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InfoSpace Names Elizabeth Huebner as New Member of Its Board

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP) today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Huebner to the Company's Board of Directors.

"Liz is an accomplished and seasoned executive and brings to InfoSpace a depth of experience in financial management," said Will Lansing, president and chief executive officer of InfoSpace. "I am pleased to have her as part of the team moving forward as we focus our efforts to drive growth and profitability."

After working more than twenty-six years in the finance sector, in 2006, Huebner retired as chief financial officer and senior vice president at Getty Images, Inc., a distributor of digital images and content. Prior to working at Getty, Huebner was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc., where she successfully helped the company through its initial public offering. Huebner has also served as vice president and chief financial officer of Fluke Corporation, vice president and chief financial officer for the Western Region of McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and as an audit manager with Arthur Andersen.

"InfoSpace has a unique position in the Internet search business and has a lot of potential for further growth," Huebner said. "I look forward to working with InfoSpace's board members to help shape the direction of the company."

Huebner will join eight other members on InfoSpace's board, which consist of: James F. Voelker, InfoSpace chairman; William J. Lansing, InfoSpace president and chief executive officer; John E. Cunningham, IV, partner of Clear View Partners, L.P.; Jules Haimovitz, president of Haimovitz Consulting; William J. Ruckelshaus, chief financial officer of AudienceScience; Lewis M. Taffer, operating advisor of Pegasus Capital Advisors; and George M. Tronsrue, III, manager of Jericho Fund, LLC.

About InfoSpace, Inc.

InfoSpace, Inc., a leading developer of metasearch products, is focused on bringing the best of the Web to Internet users. InfoSpace's proprietary metasearch technology combines the top results from several of the largest online search engines, providing fast and comprehensive search results on InfoSpace sites including Dogpile (www.dogpile.com), MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com), WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com), and WebFetch (www.webfetch.com). InfoSpace's metasearch technology is also available on nearly 100 partner sites, including content, community and connectivity sites. More information may be found at www.infospaceinc.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding future growth and profitability.These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.Factors that could affect InfoSpace's actual results include: industry and market sector conditions; the progress and costs of the development of our products and services; the timing and extent of market acceptance of those products and services; our dependence on companies to distribute our products and services; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; the successful execution of the Company's strategic initiatives operating plans and marketing strategies; and the condition of our cash investments.A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in InfoSpace's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in the section entitled "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in such documents.Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SOURCE: InfoSpace, Inc.

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