SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Banks.com, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BNX), operator of leading financial services focused online media properties, today announced that it has exited its legacy search business and that it will begin divesting its non-core domain assets beginning with the sale of the domain name, Look.com.
"With our exiting the search business, we will begin divesting those assets that are not core to the finance vertical and convert those assets into cash to help build our core business going forward," said Dan O'Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of Banks.com. "Look.com isn't just a great domain name; it's a phenomenal domain name the likes of which rarely come up for sale. We encourage any interested parties to make their interest known."
The company plans to accept the best immediate offer it receives for Look.com and reinvest the proceeds of the sale into continuing to expand its presence in the online tax vertical. Interested parties may email their offers and inquiries to the contact provided below.
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About Banks.com
Banks.com, Inc. owns and operates internet media properties including: banks.com, irs.com, filelater.com and mystockfund.com. Our properties provide users with finance-related content and services and vendors with targeted online advertising opportunities. Through banks.com, we provide access to current financial content, including financial news, business articles, interest rates, stock quotes and financial calculators. We also provide users access to tax related services including online tax preparation through irs.com, online tax extensions through filelater.com, and online stock brokerage services through mystockfund.com.
Contact Information:
Dan O'Donnell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Banks.com, Inc.
(415) 962-9799
[email protected]
SOURCE Banks.com, Inc.
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