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Market Cap:$17.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$65.0M
  • Public
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LookSmart is a provider of products for advertisers who wish to pay to be included in relevant web search results. Our LookListings suite of products provides businesses of all sizes the opportunity to have listings for their company and products included in our distributed web search results, so that their listings are available to Internet users at the moment when they are searching for relevant information. By enabling advertisers to reach users in a highly targeted search context, we provide a proven method of acquiring customers, converting advertising leads into sales and generating useful marketing information. Our campaign reporting technology enables advertisers to monitor the performance of their search marketing campaigns and make changes to their listings through the use of password-protected online accounts. We distribute our listings products on a network of portals, Internet service providers (ISPs), media companies and search engines. These companies have increasingly recognized the valuable nature of search services for their web sites.

Ambassador
Scott M Litvack
Number of Employees 127
Contact Information

625 2nd St

San Francisco, California 94107-2080

www.looksmart.c...

(415) 348-7000

NAICS Code Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services: 518210

Recent Events

  • LookSmart Announces Ted West to Resign as President and Chief Executive Officer

    12/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - President - View Story

  • LookSmart Announces Appointment of Jean-Yves Dexmier as Executive Chairman of Board of Directors

    11/02/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • LookSmart LOOK Appoints Jean-Yves Dexmier as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

    11/02/09 - Mgmt. Change - Entering - View Story

  • LookSmart, Ltd. to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results on November 2, 2009

    10/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LookSmart, Ltd. to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results on August 3, 2009

    7/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LookSmart Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

    5/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Acacia Research Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    4/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • LookSmart, Ltd. to Report Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results on March 16th

    3/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LookSmart Promotes Advertising Networks and Platforms Executives

    11/03/08 - Mgmt. Change Entering - General Manager - View Story

  • LookSmart Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

    11/03/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LookSmart's Search Advertising Network Approaches 500 Million Queries per Day Milestone in Q2 2008

    10/22/08 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • LookSmart Presents Thought Leadership Series for Online Advertisers

    10/15/08 - Product Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Scott M Litvack Ambassador
Mark A. Keller Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of St. Louis
Michael Grubb CTO & Senior Vice President, Technology
Anthony Mamone Senior Vice President, Sales & Field Operations
Brian Cowley Senior Vice President, Business Development
Brian Goler Senior Vice President, Prods
Charles Theiss Senior Vice President, Business Development
Deborah Richman Senior Vice President, Consumer Prods
Jim Kaufman Senior Vice President, Business Development
Jonathan Ewert Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Richard Boulderstone Senior Vice President, Engineering
Dakota Sullivan Vice President, Marketing
David Kopp Vice President, Prod Management
Elizabeth Haggerty Vice President, Investor Relations
Kevin Krim Kevin Krim Is Vice President, Web Properties
Boris Shimanovsky Director of Sales
Maya Capur Director of Advertiser Account Operations
Ben Teitelbaum Program Manager, Communications
Billy Mungovan
Erik Riegler General Counsel & Secretary
Kristy Troup
Tony Castagna Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mariann Byerwalter Board of Directors
Mark L. Sanders Chairman of The Board of Directors
Bill Lonergan Board of Directors
Evan Thornley Board of Directors
Gary Wetsel Board of Directors
Ted West Board of Directors
Timothy Wright Board of Directors
Tracey Ellery Board of Directors

Scott has extensive search engine optimization experience and heads up our SEO research, development and implementation team. He reviews and analyzes websites before the optimization process begins. After reviewing & analyzing current rankings, META data, site architecture, site traffic and other essential elements of search engine optimization, Scott oversees and monitors the SEO process with team members. Scott also serves as our ambassador in our relationships with Overture, Inktomi, Looksmart and Ask; he is also an editor at The Open Directory Project (DMOZ.org) where he reviews and indexes websites in thier appropriate categories. Scott has a B. A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and an M.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Florida.

Organization Position Status
University of Florida M.A. In Mass Communication Former
Prime Visibility LLC Senior Seo Manager Current
Overture LLC Ambassador Current
State University of New York at Binghamton B. A. Former
Inktomi Corporation Ambassador Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Ambassador Current

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L.P. Ataxz Manager of Burlington Current
Pacific Mutual Realty Finance Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacific LifeCorp Board of Directors Current
Pacific Life Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Redwood Trust, Inc. Director Current
Stanford Hospital & Clinics Director Current
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Director Current
The PMI Group Inc. Director Current
Stanford University Board of Trustees Current
SRI International Director Current
Pacific Life Insurance Company Member Audit Committee Current
Stanford University Chief Financial Officer Former
Stanford University Vice President for Business Affairs Former
BankAmerica Venture Capital Vice President Former
BankAmerica Corporation Vice President for Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Former
BankAmerica Corporation Officer Former
The Charles Schwab Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Stanford University B.A Former

Mark L. Sanders has served as one of our directors since August 2003. Mr. Sanders served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. from January 1990 to July 2002 and as its Chairman of the Board from July 2002 to March 2004. Prior to that time, Mr. Sanders served in a variety of management positions, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Recording Systems Division of Ampex Corporation, a manufacturer of video broadcast equipment. Mr. Sanders is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of LookSmart, Ltd., a search advertising network and management company.

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Bell Microproducts, Inc. Director Current
Bell Microproducts, Inc. Member of the Compensation Committee Current
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. President Former
LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Former

Mark A. Keller is vice president and chief investment officer of St. Louis-based A.G. Edwards. He manages a $900 million portfolio, including $400 million ...

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of St. Louis Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. CTO & Senior Vice President, Technology Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Sales & Field Operations Current

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Ad Infuse President and CEO Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
Ad Infuse Board of Directors Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Prods Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Consumer Prods Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current

Jonathan Ewert serves as LookSmart's senior vice president of Corporate Development. In this role, he is responsible for expanding LookSmart's business through a combination of acquisition, investment, and strategic commercial transactions. He also focuses on cross-company business development and entry strategies for new markets. Jonathan joined LookSmart in April 2007 as East Coast vice president, Advertising and Publisher Services, and was promoted to general manager of Advertising Networks in September 2007 and to senior vice president in October 2008. Previously, Jonathan served as the CEO of ePALS until the sale of the company to In2Books in December 2006. Prior to ePALS, Jonathan served as vice president of Business Development at eCommerce Solutions, and as vice president of Marketing and Corporate Communications for Modem Media (Nasdaq: MMPT), where he led the preparation and positioning of the company for Modem's successful IPO in 1999. Prior to Modem, Jonathan served in a variety of management roles at Infoseek Corp. until the sale of the company to Disney in 1998. From 1991 to 1996, he was vice president of Newspaper Voice Services, an interactive voice-response service bureau serving the publishing industry.

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Current
LookSmart, Ltd. East Coast Vice President, Advertising Current
Strategic News Service LLC Current
Publisher Services Inc. East Coast Vice President, Advertising Former

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LookSmart, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Engineering Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Vice President, Marketing Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Vice President, Prod Management Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Kevin Krim is Kevin Krim is Vice President, Web Properties, at LookSmart, where he leads the team responsible for FindArticles.com, Furl.net, the LookSmart Directory and Zeal.com. Mr. Krim came to LookSmart four years ago when LookSmart acquired Zeal Media, where he was Director of Product Management. At Zeal, he led the product design of Zeal's innovative community web directory. Mr. Krim was also a consultant with McKinsey & Company where he focused on Internet commerce and digital media. Mr. Krim earned a degree in economics from Harvard, where he leads the team responsible for FindArticles.com, Furl.net, the LookSmart Directory and Zeal.com.

Organization Position Status
Webmasterworld Pubcon Vice President, Web Properties Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Kevin Krim Is Vice President, Web Properties Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Consultant Former
Zeal LLC Former
Harvard University Degree In Economics Former

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Esems Director of Sales, Looksmart Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Director of Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Webmasterworld Pubcon Director of Advertiser Account Operations Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Director of Advertiser Account Operations Current
Creative Good, Inc. Coo Former
Juran Institute, Inc Former
Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Former
Mount Holyoke College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Program Manager, Communications Current

Billy currently oversees LookSmart's Account Management and Customer Service teams and their day-to-day operations. He has been with LookSmart for six years, and has spent much of that time in the Sales and Marketing group working with LookSmart's advertisers. Prior to joining LookSmart, Mr. Mungovan worked for Snap/NBCi in the Search and Directory space.

Organization Position Status
Webmasterworld Pubcon Director of Client Relations Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. General Counsel & Secretary Current

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Webmasterworld Pubcon Director of Account Services, Looksmart Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Current
Brown University B.A. Former

A seasoned executive, Mr. Lonergan has more than 25 years of financial management experience helping technology companies achieve and manage rapid revenue growth and gains in market share. He also has extensive experience in taking successful companies public. Mr. Lonergan was most recently with Blue Lithium, where he was responsible for finance, operations and corporate development. In addition, he oversaw the international expansion strategy. He was also responsible for coordinating the due diligence activities relating to the $325 million acquisition of Blue Lithium by Yahoo. Prior to Blue Lithium, Mr. Lonergan was the CFO of LookSmart, an online media and technology company specializing in vertical search, where he was instrumental in transitioning the company from a search listing directory to vertical search technology provider. Previously, he was a senior partner at KPMG LLP. During his tenure at the firm he was chosen as global lead partner for the Microsoft and Hewlett Packard accounts, named to the Leadership 2000 Partner group and appointed national director of the High Technology Performance Improvement Consulting Practice. Mr. Lonergan is a C.P.A., a Chartered Accountant, and a graduate of the University of Durham, England.

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Myofferpal CFO Current
Blue Lithium, Inc. Cfo Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
LookSmart, Ltd. CFO Former
University of Durham Former

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LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Timothy J. Wright has served as one of our directors since August 2005. Mr. Wright is currently a General Partner at GrandBanks Capital, an early stage venture capital company based in Newton, Massachusetts. Since November 2007, Mr. Wright has represented GrandBanks Capital on the board of directors of XKOTO, Inc., a provider of data virtualization solutions located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Wright served as Chief Executive of the EMEA and Asia-Pacific operations of Geac Computer Corporation Limited and as its Chief Technology Officer from May 2004 to March 2006. He also served as Geac’s Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer from January 2003 to May 2004. Prior to joining Geac, Mr. Wright served for just over three years as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at Terra Lycos, a provider of Internet access and content to users worldwide. Prior to working at Terra Lycos, Mr. Wright spent seven years at The Learning Company, a provider of consumer educational and home productivity software, until it was acquired by Mattel, Inc. in 1999. Mr. Wright received a B.S. in Computer Science from City University in London.

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Hyperarts Advisor Current
Jane Capital Advisor Current
LookSmart, Ltd. Director Current
Looksmart's Furl Board of Directors Current
University of Technology Dean of the Business School Former
University Corp. Ph.D In Finance Former
University Corp. M.B.A. Former
University of Newcastle Bachelor of Commerce Former

Organization Position Status
LookSmart, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
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     LOOK $0.96 +0.04 (4.34% )
Average Volume 88,314
Shares Outstanding 17.13M
Market Cap 16.4M
Year High 1.56
Year Low 0.8815
Earnings Per Share -0.98
P/E Ratio -0.98
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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