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May 5

Newspapers, Articles and Reporters Ranked Daily

Source: NewspaperDirect Official Release

Vancouver, Canada, May 5, 2006—PressDisplay.com, NewspaperDirect's aggregated newspaper platform delivering exact digital newspaper replicas, now lets readers decide which newspapers, articles and reporters are the most interesting.

Article Rank is a new, dynamic measure which lets readers—not editors or algorithms—decide what is interesting and what is not.

"If readers consistently spend more time reading an article, we consider this to be a quality story and assign a higher Rank to this article" says Alexander Kroogman, CEO, NewspaperDirect, Inc. PressDisplay.com then adjusts the presentation of aggregated news in real time, giving higher priority to the most interesting stories.

"The way we measure Article Rank is truly exceptional because it is objectively derived from the level of reader interest," says Alexander Gruntsev, VP, Business Development. "Unlike Google News and other news aggregators, PressDisplay.com sorts premium content according to how appealing it is to readers, rather than basing it on the importance of the source or the fact that it is being intensively covered by the media."

PressDisplay.com ensures that readers drive the presentation of news that's worth attention; in essence it's like your friend passing you the newspaper and saying, "Read this. It's interesting."

First time visitors to PressDisplay.com can access a free 7-day trial and have their say in what newspapers and articles are worth reading today.

About NewspaperDirect

Founded in 1999, NewspaperDirect, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is the world leader in digital delivery and local printing of same-day newspapers from around the world. With over 300 newspaper titles, and a global network of over 500 print locations in more than 80 countries, NewspaperDirect delivers to hotels, libraries, cruise ships, corporate offices, retail outlets, home subscribers and web browsers everywhere. The company has grown globally by establishing a partner network with over 60 licensed partners operating on six continents. NewspaperDirect also provides Internet users with direct access to their favorite newspapers online through PressDisplay.com that leverages the company's extensive content base and leading edge technology. NewspaperDirect is a Microsoft Premium Partner for developing content applications for Tablet and ultra-mobile PC (known as the Origami project).

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