--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 07/31/2008 - Internet Information Provider industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) recently announced that the company has driven more than 100 million visits to Newspaper Consortium1 member Web sites through the distribution of local news headlines across the Yahoo! network. The milestone is a significant achievement for the Newspaper Consortium, an innovative partnership between Yahoo!, one of the most trafficked destinations on the Web, and 779 local newspapers nationwide. Under a content-distribution program, Newspaper Consortium member sites provide news headlines to Yahoo! for placement across a wide range of Yahoo! properties, including the top-ranked Yahoo! Homepage, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! Sports2, as well as across Yahoo! Mobile and on Yahoo! Messenger. The links take Yahoo! users directly to the full articles on the local news sites.
Health Grades, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGRD), the leading independent healthcare ratings company, recently reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008. "We help consumers make better informed healthcare decisions and our second quarter performance demonstrates the strength of our core hospital marketing and quality improvement products as well as our consumer business," said Kerry Hicks, CEO of HealthGrades. "Additionally, we are excited about our investment in the products and services we are developing to drive our long-term revenue growth." Ratings and advisory revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 increased by $1.3 million or 16% to $9.3 million as a result of growth from the Provider Services and Internet Business Group products.
Elysium Internet, Inc. (OTCBB: EYSM), a next generation Internet advertising and new media Company, recently announced that it has launched its third professional Directory www.Pediatricians.com. The new site is expected to become the leading online destination for information and discussion of all matters relating to pediatrics. Elysium Internet Founder and CEO Scott Gallagher commented, "We expect www.Pediatricians.com to become the leading source of information in its space. With more than 70,000 pediatricians currently operating in the United States, www.Pediatricians.com provides both parents and professionals with a wealth of information as well as access to what we believe will become the largest online directory of Pediatricians in the country.
The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT), a leading lifestage media company targeting couples planning their weddings and future lives together, announced recently that it will release its second quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 4 p.m. ET. Following the release, the Company will host a conference call for investors at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT) to discuss the results. Please dial-in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin or access the live webcast on the Investor Relations area of the Company's Web site, accessible at www.theknot.com/investor-relations. An archived version will be available for two weeks following the conference call. Replay dial in information will be included in the August 7 press release and will be posted on the investor relations website.
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