--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 08/13/2008 - Internet Information Provider industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and POLITICO announced recently that they will team up with The Denver Post and St. Paul Pioneer Press to hold a series of public forums during the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Colorado and Republican National Convention in Minnesota. The series will include eight morning breakfast panels, to be held Aug. 25-28 in Denver and Sept. 1-4 in St. Paul, and will feature top leaders from politics, entertainment and the media. Open to the public and top opinion-makers attending the conventions, these breakfast forums will set the tone for each day of the convention. The forums will also be available online at POLITICO.com and Yahoo! News, providing the entire nation with an insider's view of what's happening each day at the convention.

LookSmart, Ltd. (NASDAQ: LOOK), an online search advertising network and technology solutions company, recently announced that Ted West, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 4th Annual Summer Technology Conference hosted by Security Research Associates, Inc. The conference will be held on Monday, August 18, 2008 at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco. LookSmart's investor presentation is scheduled for Monday, August 18th, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. PST. The presentation will be webcast live and archived online on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.looksmart.com.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world's leading online travel company, recently announced it has signed a long term, strategic global supply agreement with Red Lion Hotels Corporation, a full-service chain of hotels providing business and leisure travelers with all of the services and conveniences they need to make their Stay Comfortable(R). Under the agreement, all of Red Lion Hotel's 50 properties will be consolidated and available for booking on Expedia(R) and hotels.com(R) branded sites worldwide. "Red Lion has a history of delivering superior attentive service and value to our guests," said Barry Hughes, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Distribution, Red Lion Hotels Corporation. "Partnering with Expedia is the ideal way to help us extend our offerings to millions of travelers worldwide, while underscoring our emphasis on value."

Equity Solutions Inc. announced it is currently featuring IAS Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: IASCA) www.iasenergy.com) on USEquityNews.com. IAS Energy announced that www.video1314.com had record web site traffic with over 14.3 million monthly hits to its site in June, 2008. "We are on track to becoming one of the top destination sites in Asia," said Samuel Kam, Vice President of Internet Development for IAS Energy, Inc. "We are now averaging more than half a million clicks to our site each day and expect this to increase substantially in the coming months through the introduction of more user-friendly interfaces in the future." Video1314.com is a fast growing Chinese Web 2.0 platform (similar to www.youtube.com) that allows users to share videos, music, audio as well as sell goods and services using videos in its marketplace. Since its launch, Video1314 has attracted millions of users and is fast becoming one of Asia's top Web2.0 destinations. Video1314.com currently serves the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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