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Judy's Book and Local.com Announce Partnership

Leading Local Search Engine and Local Reviews Sites Join Forces

San Jose, CA, March 27, 2006 Judys Book, Inc., the free online community for sharing local opinions, and Local.com, a leading local search engine owned by Interchange Corporation (Nasdaq: INCX), today announced an agreement to add Judys Book reviews and local blogging capabilities to Local.coms fast-growing local search service.
Beginning in April 2006, excerpts from the most recent consumer reviews written at Judys Book will be integrated with Local.com search results for the entire U.S. In addition, Local.com customers will be encouraged to write reviews of the businesses they find on Local.com, using Judys Book as the reviews engine for the site. These reviews will then be displayed at both Local.com and judysbook.com, allowing both companies to expand their reach and deliver an even higher-quality local search experience to their respective users.

"Local.com is the fastest-growing local search destination on the Web, and Judy's Book is the nation's leading site for local consumer reviews, said Andy Sack, CEO and co-founder of Judys Book. Together, we're making it easier than ever for people to find and choose the best local business in towns around the country, based on trustworthy recommendations from real people."

"Adding content from Judys Book and providing an opportunity to write reviews will further enrich our users' search experience on Local.com," said Rob Luskey, Director of Strategic Alliances for Interchange. "Our strategy is to drive repeat usage by providing deep, rich, value added content to our consumers which ultimately enhances their ability to make more informed purchase and shopping decisions."

About Judys Book, Inc.

Judys Book, Inc., was founded in 2004 by internet entrepreneurs Andy Sack and Chris DeVore and is backed by Mobius Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Ackerley Partners and angel investors. Based in Seattle, Judys Book was inspired by Judy Albert co-founder Andy Sacks mother-in-law -- a long-time Seattle resident whose little green book of favorite local businesses became a sought-after resource among her friends and family. Visit http://www.judysbook.com to search referrals from people near you, or sign up for a free membership to share your own local favorites.

About Interchange

Interchange Corporation (NASDAQ: INCX) owns and operates Local.com (www.local.com), a leading local-search engine powered by the company's proprietary Keyword DNA and local-web indexing technologies. The company serves local and national Internet, wireless and operator assisted local-search markets in the United States and Europe. Interchange generates revenue principally from paid-search advertising.

The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, with European headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information on Interchange, please visit: www.interchangeusa.com.

Source: Interchange

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