FindWhat.com and InfoSpace Expand Search Relationship.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002 Expanded agreement delivers FindWhat.com results through InfoSpace's meta-search solutions found at destination Web sites FINDWHAT.COM (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : FWHT), a leading developer and marketer of performance-based advertising services for the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , featuring the FindWhat.com pay-for-placement search engine, and INFOSPACE, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP INSP Inspection INSP Inspector INSP Inspect INSP Inspirational Network INSP Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (French) INSP International Nuclear Safety Program INSP International Network on Strategic Philanthropy ), a provider of wireless and Internet software and application services See ASP and Web services. , today announced that they have expanded their search relationship. Under the expanded two-year agreement, FindWhat.com will continue to provide its search results to InfoSpace's meta-search solutions found at Dogpile (www.dogpile.com) and MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com). In addition, FindWhat.com's search results, which include more than 16,500 active advertiser ad·ver·tise v. ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing, ad·ver·tis·es v.tr. 1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase listings, will also soon appear on InfoSpace's meta-search solutions found at Excite (www.excite.com) and WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com). InfoSpace's meta-search technology allows users to search multiple engines at once, returning comprehensive results fast. "We are pleased to once again deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. our longstanding relationship with InfoSpace," said Pete Neumann, vice president of business development at FindWhat.com. "This new agreement provides FindWhat.com advertisers with additional access to a significant Internet audience, while helping users quickly find the relevant information they are searching." "InfoSpace is focused on delivering a unique search product to Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f that produces the right result at the right time, and FindWhat.com's results play an important role in that equation," said York Baur, InfoSpace executive vice president, wireline and broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). . "Meta-search's uniqueness is that the technology makes it possible to bring any number of search products into one. Further bringing FindWhat.com into the InfoSpace mix is a great example of this, as we strive to increase our market leadership in the meta-search space." About FindWhat.com Through its performance-based, pay-for-position search engine (www.FindWhat.com), FindWhat.com operates an online marketplace where Web publishers use an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. bidding process to determine the per-click fee they will pay for premier placement on the search results returned by the FindWhat.com search engine. These results are shown on FindWhat.com's network of distribution partners, which include CNET's Search.com and, through our relationship with InfoSpace, Excite, Webcrawler, NBCi, MetaCrawler, Dogpile, and Go2Net. The Web sites offering the highest bid for particular keywords and key phrases appear first on the list of search results distributed throughout the network. This cost-effective, pay-for-performance model allows Web publishers to pay only for those customers who click through to their sites, and increase their potential for exposure through the millions of searches distributed throughout the network per day. More information on FindWhat.com is available on the company's web site at http://www.FindWhat.com . About InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP) provides wireless and Internet software and application services. The Company develops software technologies that enable customers to efficiently offer a broad array of network-based services under their own brand to any device. InfoSpace corporate information can be found at www.infospaceinc.com . Forward Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are based upon current expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Words or expressions such as "plan," "intend," "believe" or "expect'" or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Key risks are described in FindWhat.com's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should note that these statements may be impacted by several factors, including economic changes and changes in the Internet industry generally and, accordingly, FindWhat.com's actual performance and results may vary from those stated herein, and FindWhat.com undertakes no obligation to update the information contained herein. |
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