IRVINE, Calif. – Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network, announced that their flagship search site, www.local.com, has been ranked as the 10th largest search engine in the U.S. by the Nielsen Company.
The Nielsen Company reported their MegaView Search data for the top U.S. search providers for August 2009. Nielsen MegaView search data includes total searches, unique searchers, and search share, among other search figures.
The report ranked Local.com as the 10th largest search engine in the U.S. and the company’s month-over-month growth was 2.9 percent.
“Achieving this ranking by one of the world’s leading marketing and media information companies validates Local.com’s leadership position in this sector,” said Bruce Crair, Local.com president and COO. “Local.com serves over 20 million consumers each month with a valuable search experience that offers a quick, easy and efficient way to find and connect with local businesses, products and services.”
Local.com reached record traffic of 63 million monthly unique visitors (MUVs) on the Local.com site and network during the second quarter of 2009, up 5% from 60 million MUVs during the first quarter of 2009, and up 31% from 48 million MUVs during the second quarter of 2008. Organic traffic also reached an all-time high, exceeding 29 million monthly unique visitors on the Local.com site and network during the second quarter of 2009, up 61% from 18 million during the second quarter of 2008.
The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions. The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information, please visit www.nielsen.com.
About Local.com®
Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site and the largest private label, local search network in the United States. The company uses patented technologies to provide over 20 million consumers each month with the most relevant search results for local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 700 regional media sites. Businesses can target ready-to-purchase consumers using a variety of advertising products. To advertise, or for more information visit: www.local.com.
Organic traffic includes all non-search engine marketing (SEM) sourced traffic. Except Nielsen reported data, all site traffic and usage statistics are from third-party service providers engaged by the company.
