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Alex Chats With Vator.tv

In this interview, Alex Algard, the CEO of WhitePages.com, explains how the site has evolved from a directory assistance site to a broader people search engine, with an expected 160 million people on the site by the end of this year. Alex gives his take on how the WhitePages.com network is different from other competing online directories and how the site’s features provide users with the possibility to discover relevant information beyond mere contact info. Alex elaborates on the company’s advertising driven business model, which between the company’s various web properties (including 411.com) is projected to generate $70 million in revenue this year. Alex also touches on the role of social networks for people to stay in touch with their friends, as well as the notion of consumer privacy as the Internet is expanding the boundaries of the public and the private domain.

Posted by Tiffany on October 3, 2007 – 3:23 pm in News, Video | 0 Comments

Entrepreneurial Lessons From Alex

Alex Algard, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recipient shares a few tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Posted by Tiffany on October 3, 2007 – 3:22 pm in News, Video | 0 Comments

The Love Boat


The Fremont Solstice Parade and the WhitePages.com Annual Cruise. Two signs that summer is finally here. Well sort of. Around here “summer” doesn’t actually start for a few more weeks.

While we’re certainly not a company that needs an excuse to throw a party, the quickly approaching end to the second quarter of the year conveniently gives us an opportunity to eat, drink, gamble and mingle with our “people search minded” friends and colleagues.

You would think four hours on a boat would be more than enough time to party, but you would be wrong. This is WhitePages.com after all, and once the boat docked the party spilled over onto the patio of the nearby Red Robin. By all accounts the party lasted another four hours. It would seem we just can’t get enough of eachother. Can you feel the love?

Posted by Tiffany on June 21, 2007 – 11:27 am in Life@ | 0 Comments

Playing the Name Game

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

If you’re intrigued by names and especially wonder how many folks share your same first and last name in the United States — or in Pennsylvania — check out a new White Pages site, names.whitepages.com.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is truly unique, as is Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, as they are the only ones in the United States bearing their names, at least according to the site that’s based on phone book listings.

Penguins player Sidney Crosby, on the other hand, `has a name twin in Bay Springs, Miss., and Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato’s name twin lives in Modesto, Calif.

Actor Brad Pitt not only can be found in California, but there are two in Utah, two in Virginia, one in Illinois and one in Hawaii. And fans of President George Bush can find 142 twins scattered across the country, with Florida hosting the most (17) and Pennsylvania sporting 10.

You can also find out the most popular names in each state. For Pennsylvania (because most families are listed under a man’s name) the most popular first names are John, Robert, James, William, Michael, David, Joseph, Richard, Thomas and Charles. And for last names, they’re Smith, Miller, Brown, Williams, Johnson, Jones, Martin, Davis, Thomas and Snyder.

– Virginia Linn, Post-Gazette lifestyle editor

Posted by Tiffany on May 23, 2007 – 1:36 pm in News | 1 Comment

The Psychology of Making Contact

Exprts: Brk up old-skl wy - not by texting
By Cynthia Hubert - Bee Staff Writer

Adam Levine may have dumped Jessica Simpson electronically, but most regular folks are inclined to take a higher road when delivering bad news.

That’s one of the findings of a new survey about the psychology of communicating.

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Posted by Tiffany on March 2, 2007 – 3:36 pm in News | 2 Comments

Latest on Cell Phone Directory

Great coverage today.

WhitePages.com continues to gain credibility as an industry expert when it comes to finding and connecting with people. The following article appeared in the Eagle-Tribune and was republished on the Boston Globe’s website.

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Posted by Tiffany on February 20, 2007 – 4:06 pm in News, Privacy | Comments Off

Is This Considered Divine Intervention?

We’re getting beat by Bible software.

Please click here and cast your vote for the WhitePages.com Mobile site.

The Washington Software Alliance (WSA) will be handing out their annual Industry Achievement Awards next month, and this year they are looking for input from the community, via their public forum for the ‘Community’s Choice Award.’ Unlike the rest of the IAA, we are up against everyone, not just the products in our category. You can only vote once, so tell your friends, neighbors, colleagues, higher powers, deities, and anyone else you think of, to vote for us. You have to register a user name and password to access the WSA forums, but it takes less than a minute to do. We can’t promise you’ll go to Heaven if you vote for us, but we can promise that if you try the Mobile product you won’t be disappointed.

Posted by Tiffany on February 20, 2007 – 3:55 pm in News | Comments Off