Any reputable vendor should provide customerservice Mon-Fri 9 a

Any reputable vendor should provide customerservice Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at minimum. The TicketNetwork customerservice center is open seven days a week from 7 a.m - 1 a.m.(2) Confirm the website check-out is secure. If you opt to purchaseyour tickets from an unknown vendor, be sure to research customerreviews and/or call their customer service line to get a sense oftheir level of service. TicketNews also ranks the top events weekly.For more information, visit m/ticket_industry_rankings.Get Smart with TicketNetwork!Getting the best tickets is all about smart shopping -- and we're here tohelp! If you're thinking of buying tickets to a concert, sporting, ortheater event, here are some tips to enhance your shopping experience, andhelp you save money!(1) Buy your tickets from a reputable distributor. Three factors obtained from multipleindependent resources, including comScore and Hitwise, are used tocompare sellers within a particular category.1. Number of unique visitors (IP addresses visiting a website in a 24-hour period).2. Number of visits (a series of one or more page requests by a visitor without 30 consecutive minutes of inactivity).3.

Page views (the average number of unique pages viewed by a unique visitor).Top seller power scores should only be used to compare sellers withina particular category. A top seller power score illustrates a given seller'scategory-specific significance. Tickets Now and Ticket Liquidator round out the topthree positions, with power scores of 10.01 and 7.08, respectively. The content is updated daily, with original articles from tenTicketNews reporters and an aggregation of 3rd party sources.TicketNews developed the algorithm for the exclusive weekly rankingsof the industry's ticket sellers. Top sellers rankings and power scoresare based on web traffic received by a ticket seller's website.

The powerscore is highly correlated with the number of transactions from theTicketNetwork Exchange(TM), the world's largest secondary ticket marketexchange. According to TicketNews, the nine-pageruling states that StubHub's "sole obligation is to: put a prompt on itswebsite warning ticket sellers of their obligation to pay the amusementtax; and to provide certain information if requested by municipalauthorities," but in essence, the ruling does not require the company tocollect fees.Ticketmaster and StubHub! occupy the top two positions in this week's TopOverall Sellers rankings with power scores of 33.42 and 16.65,respectively. Several states have banded together to start theirown investigation into the merger. According to TicketNews, attorneygeneral offices in at least eight states, Connecticut, New York,Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, Iowa, Illinois and California,locations in which both companies maintain offices, are reportedlyworking together to help the DOJ in its antitrust investigation into theproposed merger.Secondary ticket giant StubHub! won a legal battle this week, when ajudge ruled in favor of the company in a case that would have requiredthe company to collect an 8 percent Chicago Amusement Tax fee from itsbroker clients and resellers. With a 1.7 percent chance to acquire the No. VERNON, CT, Apr 23 (MARKET WIRE) -- TicketNews announces top ticket sellers rankings for the week endingApril 18, 2009.TOP 20 OVERALL SELLERS Ticketmaster and Live Nation's efforts to obtain approval of the proposedmerger from the Department of Justice have encountered another wave ofopposition this week. Forward-lookingstatements are based on estimates and opinions of management at the timethe statements are made.CONTACT:Human BioSystemsHarry Masuda(650) 323-0943HBS InvestorRelationsYes Intl.Rich Kaiser(800) 631-8127San WestInvestor RelationsSeacoast Advisors Keith Reinhardt(858) 509-9900 x 13Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-.