Employment Offer Letter - Vice President, Publisher Sales

Exhibit 10.44

March 23, 2007


Ari Kaufman

Dear Ari,

I am pleased to offer you a full-time, regular position with LookSmart Ltd. As discussed, your title will be Vice President, Publisher Sales. In this position, you will be reporting to me and you will be working as part of the Executive Team.

Your start date will be April 30, 2007. Your compensation on joining is US $175,000 per annum, paid in accordance with the Company' s regularly established policies. In addition, your incentive compensation at 100% of " plan" will be $105,000. Earned incentive compensation will be paid on a quarterly basis, based on your achievement of approved quarterly performance targets that are mutually developed by the two of us. These targets will include measures of corporate, business unit and individual performance. We will also guarantee your full bonus payment for 6 months form the date of hire. The Company will provide you with the relocation benefits detailed on Exhibit A . You will be eligible to enroll in LookSmart' s benefits package. Details of LookSmart' s benefit plans are provided in the Suite of Benefits document. You should note that the Company may modify salaries and benefits from time to time, as it deems necessary.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. Just as you are free to resign at anytime for any reason or no reason, similarly the Company is free to terminate its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

Stock Options At hire, you will be granted 40,000 stock options, which will be presented to t ...