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BlogHer, Inc. Joins Top 100 U.S. Web Properties; Ranks Number One for Concentration of Women

BELMONT, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — On the eve of hosting its second annual event for entrepreneurial women, ., the premium cross-platform media network and publisher for women, has entered the ranks of the Top 100 Web Properties in the U.S. according to comScore Media Metrix (February, 2012).

As a Top 12 Community Lifestyles network and the fourth largest Food network in the U.S., BlogHer enjoys the highest concentration of women visitors among the top 100 websites, surpassing Google, Facebook and Pinterest (ranked #36, #33, and #2, respectively).

“We are thrilled to mark this milestone for BlogHer and our network of 3,000 blog communities,” said Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone, BlogHer co-founders. “We are proud to support our partners leading these communities, who embody the entrepreneurial spirit every day.”

Stone, who serves as BlogHer-s CEO, added, “BlogHer and our publishers work hard every day to earn not just the readership, but the trust of our communities. We believe it is this trust that has powered our growth into one of the top networks in the U.S.”

For more information on reaching the BlogHer Network of influential women, please visit:

To review BlogHer-s recently released 5th Annual Study on Women and Social Media, please visit:

For more information about BlogHer Entrepreneurs -12, taking place March 22-23 in Santa Clara, CA, please visit:

Reaching 37 million women each month (Nielsen Site Census, December 2011) and a Top 100 U.S. web property (comScore), BlogHer () is the leading cross-platform media network created by, for and with women social media leaders. BlogHer developed and leads the marketplace with the most robust economic and networking opportunities for women in social media and brands seeking to engage in authentic and persuasive dialog with them. Founded in February 2005 by Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone, BlogHer publishes and syndicates news, information, advice and recommendations to and from 3,000 premium blogs, delivers uniquely insightful research on women in social media across interest areas, hosts the world-s largest conferences for women in social media and curates a daily news service, BlogHer.com. BlogHer-s investors are Venrock, Comcast Interactive Capital, and Azure Capital Partners.

Melissa Roxas

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