InfoSearch Media and Demand Media Announce Multi-Year Content Alliance and Acquisition Transaction
03 October 2006 - 8:30PM
Business Wire
InfoSearch Media, Inc. (OTCBB:ISHM), a leading online media and
search marketing firm and Demand Media, a next generation media
company, today announced that the two companies have entered into a
multi-year content alliance. Under the terms of the transactions,
Demand Media has agreed to purchase $2 million of InfoSearch
Media�s ContentLogic products and services over the next two years.
In addition, Demand Media will acquire all of the assets of
Answerbag.com and will receive warrants to purchase 5 million
shares of InfoSearch Media�s common stock in exchange for $3
million in cash and the issuance to InfoSearch Media of warrants to
purchase 125,000 shares of Demand Media Series C Preferred Stock.
Demand Media also obtained the right to appoint one member to the
Board of Directors of InfoSearch Media as part of the transaction.
The companies, headed by former executives from Ask Jeeves and
MySpace, also expect to enter into future collaborative
arrangements to develop content products and services across Demand
Media�s domains. �We are enthusiastic about this transaction and
the opportunity for InfoSearch�s unique content development
capability to be leveraged by Demand Media�s powerful reach,�
stated George Lichter, president and CEO of InfoSearch Media. �This
transaction forges an alliance with a driving force in the media
industry and strengthens our balance sheet. Importantly, the sale
of Answerbag enables InfoSearch Media to focus our resources,
reduce our expenses and build on our core competence of creating
and leveraging content within the Internet marketing sector. We are
confident we have now set the foundation for continued growth and
stronger operating margins.� �This alliance will help to expand our
content offerings. With a growing portfolio of content web sites
and over 8 million domains on our platform, we believe that
InfoSearch will help us deploy high-quality content across multiple
properties,� said Richard Rosenblatt, chairman and CEO of Demand
Media. The warrants to purchase InfoSearch Media common stock
issued to Demand Media represents approximately 9.8% of InfoSearch
Media�s outstanding common stock and the warrants to purchase
Demand Media preferred stock represent a nominal amount of the
outstanding capital stock of Demand Media. The securities issued in
connection with the transaction were issued in a private placement
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended and may not be resold in the absence of an
effective registration statement or an exemption from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act. About
InfoSearch Media InfoSearch Media (http://www.infosearchmedia.com)
is a leading provider of content based cost-effective search engine
marketing services. InfoSearch Media maintains a network of
professional writers that help businesses succeed on the web by
implementing content-based solutions that simultaneously increase
online search engine rankings and website sales performance.
InfoSearch Media drives website performance through its two
products: ContentLogic and Web Properties (ArticleInsider). About
Demand Media The Demand Media� proprietary media platform powers
the company�s highly trafficked domains and unique content
verticals. The Company leverages cutting edge, user-driven
publishing, community and monetization tools in its quest to define
the next generation of new media companies. The privately held
company was founded in May and is based in Santa Monica, CA, with
offices in San Francisco and Seattle, WA. Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to
the challenges of attracting new customers and maintaining existing
customers and developing, deploying and delivering InfoSearch
services; competition from existing and new competitors; the
ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds
to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in
business from our key customers and other risks described from time
to time in InfoSearch's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In particular, see InfoSearch's recent quarterly and
annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
copies of which are available upon request from InfoSearch.
InfoSearch does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release. Demand
Media and Demand are trademarks of Demand Media, Inc. � 2006 Demand
Media, Inc. All rights reserved. InfoSearch Media, Inc.
(OTCBB:ISHM), a leading online media and search marketing firm and
Demand Media, a next generation media company, today announced that
the two companies have entered into a multi-year content alliance.
Under the terms of the transactions, Demand Media has agreed to
purchase $2 million of InfoSearch Media's ContentLogic products and
services over the next two years. In addition, Demand Media will
acquire all of the assets of Answerbag.com and will receive
warrants to purchase 5 million shares of InfoSearch Media's common
stock in exchange for $3 million in cash and the issuance to
InfoSearch Media of warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of Demand
Media Series C Preferred Stock. Demand Media also obtained the
right to appoint one member to the Board of Directors of InfoSearch
Media as part of the transaction. The companies, headed by former
executives from Ask Jeeves and MySpace, also expect to enter into
future collaborative arrangements to develop content products and
services across Demand Media's domains. "We are enthusiastic about
this transaction and the opportunity for InfoSearch's unique
content development capability to be leveraged by Demand Media's
powerful reach," stated George Lichter, president and CEO of
InfoSearch Media. "This transaction forges an alliance with a
driving force in the media industry and strengthens our balance
sheet. Importantly, the sale of Answerbag enables InfoSearch Media
to focus our resources, reduce our expenses and build on our core
competence of creating and leveraging content within the Internet
marketing sector. We are confident we have now set the foundation
for continued growth and stronger operating margins." "This
alliance will help to expand our content offerings. With a growing
portfolio of content web sites and over 8 million domains on our
platform, we believe that InfoSearch will help us deploy
high-quality content across multiple properties," said Richard
Rosenblatt, chairman and CEO of Demand Media. The warrants to
purchase InfoSearch Media common stock issued to Demand Media
represents approximately 9.8% of InfoSearch Media's outstanding
common stock and the warrants to purchase Demand Media preferred
stock represent a nominal amount of the outstanding capital stock
of Demand Media. The securities issued in connection with the
transaction were issued in a private placement exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and may not be resold in the absence of an effective registration
statement or an exemption from the registration requirements under
the Securities Act. About InfoSearch Media InfoSearch Media
(http://www.infosearchmedia.com) is a leading provider of content
based cost-effective search engine marketing services. InfoSearch
Media maintains a network of professional writers that help
businesses succeed on the web by implementing content-based
solutions that simultaneously increase online search engine
rankings and website sales performance. InfoSearch Media drives
website performance through its two products: ContentLogic and Web
Properties (ArticleInsider). About Demand Media The Demand
Media(TM) proprietary media platform powers the company's highly
trafficked domains and unique content verticals. The Company
leverages cutting edge, user-driven publishing, community and
monetization tools in its quest to define the next generation of
new media companies. The privately held company was founded in May
and is based in Santa Monica, CA, with offices in San Francisco and
Seattle, WA. Safe Harbor Statement This release contains
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in
such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such
differences include, but are not limited to the challenges of
attracting new customers and maintaining existing customers and
developing, deploying and delivering InfoSearch services;
competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to
generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay
new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business
from our key customers and other risks described from time to time
in InfoSearch's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In particular, see InfoSearch's recent quarterly and
annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
copies of which are available upon request from InfoSearch.
InfoSearch does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release. Demand
Media and Demand are trademarks of Demand Media, Inc. (C) 2006
Demand Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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