IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM), a leading local search site and network, today announced that Heath Clarke, chairman and chief executive officer, has been named the winner in the Internet category for TechAmerica’s 52^nd Annual Innovator Awards. The awards honor eight innovators representing different industry segments for their contributions to the technology industry.

"I’m honored to be recognized by one of the technology industry's premier organizations," said Clarke. "I graciously accept this award on behalf of the Local.com team, who work tirelessly to develop innovative new products, services and technologies in this exciting industry. I would also like to thank our board of directors for their leadership and counsel, and my family for their enduring support.”

Clarke was named Outstanding CEO at TechAmerica's 2010 Annual Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards in June. Local.com was also recently named Orange County's third fastest-growing public company by The Orange County Business Journal.

“We had a lot of nominations for these prestigious awards, and we congratulate Heath for his winning achievement,” said TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond. “TechAmerica is excited to highlight Heath as he continues to influence technology development throughout the rest of the world.”

The Innovator Awards were created to recognize the person rather than the innovation or the company. The TechAmerica Commercial Policy Board voted on the nominations to select one winner in each of the following categories: Clean Tech/Green Tech/Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Internet, Medical Devices, and Software.

The winners were announced on Monday, October 11, at TechAmerica’s David Packard Medal of Achievement and Innovator Awards’ 52nd Annual Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, California. Since 1959, the event has featured TechAmerica’s highest award, the David Packard Medal of Achievement, to honor significant lifetime contributors and pioneers of the high-tech industry. Innovator Awards are also bestowed upon eight innovators representing different industry segments. For more information, please visit http://www.techamerica.org/innovatorawards.

About Local.com^®

Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site and network in the United States. The company uses patented and proprietary technologies to provide over 20 million consumers each month with relevant search results for local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 1,000 partner sites. Local.com owns or manages over 100,000 geo-category domain sites, and tens of thousands of small business customers use Local.com products and services to reach consumers using a variety of subscription, performance and display advertising and website products. To advertise, or for more information visit: www.local.com.

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,200 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). It was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA).Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.

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Local.com
Cameron Triebwasser, 949-789-5223
ctriebwasser@local.com

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