was also one of the fastest-growing web properties in the U.S. since the beginning of 2006. Between December 2005 and January 2007, monthly unique visitors grew 169% from 4.8 million to 12.9 million, according to comScore (154% and 12.2 million, if excluding the November 2006 acquisition of WikiAnswers). Answers.com’s web property rank improved from 177 to 62 during this period. This pace exceeded the growth of other well-known web properties, such as Wikipedia, Craigslist, WebMD and Facebook.

comScore Networks measures the digital age with a global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers that allo comScore to confidentially capture browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and integrates attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore consultants apply the knowledge of customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that endeavor to deliver superior ROI. comScore services are used by global firms such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, Merck and Expedia.

Answers Corporation operates Answers.com information portal, delivering comprehensive content on four million topics spanning health, finance, entertainment, business and more. Content includes over 120 licensed titles from leading publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC, Barron’s, Encyclopedia Britannica, All Media Guide and others; original articles written by Answers.com’s editorial team; community-contributed articles from Wikipedia; and user-generated questions and answers from Answers.com’s industry-leading WikiAnswers (wiki.answers.com). Founded in 1999 by CEO Bob Rosenschein, Answers.com can be launched directly from within Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera browsers, and its service is integrated into sites like Amazon.com’s A9.com, The New York Public Libraries’ homeworkNYC.org, The New York Times, CBSNews.com and others. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at mobile.answers.com. For investment information, visit ir.answers.com. (answ-p).

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