Interactive Tool Allows Users To Share Designing Hits and Misses

KNOXVILLE, TENN. (March 2007) — HGTV.com announces exciting new categories added to its popular social network "Rate My Space." Baby nurseries and outdoor areas such as decks, patios and gardens join the existing room categories of bathrooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchens and living rooms. Since launching on Feb. 20, the social network space has generated more than 7.6 million page views according to Omniture and users have uploaded more than 3,600 photos of their spaces. (http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com)

HGTV.com's "Rate My Space" is an easy-to-use hub for those who have a flair for decorating and would like to show-off their spaces as well as those who have the desire for design but need some help pulling it together. A simple upload process allows users to submit photos along with thoughts on the existing decor or requests for "design intervention." Users can also rate each room as they browse and post comments allowing for the World Wide Web of design enthusiasts to talk to each other like never before.

"Rate My Space" is a user-generated companion to HGTV.com's popular "Designers' Portfolio," a sumptuous gallery of more than 1,000 images submitted by more than 100 professional designers who have been featured on HGTV. This collection offers inspiration to transform any environment around the house through hundreds of samples that are organized by dozens of categories from bedrooms to bathrooms and searchable by style, from country to eclectic and everything in-between. Favorite rooms can be saved in a personalized My Portfolio folder, as well as printed or emailed to friends. (http://hgtv.com/designersportfolio)

The dynamic Web sites created and supported by Scripps Networks Interactive attracted an average of more than 13.5 million unique visitors per month in 2006. The Scripps Networks Interactive properties — Web sites HGTV.com, FoodNetwork.com, DIYnetwork.com, FineLiving.com, GACTV.com along with broadband channels HGTV Pro, HGTV KitchenDesign, HGTV BathDesign, DIY Automotive, DIY Crafts, DIY Gardening, DIY Home Improvement and DIY Woodworking — are not only extensions of Scripps Networks leading lifestyle brands, providing users programming information and additional instructional content, but also exciting destinations for original content, engaging video and powerful interactive tools.