Answers.com’s WikiAnswers Ranked 2nd Fastest Growing U.S. Domain in 2009

NEW YORK--()--Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW), creators of the leading answer engine Answers.com®, which includes the properties WikiAnswers® and ReferenceAnswers™, announced today that according to comScore data (comScore, U.S. top 50 Web Domains Report, December 2008 vs. December 2009 by % change), WikiAnswers’ unique monthly visitor count in the U.S. grew 74%(*). This ranks WikiAnswers as the 2nd fastest growing domain in 2009, second only to Facebook.com, of the top 50 U.S. domains in December 2008.

“The solid results for the quarter and full year we reported on Monday are primarily a consequence of the considerable growth generated by WikiAnswers, our community-driven Q&A platform”

“The solid results for the quarter and full year we reported on Monday are primarily a consequence of the considerable growth generated by WikiAnswers, our community-driven Q&A platform,” remarked Robert S. Rosenschein, Chairman and CEO of Answers.com. “The site’s unique self- reinforcing growth coupled with the efforts of the entire Answers.com team, have once again brought Answers.com to the culmination of a very successful year.”

* comScore information based on panel-only data for comparisons of growth.

About Answers Corporation

Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) owns and operates Answers.com, the leading Q&A site, which includes WikiAnswers and ReferenceAnswers. The site supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Tagalog (Filipino). WikiAnswers is a community-generated social knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of its large and growing community, answers are improved and updated over time. The award-winning ReferenceAnswers includes content on millions of topics from over 250 licensed dictionaries and encyclopedias from leading publishers, including Houghton Mifflin, Barron's and Encyclopedia Britannica. (answ-g)

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