October 2007

For the third year in a row, WhitePages.com is recognized by Deloitte as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America (#119).
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For the fourth consecutive year, WhitePages.com is recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the 100 fastest growing private companies in the Pacific Northwest (#39).

September 2007

WhitePages.com is recognized by Deloitte as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. The company was ranked No. 8, making this the third year in a row the company landed in the top 10.

August 2007

“Call me at work” has never been easier with the launch of a new WhitePages.com service that incorporates Work Listings into its traditional people search application. The launch of Work Listings provides consumers access to more than 17 million work related listings which include a phone number, street address, company name and job title.
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For the third consecutive year, WhitePages.com is recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S.

June 2007

WhitePages.com re-launches and re-brands its Address.com and PhoneNumber.com properties. The newly minted sites feature fresh, clean user interfaces tailored for a specific type of user.
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WhitePages.com employee feedback helps propel the company to mid-size company finalist status in the annual Washington CEO Magazine ‘Best Place to Work For’ competition. In 2005, the company was a finalist in the small company category.
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Seattle Business Monthly includes WhitePages.com as a ‘Best Place to Work’ for the second consecutive year in their annual issue. Recognition was based on a number of factors including employee feedback, benefits and health coverage, tuition reimbursement, performance reviews and management practices.
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Founder and CEO Alex Algard is selected as the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for the Pacific Northwest in the software category. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Alex was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at a gala event at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers on June 22, 2007.

April 2007

WhitePages.com celebrates the 10th birthday of the site’s initial launch. Ten years ago, founder Alex Algard officially launched the website and began providing free useful information to help people contact people. Today, the site receives more than 23 million unique users per month and provides contact information for more than 90 million people in the U.S. and Canada. The site also powers white pages lookups for more than 1,300 Internet partners including all of the major North American telecommunications companies.

February 2007

With the help of Harris Interactive, WhitePages.com surveys more than 2,300 U.S. adults and discovers that 23 percent prefer to have a face to face or telephone conversation when connecting with a long-lost love.
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WhitePages.com launches a corporate blog. Visit blog.whitepages.com and keep up with what’s happening in people search and what’s happening within the walls of WhitePages.com.

January 2007

WhitePages.com ends 2006 with record revenue and strong consumer traction that significantly boosted its ranking as one of the most trafficked sites on the Web. For the first time in company history, consumers conducted more than 1.8 billion searches, saving nearly $2 billion in landline directory assistance fees.
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WhitePages.com Mobile is selected as a finalist for the Washington Software Alliance (WSA) 2007 Consumer Product of the Year.
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Alex Algard, Founder and Chairman, returns to WhitePages.com as full-time CEO. Alex will co-lead the company with President and COO, Max Bardon.

 

October 2006

WhitePages.com is named the 18th fastest growing private company in the Puget Sound area, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal's annual list of the area's fastest growing private companies. This is the third consecutive year the company has been included on the list.
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WhitePages.com is named the 73rd fastest growing technology company in North America, according to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. This is the second consecutive year the company has been included on the list.
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WhitePages.com is the third fastest growing technology company in the Pacific Northwest, according to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. This is the second consecutive year the company has been in the top 5.

September 2006

WhitePages.com launches a beta version of its
mobile site, enabling consumers with web-enabled mobile devices to access WhitePages.com directly from their mobile phones.
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WhitePages.com is named to the Inc. 500 for the second consecutive year. With nearly 800 percent growth since 2002, the Company is the 123rd fastest growing private company in the U.S.
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WhitePages.com is named a best company to work for by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. The Company is one of only 25 local companies to make the list which was determined by an evaluation of employee benefits, retention and job satisfaction.

August 2006

WhitePages.com launches Centers, a set of task-oriented special content areas for WhitePages.com consumers seeking helpful information related to a specific need including planning a wedding, buying a car, moving or embarking on a home improvement project.

July 2006

WhitePages.com is named a best mid-sized company to work for by Seattle Business Monthly. The Company scored high marks for everything from benefits and health coverage to tuition reimbursement, performance reviews and company-wide meetings.
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John Jordan is named Vice President, Business Development for WhitePages.com. John brings with him more than 10 years of experience from Microsoft, where he was a key business development leader on the MSN and Microsoft Games Studios teams.

June 2006

WhitePages.com reaches three-year unique visitor growth milestone of nearly 300 percent. According to comScore Media Metrix, WhitePages.com is the number 38 most trafficked site on the Internet with more than 15 million visitors (U.S.) per month.

April 2006

Derek Netelenbos is named Vice President, Online Advertising Sales and Operations, after serving as Vice President, Business Development since 2004. In his new role, Derek is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, as well as the long-term strategy and success of advertising sales, account management and media strategy for the company. Derek was instrumental in securing major distribution partnerships with MSN and Verizon SuperPages.com during his tenure as Vice President, Business Development.

January 2006

Reaching more than 20 million unique users (U.S. and Canada) for the first time in Company history, WhitePages.com earns a spot on the top 50 Overall Internet Properties list as measured by comScore Media Metrix. The Company also finishes the year as the most trafficked directory assistance website.

 

October 2005

WhitePages.com named 5th fastest growing technology company in the state of Washington and 55th fastest growing technology company in North America by the Deloitte Fast 500 program.
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WhitePages.com named 57th fastest growing private company in the U.S. by Inc. magazine.
WhitePages.com named 10th fastest growing private company in the Puget Sound region by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

September 2005

WhitePages.com begins powering white pages lookups on Verizon's SuperPages.com. The deal makes WhitePages.com the exclusive online white pages provider for three of the four largest U.S. telephone companies.
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Max Bardon, President and CEO of WhitePages.com is selected to the Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40 list. The annual list is comprised of 40 young rising stars in the Puget Sound area.

July 2005

Washington CEO Magazine names WhitePages.com to its annual list of "Best Companies to Work For."

June 2005

WhitePages.com earns a spot on the Top 50 Ad-Focused Websites list, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Company also reaches over 16.5 million monthly unique users in the U.S. and Canada, for the first time in company history.

April 2005

WhitePages.com begins powering MSN's white pages channel in the U.S. Deal positions WhitePages.com as the largest online residential directory assistance service in the U.S., powering one out of every four lookups in the United States and three out of every four lookups in Canada.

March 2005

WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance)
awards WhitePages.com 2005 Consumer Product of the Year.

January 2005

WhitePages.com announces double revenue and profits for the fourth consecutive year.

 

December 2004

WhitePages.com opens a new satellite sales office in New York City. The new location is designed to serve our many East Coast and Canadian advertisers.

November 2004

WhitePages.com launches new easier-to-use site with enhanced features and functionality designed to meet the growing needs of users. The new site includes a free online address book with dozens of new features and contact management software. The new contact management software, ContactsManager, allows users to keep their personal contact information up-to-date by sending and receiving information from contacts that can then be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook. The contact management offering is the first to include integrated online directory assistance import capabilities.

October 2004

Puget Sound Business Journal names WhitePages.com the 7th Fastest Growing Private Company in the state of Washington. The award recognizes companies for revenue growth over a three year period.

June 2004

Fast Company magazine awards President and CEO Max Bardon and WhitePages.com with an Honorable Mention in their annual worldwide "Fast 50" competition, recognizing leaders, innovators and technology pioneers.
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WhitePages.com acquires 411.com, an online directory assistance and information source, which is the No. 8 Directory Portal and draws more than a half-million unique visitors per month. The high brand-recognized site joins the WhitePages.com Network family (WhitePages.com, WhitePages.ca, PhoneNumber.com, 411.com) which serves approximately 6.3 million unique monthly users.

March 2004

With more than 15 years in accounting, finance and management positions, WhitePages.com appoints Suki Hayre to the position of Vice President of Finance and Administration. She most recently served as CFO of WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance), the premier trade association for technology companies in Washington State.

January 2004

Microsoft Office System's Office 2003 and Office XP incorporate W3 Data's white pages directory search application and contact database into its programs, utilizing Smart Tag technology. The WhitePages.com Smart Tag provides users of these Microsoft products with the time-savings task of automatically inserting contact information into their documents and programs— turning their desktops into a .NET connected smart client.
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WhitePages.com reports strong growth for 2003 doubling both revenue and profits. The average monthly WhitePages.com Network users grew 80 percent over calendar year 2002. While helping consumers save more than a half-billion dollars in directory assistance charges, the Network averaged 4.7 million monthly unique visitors for the year, leading the competition by growing more than two times the average market growth rate. Other successful highlights from 2003 included: the registration of approximately 100,000 MyWhitePages members per month, a 100 percent increase in advertising clients, and the addition of more than 200 new Network partners to its private label roster. Data Solutions reached a near break-even mark within its first year of operation with revenues growing 25 percent to 50 percent month-over-month and more than 8,500 new customer accounts.

 

November 2003

Complementing its customer retention product (BatchAppend411), the Data Solutions business unit launches a self-serve customer acquisition tool, Prospect411, which delivers directory assistance information-based direct marketing lists and sales leads based on user-defined preferences, including geography, SIC codes and budget.

September 2003

Founder and Chairman Alex Algard is named to Puget Sound Business Journal's annual, prestigious "40 Under 40" list, honoring young entrepreneurs and rising stars in the business community.

June 2003

After considerable customer request, the Data Solutions business unit launches its first product aimed at the Small/Medium Enterprise market, BatchAppend411, which automates retrieval of directory assistance information to complete databases and update contact lists.

April 2003

WhitePages.com launches My WhitePages. My WhitePages is a free and registration-required version of WhitePages.com that offers users enhanced functionality including an online address book, sorting capabilities and other customization features to accommodate a user's own specific needs.

January 2003

While other companies falter, WhitePages.com continues on its path of consistent profitability, experiencing triple-digit year-over-year revenue and profit increases.

 

December 2002

With consumers and businesses increasingly turning to technology-based directory assistance solutions (46 percent of Internet users look up phone numbers online), WhitePages.com grows to become one of the Top 10 directory resource Web sites and this month receives more than 3.4 million unique worldwide visitors, according to Comscore/Media Metrix. WhitePages.com's own expanded monitoring tracks more than 6.5 million unique monthly worldwide visitors and exceeds more than 54 million page views.

September 2002

To improve site usability and better meet the needs of its user base, the company launches a redesigned WhitePages.com site. And, as a private label search provider, WhitePages is now also powering more than 300 partner sites.

August 2002

Recognizing the robust set of features that can be integrated into their company's own intranet or web site, the Ford Motor Company signs on as WhitePages' first EnterpriseDA business solutions customer.

July 2002

After coming onboard as vice president of marketing and business development earlier in the year, Maxwell Bardon, former senior executive with GiftCerficates.com, is appointed president of WhitePages.com, to guide the overall vision of the company using his significant strategic and operational business acumen.

June 2002

To serve the varying needs of a broad range of businesses, including high-volume users, the company's first directory assistance business solution is developed with the release of EnterpriseDA, which incorporates a Web-based interface to help businesses find and identify people using accurate directory assistance source information through powerful, proprietary search technology.

May 2002

Amidst an economic downturn, WhitePages.com is recognized as one of the few Seattle Internet companies that never lost money in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article, "A Few Gems Rise Out Of The Dot-Com Slag Heap." The site also doubles its page views in less than a year while exceeding five million unique visitors per month.

April 2002

The company's automated affiliate program launches, providing partners with outstanding cash incentives at higher traffic levels, links to customized search functionality and access to 160 million U.S. and Canadian listings.

 

December 2001

With another strong and successful year under its belt, the company grows revenues and profits by more than 200 percent.

July 2001

Building on its trusted brand reputation, growing name recognition and recognized consumer benefit, WhitePages.com achieves the mark of serving up more than 20 million page views per month.

May 2001

WhitePages.com provides private label solutions and begins to power the directory assistance search sections on partner Web sites.

 

December 2000

Through staff resource and expertise, the establishment of solid industry relationships and growth of its attractive advertising benefits, the company transforms itself into a profitable business within its first year.

November 2000

Building on her contributions and relationship with WhitePages.com as a business development consultant, Susie Algard joins the company as vice president online advertising sales and subsequently leads the advertising team to a multi-million dollar revenue stream in less than 24 months.

July 2000

Through the evolution of its original mandate and the potential to become an excellent online business opportunity, WhitePages.com is incorporated with the mission to provide consumers with a free, accurate and fast Internet-based residential directory assistance alternative.

 

October 1999

WhitePages.com expands its best-in-class directory assistance service, utilizing an internally-hosted and enhanced database. The site becomes one of the first online services to offer true nationwide search capability without the need for state-by-state queries.

 

April 1998

When not putting in time at his day job with Goldman Sachs on Wall Street, Alex continues to enhance WhitePages.com. The site becomes one of the first free online directory assistance services, with access to over 100 million U.S. white pages listings and phone number reverse-lookup functionality.

 

May 1997

WhitePages.com goes live with its first content, serving as an information resource on telephone white pages with links to leading directories.

 

September 1996

After a frustrating experience searching for an old friend through the Internet and spending too much time and money getting wrong information from 411, Alex Algard realizes there should be an easier and less costly way to access directory assistance information and starts WhitePages.com as a hobby out of his dorm room at Stanford University.