Seeking Alpha Launches Free FinancialContent Powered Stock Quote Widget for Financial Bloggers
Seeking Alpha, the
leading aggregator of financial blog content on the Internet, and
FinancialContent, Inc. (OTCBB: FCON), a company specializing in the
integration and delivery of financial data and tools to websites, announced
the availability of the first free stock quote widget specially designed
for the financial blogger community.
The Seeking Alpha Stock Quote Widget was unveiled today at the Web 2.0 Expo
in San Francisco. Built on FinancialContent's proprietary stock quote
widget platform, it features stock quote data from the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX,
and Pink Sheets and OTC Bulletin Boards. It also features headlines from
Seeking Alpha's renowned opinion and analysis content. Available for free
at http://stockwidget.seekingalpha.com, Seeking Alpha's stock quote widget
is fully customizable and can be easily integrated onto any website or
blog.
"Professional financial blogs have become one of the primary sources of
information for the investment community, and Seeking Alpha is the leader
in the financial blog revolution," said Wing Yu, CEO of FinancialContent.
"We are proud that Seeking Alpha has chosen FinancialContent to create a
stock quote widget that meets the needs of this fast growing community."
"Providing financial bloggers with a podium to reach the wider investment
community is one of the reasons Seeking Alpha has become the fastest
growing financial website on the Internet today," said David Jackson,
founder and CEO of Seeking Alpha. "Seeking Alpha's stock quote widget
further develops our relationship with the financial blogger community, by
providing them with a robust platform of financial information that will
increase the functionality and stickiness of their own websites and blogs."
About Seeking Alpha:
Seeking Alpha (www.seekingalpha.com) is a leading online provider of stock
market opinion and analysis. Backed by Benchmark Capital, Seeking Alpha
features articles from over 400 financial experts, commentators and
business leaders. Its content is featured daily on Yahoo! Finance, Barron's
Online, Google Finance and other financial information providers. Seeking
Alpha is broadly read by money managers, research analysts, investment
bankers and individual investors.
About FinancialContent, Inc.
FinancialContent is a leading provider of stock market data, business news,
and online content syndication services. The Company's mission is to
provide content solutions with the industry's best user experience and
highest return on investment for its clients. With over 700 deployments
worldwide, FinancialContent manages a global network of private-label
financial channels for diversified media companies and financial services
firms. For more information, please visit http://www.financialcontent.com.
FinancialContent is publicly traded on the over-the-counter market under
the ticker symbol FCON.
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