MIVA Direct Names Mark A. Ribaudo VP, Direct Marketing and Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board

City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 07/09/2008 - Internet Information Provider industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. MIVA Direct, Inc., the homepage, toolbar and content division of global digital media company, MIVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIVA), recently announced the appointment of Mark A. Ribaudo as Vice President, Direct Marketing. Mark will report to MIVA Direct's Senior Vice President and General Manager, Rob Roe and will be based out of the company's New York City offices. In this newly created role, Mark will be responsible for direct marketing and advertising across MIVA Direct's portfolio of toolbars, homepages and destination sites. Central to Mark's role will be driving customer acquisition for MIVA Direct's recently launched toolbar and homepage brand, ALOT. "ALOT has been delivering consistently higher revenues and improved retention rates compared to our legacy brand," commented Peter Corrao, Chief Executive Officer, MIVA, Inc. "Our objective now is to build on this success by further expanding the ALOT brand, and I believe that Mark's extensive knowledge and proven track record in direct marketing will be a key driver in us meeting this objective."


MyRide.com, the new online resource for consumers to research anything automotive, recently announced the launch of the "Road Trip USA" Photo Contest and Sweepstakes. Visitors to MyRide.com can register and upload a photo of their favorite ride for a chance to win a grand prize of $10,000. Whether your ride is a mint condition '50s classic parked in front of your hometown diner or an ancient but always reliable economy car you bought in the early '80s with paychecks from your first job, contestants who enter MyRide.com's "Road Trip USA" Photo Contest & Sweepstakes have an opportunity to win $10,000 just for entering. To make the pot even sweeter, entrants will also have the opportunity to win Amazon.com gift cards if their photo is voted a winner!

Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) Internet search engine or possibly the entire company. The unexpected endorsement gives Icahn a carrot to dangle before Yahoo shareholders as he wages an acrimonious campaign to replace Yahoo's nine directors at the company's annual meeting Aug. 1. It marks the first time that Microsoft has publicly sided with Icahn since the billionaire investor launched his attempted coup nearly eight weeks ago.

SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced that a new audio interview featuring, Elysium Internet Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Gallagher of Elysium Internet, Inc. (OTCBB: USBF) is now available at SmallCapVoice.com. The interview can be heard at http://www.smallcapvoice.com/usbf/usbf-6-10-08.php. Elysium Internet CEO Scott Gallagher commented, "In only a few short months since going public we have acquired some of the best Internet real estate in our space. Our first two directories are showing up on page one of the organic listings at Yahoo, MSN.com and Google. The Internet ad space is growing at a record pace. We look forward to the coming launch of Pediatricians.com, Psychiatrists.com and Podiatrists.com to further expand our customer and revenue base and we welcome the opportunity to communicate our business strategy to web sites such as www.SmallCapVoice.com."

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