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Based on the latest operational trend of its online game business and
taking the 3-day services suspension into consideration, Sohu estimates online
game revenues for the second quarter of 2008 to be between US$43 million to
US$45 million, unchanged from the company guidance issued on April 28,
2008.
About
Sohu.com
Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) is China's
premier online brand and indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese,
providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which
offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding
information, entertainment and communication. Sohu has built one of the most
comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties and proprietary search
engines, consisting of the mass portal and leading online media destination
www.sohu.com; interactive search engine www.sogou.com; #1 online alumni club
www.chinaren.com; #1 games information portal www.17173.com; the top real estate
website www.focus.cn; wireless value-added services provider
www.goodfeel.com.cn; and leading online mapping service provider
www.go2map.com.
Sohu
corporate services consist of brand advertising on its matrix of websites as
well as paid listing and bid listing on its in-house developed search directory
and engines. Sohu also offers two types of consumer services. The company
operates two massive multi-player online role-playing games, namely Tian Long Ba
Bu and Blade Online, and a casual game platform. Sohu also offers
wireless value-added services such as news, information, music, ringtone and
picture content sent over mobile phones. Sohu.com, established by Dr. Charles
Zhang, one of
This
announcement contains forward-looking statements. It is currently expected the
Business Outlook will not be updated until release of Sohu's next quarterly
earnings announcement; however, Sohu reserves right to update its Business
Outlook at any time for any reason.
Statements that are not historical
facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans,
estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on
them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We
caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the uncertain
regulatory landscape in the People's Republic of China, fluctuations in Sohu's
quarterly operating results, Sohu's historical and possible future losses and
limited operating history, and the company's reliance on online advertising
sales, online games and wireless
services (most wireless revenues are collected from a few mobile network
operators)
for its
revenues. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in
Sohu's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Sohu.com
Contact Information
Erin Sheng
Manager
Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
Tel: +86 10 6272 6596
E-mail:
ir@contact.sohu.com
http://corp.sohu.com