eHow.com Also Ranked as a Top 50 News and Information Site
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --
eHow.com (www.ehow.com), the Internet's one-stop resource for getting things done, is the leading source for how-to information on the Web, having more than doubled its monthly traffic since November, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. Additionally, eHow is now a top 50 News and Information site on the Web according to Nielsen//NetRatings. eHow attained this top 50 position in just eight months since launching the site, a ranking that took more than a year for other leading dotcom companies to achieve.
"In just eight short months we've achieved the leadership position in the how-to space, and have established ourselves as a leading contextual commerce player," said Courtney Rosen, CEO and founder of eHow.com. "Our strong traffic growth is proof that we are filling a key consumer need -- how-to solutions for everyday problems."
"Our data shows that eHow is head and shoulders above the competition in terms of monthly visitor traffic," said Jarvis Mak, Internet Analyst at NetRatings. "In a space that also includes Learn2.com and ExpertCentral, eHow has distinguished itself as the number one how-to site on the Web."
Achieving additional milestones in its short time since its launch, eHow reports a database of original content containing more than 13,000 "eHows" or how-to solutions, categorized within more than 20 centers such as Home and Garden and Sports and Fitness. With this depth and breadth of content, the site is able to successfully answer more than 90 percent of all questions asked. In turn, eHow also connects consumers with more than 20,000 products or services the consumer will need to complete their how-to task.
About eHow.com
eHow.com, a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, is the Internet's one-stop source for getting things done. Its investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Media Technology Ventures, GE Financial Assurance (a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric), Fingerhut (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated Department Stores), Freedom Communications, Presidio Venture Partners LLC, Scripps Ventures and select private investors. Its board members consist of Ann Winblad (Hummer Winblad Venture Partners), Peter Gardner (Media Technology Ventures), Doug Tinker (Kransco) and Courtney Rosen (eHow). The management team comprises executives from established technology and consumer brand companies such as Nestle, Visa, Gap Incorporated, Peoplesoft, Andersen Consulting, and Wells Fargo. For further information, visit www.eHow.com.
About Nielsen//NetRatings
Nielen//NetRatings, the audience measurement service from Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings, Inc., collects real-time data from more than 65,000 panel members in the United States. The U.S. panel sample consists of 57,000 at-home users and 8,000 at-work users. These panels collectively represent the largest representative media research sample of Internet users in the industry. Worldwide, in partnership with ACNielsen eRatings.com, Nielsen//NetRatings measures the Internet experiences of nearly 110,000 people. Nielsen//NetRatings uses unique technology capable of measuring both Internet use and advertising to provide the most timely, accurate and comprehensive Internet usage data and advertising information in the global marketplace. Nielsen//NetRatings leverages proprietary data-collection technology from NetRatings, Nielsen Media Research's 50 years of expertise in research and audience measurement, and ACNielsen's international leadership in supplying market research information covering more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.nielsen-netratings.com
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