John,
an inut worth keeping an eye on...i had initially thought it would a worthless POS site, but on second thought, people are dying for information on medicine and who better to go get it from than the original grandpa, the doc who is a ped surgeon, a timeless face, a known name, an ex surgeon general---dr. koop himself.
just one man's opinion, of course,,,but i do get a ton of people who come to the office who have done a lot of research on the net.
i think there will be companies looking to get in on koop's name and the internet medical field...medical inut firms are a relative rarity and i think it's going to have some momo....but i wouldn't and haven't bet the farm...-g-
Wednesday June 23, 6:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: drkoop.com
drkoop.com Ranked Most Popular
Dedicated Healthcare Information Site
on the Web in May
More Than 1.4 Million Internet Users Turn to drkoop.com for Healthcare
Information
AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- drkoop.com (Nasdaq: KOOP - news), the consumer
healthcare network led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, announced today
that it was ranked the number one dedicated healthcare Web site for the month of May, a ranking it
also achieved in April. According to Media Metrix, the PC Meter Company, more Internet users
visited drkoop.com in April and May than any other dedicated healthcare site in its
news/information/entertainment category.
Media Metrix reported that 1.4 million Internet users visited drkoop.com during the month of May,
approximately 2.3 percent of all Internet users. This was almost double the number of visitors
attributed to any other dedicated healthcare site, according to Media Metrix.
In addition, according to PC Data, drkoop.com was also the only dedicated healthcare site listed
among the Top 100 Web sites in May. Based on unique users from the U.S. and Canada, PC Data
ranked drkoop.com number 72 amid all Internet sites monitored and reported a reach of 4.4
percent.
''The mission of drkoop.com is to empower people to take charge of their health via the Internet,
and these numbers indicate our success,'' said Donald Hackett, president and CEO. ''We are
pleased to have experienced such an overwhelming response. This reinforces our view that
consumers want and need trusted healthcare information to empower them to take charge of their
health.''
drkoop.com, Inc.
The Company operates www.drkoop.com, a leading Internet-based consumer healthcare network.
The Network consists of a consumer-focused interactive Web site that provides users with
comprehensive healthcare information and services, as well as affiliate relationships with portals,
other Web sites, healthcare organizations and traditional media outlets. The drkoop.com Network is
an Internet healthcare initiative that integrates dynamic healthcare content on a wide variety of
subjects, interactive communities and tools as well as opportunities to purchase healthcare-related
products and services online. drkoop.com is the exclusive provider of health and related content on
three Web sites of the GO Network: GO Health Center, ESPN.com Training Room and the
Family.com Health Channel. drkoop.com is also the premier health content provider for GO's
ABCNEWS.com. Additional information on drkoop.com can be found at drkoop.com.
SOURCE: drkoop.com |
