Press Releases

New Calorie Count Premium Service Offers Expert, One-on-One Nutrition Guidance and Support from Registered Dietitians

NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2012) – Calorie Count (www.caloriecount.com), a free award-winning health and wellness Web site with more than 3.7 million members, has launched a Premium Service, which enables subscribers to more effectively reach their nutritional goals through expert personalized nutrition advice and support from registered dietitians. Read More >

ConsumerSearch Offers On-the-Go Shopping Advice with Free Product Review App

NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2012) – Educated shopping got easier today with the launch of the ConsumerSearch app for iPhone and iPod Touch. The new app, available through the App Store, offers insights and research on thousands of consumer products in over 400 product categories to help users make informed purchasing decisions. Read More >

Calorie Count Releases Health and Wellness App for iPad

NEW YORK, NY (February 21, 2012) – Calorie Count (www.caloriecount.com), a free award-winning health and wellness Web site with more than 3.1 million members, has launched its first app for iPad, designed to help members easily and quickly track their progress with tools and functionality that complement the iPad. Read More >

About.com Launches Free Cooking App with Thousands of Recipes, Expert Tutorials and Kitchen Tools

NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 1, 2012) – About.com (www.about.com) has expanded its mobile presence with the launch of Real Recipes, a free app for iPhone and iPod Touch that delivers the recipes and expertise of About.com’s deep catalogue of culinary content in a searchable, easy-to-use display. Read More >

About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards Now Accepting Nominations

NEW YORK, January 19, 2012 – About.com has opened the nomination period for its fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which honor the best products, features and services across dozens of categories, ranging from technology to hobbies to parenting and more. Read More >

Calorie Count Unveils Innovative Social Networking Platform for the Health and Wellness Community

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calorie Count (www.caloriecount.com), a free award-winning online health and wellness Web site with more than 3 million members, has launched Calorie Camp, the first interactive and educational healthy lifestyle social network with gaming elements. Read More >

About.com Becomes First Web Site to Offer Content on Hundreds of Lifestyle Topics in Flipboard

NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 29, 2011) – About.com (www.about.com) has joined Flipboard as the first Web site to provide content across hundreds of topics within the social magazine. Flipboard now features About.com’s most popular and timely content, selected from the About.com Twitter feed, homepage and six content categories: Health, Travel, Style, Parenting, Food and Home & Garden. Read More >

Shopping is for the Birds on Turkey Day: Consumers Want Stores Closed on Thanksgiving According to ConsumerSearch.com Survey

Survey looks at consumers’ plans and perceptions regarding Black Friday and the start of holiday shopping season  NEW YORK, NY (November 14 2011) – While several major retailers are planning to get a jump on Black Friday by opening their doors… Read More >

About.com Expands Advertising Team Naming Two Veteran Regional Vice Presidents

NEW YORK, NY (October 28, 2011) – About.com (www.about.com) announced today   it is expanding its advertising team, naming two veteran regional vice presidents to its national sales team.  The appointments are effective immediately. Cathy Boyle has joined About.com as vice… Read More >

This Holiday Season Could Be a Heyday for Layaway, According to ConsumerSearch.com Survey

Study shows consumers are open to using layaway services for holiday purchases NEW YORK, NY (October 3, 2011) — With the holiday season approaching and consumers’ budgets tighter than ever, many major retailers are bringing back layaway as a payment… Read More >