LookSmart, Ltd. to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results on November 2, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LookSmart, Ltd. (Nasdaq:LOOK), an online search advertising network solutions company, will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, on Monday, November 2, 2009, after the market close. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results the same day. The conference call will be hosted by Ted West, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Markowski, Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm ET (2:00 pm PT), on November 2, 2009. To listen to the call from the US, dial 1-877-941-8418; from outside the U.S., dial 1-480-629-9809. A telephonic replay of the call will be available until Monday, November 16, 2009, 11:59 pm ET. To access the replay from the U.S., dial 1-800-406-7325 and enter passcode 4170691, from outside the U.S., dial 1-303-590-3030 and enter passcode 4170691. The call will also be available live by webcast on LookSmart's Investor Relations website at http://investor.shareholder.com/looksmart/.

About LookSmart, Ltd.

LookSmart is an online search advertising network solutions company that provides performance solutions for online search advertisers and online publishers. LookSmart offers advertisers targeted, pay-per-click (PPC) search advertising and contextual search advertising via its Advertiser Networks; and an Ad Center platform for customizable private-label advertiser solutions for online publishers. LookSmart is based in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.looksmart.com or call 415-348-7500.

CONTACT:  LookSmart, Ltd.
          Ted West, Chief Executive Officer and President
            415-348-7500
            twest@looksmart.net
          Steve Markowski, Chief Financial Officer
            415-348-7206
            smarkowski@looksmart.net

          ICR, Inc.
          Laura Foster 
          310-954-1100
          laura.foster@icrinc.com