Examiner.com Stands 50,000 Strong, Proud... and Growing
Leading Content Network Marks 50,000 Milestone in Less Than Two Years Time
DENVER, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Examiner.com, the fastest growing local content network in the nation, marked a momentous milestone by celebrating three things: the addition of its 50,000th Examiner, one million daily unique visitors and the roll out of the new Examiner.com site. With passionate contributors and avid consumers, Examiner.com, which provides locally-relevant, high quality information, has successfully grown across 240 north American markets in less than two years since the organization's inception.
"We are proud of our growth and the addition of our 50,000th Examiner, from the 'back-yard poultry,' Examiner to the 'local cycling' Examiner," said Rick Blair, CEO of Examiner.com. "In the last six months 10,000 new Examiners have joined the team to bring the best insights into your local community. These additional Examiners are fulfilling the increasing needs of our consumers, which is supported by passing one million unique visitors a day for the first time this month, a trend that is on the rise. There is a thirst for relevant, local information provided by people who are passionate and these figures support our strategy."
Examiner.com remains committed to producing high-quality content. Unlike sites that rely on algorithms and other methods to "farm" content, Examiner.com's growth has been fueled by its commitment to original content created by subject-matter experts and the quality of that content they produce.
Mitch Gelman, former CNN executive and current Examiner.com VP of quality, is pushing examiners one step further than they have gone before, supporting the company's strict recruiting guidelines (only 40 percent of applicants who apply are accepted) and ensuring continuous training, assessment and incentives designed to encourage high-quality contributions.
"The quality of content delivered by Examiner.com will differentiate us in the end," said Mitch Gelman, VP of Quality. "Just collecting people's views, local passions and suggestions on how-to's doesn't build a long lasting relationship with your community. We aim to help our Examiners speak with their own voice on the subjects that drive them and build their own communities through Examiner.com, while improving their skills along the way. The new site roll-out supports more community involvement and we know our Examiners will love the new features that put them at the heart of content."
Current quality control initiatives have already been recognized by Examiner.com's partners and by contributing Examiners.
More information on Examiners and how to become one is available at Examiner.com.
About Examiner.com
Launched in April 2008, Examiner.com serves 240 markets across North America and is the insider source for local. Examiner.com feeds the passion the local community has for its favorite interests, activities and establishments by connecting them with credible and informed contributors who write and share information with the passion and insights only a local insider can provide. Examiner.com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, a Denver-based investment company with a broad array of assets in print and digital media, live sports and entertainment, hospitality, film production and exhibition and wind energy development.
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