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Inuvo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INUV) (the "Company" or "Inuvo"), an Internet marketing and technology company specialized in marketing browser-based consumer applications, managing networks of website publishers and operating specialty websites, today announced second quarter 2012 financial results including revenues of $12.9 million and gross profit of $6.8 million, increases of 40% and 65%, respectively, over the second quarter 2011.

Company Highlights

The Company's consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2012 include the financial results of its Vertro subsidiary from March 2012 forward, prior year periods do not contain financial results of the Vertro subsidiary.

"The second quarter 2012 is the first full quarter of combined results since our merger with Vertro, stated Peter Corrao, Chief Executive Officer of Inuvo. We recorded positive adjusted EBITDA and we expect adjusted EBITDA to increase throughout the year. Our alOt live user base grew and search queries increased 15% in Tier 1 markets as we added new users in Tier 1 markets while expanding marketing efforts in 7 new countries. Our Partner Programs segment experienced rapid development, growing both in revenue and gross profit. Going forward, we plan to continue these operational improvements and generate increased revenue through initiatives, such as dual-display advertising, that have already contributed to our preliminary unaudited revenue of approximately $4.6 million for the month of July.

Three Month Financial Results for the period ended June 30, 2012

Net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012, were $12.9 million, up 39.7% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profit increased 64.7% to $6.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. These increases were due primarily to revenue from the Companys Software Search segment as a result of the merger with Vertro.

Net revenue from the Software Search segment was $5.5 million, or 42.7% of total revenues. As this segment derives from the merger with Vertro and this is the first full quarter of combined operations and financial results.

Net revenue from the Partner Programs segment increased 131.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 primarily due to revenue derived from partner programs associated with the alOt operations acquired in the merger with Vertro on March 1, 2012.

Revenue from the Publisher Network segment decreased 40.4% to $4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. This decrease was primarily due to a decline in the number of transactions driven through our owned and operated websites and through third party affiliates using the ValidClick platform. Revenue from the Publisher Network has been volatile and while revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2012 decreased 40.4% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011, and decreased 14% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, we did see signs of stability and moderate recovery in revenue in the latter part of the quarter.

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Red Ventures, the rapidly growing Internet marketing firm based in Fort Mill, is planning a major expansion, it said Tuesday.

The company has acquired 16 acres of land next to its headquarters in 521 Corporate Center Park, just south of Ballantyne. That expansion is expected to create 1,000 new jobs over the next five years, Red Ventures said.

The tech firm currently owns 17 acres for its 150,000-square-foot campus, where amenities include an indoor basketball court, putting green and cafe with subsidized meals.

"The next few years will be full of challenges and opportunities, and we are hoping to double the size of our current workforce," Red Ventures chief executive Ric Elias said. "This additional land will allow us to grow, while also maintaining the unique, employee-friendly environment we've created."

The company, which expects to grow by 30 percent in 2012, plans to begin the expansion with the development of a third building by the end of the year. The firm employs about 1,500 workers in its four offices in Miami, San Antonio, Wilmington and Fort Mill, including nearly 1,000 at its headquarters. That's up from 300 workers when the company moved to South Carolina in 2009.

Red Ventures works with brand partners in the areas of entertainment, data and Internet, small-business solutions, security, energy and software services. To learn more or apply for jobs, visit http://www.redventures.com/careers.

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Summary: Chinese Web giant makes internal certification program available to public to grow local talent pool and support rapid growth of Internet marketing sector.

Baidu will open its Internet marketing certification course to the public and aims to increase the talent pool, which is currently unable to support industry growth.

Chinese tech news site ChinaTechNews.com reported on Tuesday that the company's search engine marketing professional certification has been in operation for the past two years, but it was only open to its clients and agents. It reportedly trained over 3,000 such Internet marketers during that time, the article added.

The certification program is divided into four classes targeting existing Internet marketing practitioners and those looking to join the industry, it noted. Students will pick up skills on marketing concepts, data analysis, account implementation and management, SEO, and search engine marketing, it stated.

Baidu will also cooperate with Chinese universities, professional education institutions, industrial associations, and well-known enterprises to jointly launch a talent training alliance project, ChinaTechNews.com reported.

These initiatives will help plug the local talent gap in the industry. Citing a joint report by Baidu and 51job.com released this year, the article noted that Internet marketing jobs in China will reach 1.16 million but some 550,000 to 650,000 of these positions will not be filled.

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Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) August 06, 2012

Revenflo, an internet marketing company, will be hosting an event for attorneys interested in utilizing Internet marketing practices.

Jason Broadwater, founder of Rock Hill-based RevenFlo and industry expert, will bring attorneys up to speed in the world of Internet marketing as he leads a seminar geared towards Consumer Facing and Non-consumer Facing law firms.

The seminar, called Attorney Internet Marketing: Killer Strategies For Consumer-Facing and Non-Consumer Facing Law Firms provides attorneys with effective strategies on how to manage workflow and compliant practices to generate leads, referrals, or just market presence while capitalizing on the Internet as the worlds most powerful communications and marketing tool.

Held at Maggianos Little Italy in Charlotte, North Carolina, the seminar takes place on Wednesday, August 29. RSVP is required by August 22 and the event is free of charge with complimentary lunch.

Register online at charlottechamber.com or email chance(at)revenflo(dot)com. For questions regarding the seminar, contact RevenFlo directly at 803.328.6033, or info(at)revenflo(dot)com.

Revenflo is an Internet Marketing Solutions Company located in Rock Hill, SC

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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT) today announced that QuinStreet, an Internet marketing and media company, has chosen Level 3's SIP-based services to complement and support its expanding online media business.

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QuinStreet owns a network of websites that enable consumers to research and make informed choices about online products and services. Its primary clients are in the education, financial services, business-to-business, home services, and medical and health industries.

QuinStreet is using Level 3 high-speed Internet protocol services as the foundation for a more widely deployed SIP-based solution. SIP-based services allow enterprises to converge voice and data on a single network, creating tangible network and operational expense savings while laying a foundation for the use of next generation communications and collaboration tools.

"We decided to expand our IP voice services with Level 3," said Hemi Blandford, senior director of corporate IT at QuinStreet. "We wanted a strong, broad-based networking partner. Level 3 is already having a positive impact, enabling us to assess our network needs, develop the right solution, and implement services that are more efficient and scalable to support our business growth. This is increasingly important as we expand our solutions for clients here and into new regions and markets, such as Brazil."

The company also is using Level 3 voice services to connect its headquarters in Foster City, Calif., to its Portland and Florida call center locations, as well as to locations in San Francisco and Las Vegas. Level 3 toll-free numbers will support the company's website banner ads for the various vertical segment customers they support.

"We're pleased we were able to help QuinStreet streamline its IP and SIP-based services with a more efficient and scalable solution," said Andrew Crouch, Level 3 regional president of North America Sales. "Level 3 is proud of the skill and expertise of its network architects, who consult with our customers to design a network that meets their needs today, and provides a solution that will help evolve their business into the future."

For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service offerings, visit http://www.level3.com.

About Level 3 Communications

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 450 markets in 45 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit http://www.level3.com

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