Answers.com Climbs to 62nd-Largest US Web Property Based on Unique Monthly Visitors

Continues Rapid Pace as one of the Fastest Growing Web Properties

NEW YORK, February 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW), announced today that Answers.com^™ was the 62nd-largest web property in the U.S., based upon unique monthly visitors in January 2007, according to comScore Media Metrix. 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).

"Advancing to the 62nd-largest web property in just two years since our launch of Answers.com surpasses our wildest expectations," said CEO Bob Rosenschein. "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.

About Answers Corporation

Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) operates Answers.comTM, the award-winning information portal, delivering comprehensive content on four million topics spanning health, finance, entertainment, business and more. Content includes over 100 licensed titles from leading publishers; original articles written by Answers.com's editorial team; community-contributed articles from Wikipedia; and user-generated questions & answers from Answers.com's industry-leading WikiAnswersTM (wiki.answers.com). Founded in 1999 by CEO Bob Rosenschein, Answers.comTM can be launched directly from within Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera browsers, and its content 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. For investment information, visit ir.answers.com. (answ-g)

    Answers.com Contacts:
    Investor Contact:
    Bruce D Smith, CFA
    VP of Strategic Development
    bruce@answers.com
    +1-646-502-4780
    Press Contact:
    Jay Bailey
    Director of Marketing
    j@answers.com
    888-248-9613

SOURCE Answers Corporation

Answers.com Contacts: Investor Contact: Bruce D Smith, CFA, VP of Strategic
Development, bruce@answers.com, +1-646-502-4780; Press Contact: Jay Bailey, Director
of Marketing, j@answers.com, 888-248-9613

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