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<font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">The following
table reflects the changes in goodwill for the year ended
April 30, 2013 (in thousands):</font></p>
<p style="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">
 </p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">Balance, as of
April 30, 2012</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
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<td valign="top">
<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">Increase in goodwill related
to PowerReviews acquisition</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">113,152</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">Increase in goodwill related
to Longboard Media acquisition</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">28,681</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="border-top:1px solid #000000"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="border-top:1px solid #000000"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">
<p style="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">Balance, as of
April 30, 2013, net</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">141,833</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="border-top:3px double #000000"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
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</td>
<td> </td>
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