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NEW YORK, May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW), creators of Answers.com(TM) and operators of WikiAnswers(TM), today announced that its recent content update has further expanded its library of over 180 titles.
Recent Answers.com content additions included:
- Handbooks for professional research, hobbies and general interest, such as architecture & construction, boating and genealogy
- Guides covering classical, French, German and Irish literature, as well as a general literary dictionary
- Religious reference, including a dictionary of saints, as well as works on Celtic, African and Asian mythology
- Recent major U.S. Supreme Court decisions
In addition, WikiAnswers' growth is accelerating, particularly since a mid-April redesign aimed at increasing user registrations and contributions. Close to 900 new users are registering with WikiAnswers every day (based on a 7-day average for the previous week), an increase of 184% relative to pre-redesign. About 950 questions are answered every day, an increase of almost 90%. Approximately 3,000 new questions are being added to our system every day, an increase of close to 275%. We are continuing to optimize the site to further accelerate the growth rates of WikiAnswers' user base and content store.
"Content is key to our business," explained Bob Rosenschein, CEO of Answers, "because it drives users and search engines to our sites. By regularly aggregating best-of-breed licensed titles and user-contributed content that's helpful, wide-ranging and accessible, we create value for our users and, by extension, our stockholders. In terms of WikiAnswers," Rosenschein continued, "we have demonstrated that carefully orchestrated design and user interface improvements can yield a dramatic increase in user participation. We'll continue to test and improve the designs of both WikiAnswers and Answers.com to supplement the growing collection of content on each."
Updates to the site can always be reviewed at the Answers.com "What's New" page: http://www.answers.com/main/our_news.jsp.
About Answers Corporation
Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) operates the award-winning Answers.com(TM) information portal, delivering comprehensive content on over four million topics spanning health, finance, entertainment, business and more. Content includes over 180 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 & answers from Answers.com's industry-leading WikiAnswers(TM) (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 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)
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
+1-888-248-9613
SOURCE Answers Corporation
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, +1-888-248-9613
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