Large, Local and Growing: 2010 Was a Very Good Year for Examiner.com

DENVER, Dec. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In a remarkable year of growth, accolades and milestones, Examiner.com, the insider source for local, closes out 2010 setting a record for its highest number of monthly unique visitors to date with 22.4 million in November. The site also added its one-millionth article of the year in December, increasing its archive to a staggering 1.8 million pieces of original content.

Just over two and a half years old, they also set a record for total page views in November with 63.1 million, measured by trusted third-party tracking software Omniture. Additionally, comScore, an independent source of digital analytics, cited that Examiner.com's traffic grew 19% in November over the previous month, placing it as the 83rd largest domain in the United States; and Examiner.com Sites 7th in the General News subcategory, ahead of FoxNews.com, BBC News, USAToday.com, NBC Local Media and other recognized brands. comScore also named Examiner.com one of the fastest growing sites in the country this past April.  

"It's been a phenomenal year," said Rick Blair, CEO of Examiner.com. "None of this success would be possible without our Examiners, who are some of the most passionate, talented and committed contributors out there. We've always prided ourselves in bringing on writers that are trusted and tuned in to their local communities. Our growth in 2010 underlines the public's thirst for the type of high-quality content our Examiners are creating."

Examiner.com brought on an additional 40,000 contributors in 2010 alone, for a total of 68,000 across 240 markets in the US and Canada.

Other major achievements for Examiner.com this past year include a New Media Award in the Standard of Excellence category and re-launching its platform to become the largest consumer-facing Drupal site in the world. This December Examiner.com also partnered with leading news provider Thomson Reuters to bring Examiner.com content to even more outlets and communities nationwide.

"From respected advertisers like Iams, Home Depot and HGTV, to organizations like the NHTSA and the White House, people see high value in the information we are providing," said Mr. Blair. "We have many more great partnerships and announcements coming soon, and I fully expect next year to be even bigger and more exciting."

Read more about Examiner.com, its staff and achievements at blog.examiner.com, and visit the site 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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