TCTY - QP seems to be over. They're partnering with Alta Vista and will be part of a Compaq keyboard button in 4QTR99... that sounds fun ...
JJJ ... I whole-heartedly agree about the therapy stuff...
Prosperous Trading!
jb
From: biz.yahoo.com
For your convenience:
Thursday August 12, 4:54 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Talk City, Inc.
Talk City, AltaVista, Put Internet Communities at Users'
Fingertips
CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Talk City Inc. (Nasdaq: TCTY - news), a provider of online communities and
interactive services for businesses and consumers, has created co-branded online communities with AltaVista Company
based on www.talkcity.com, the consumer community offering from Talk City Inc. . Visitors to AltaVista's local portals can
now take advantage of Talk City's network of communities, spanning topical categories, popular themes and thousands of
user-generated communities, where they can enjoy such services as moderated chat, home pages, special event production,
message boards and online event guides.
To further increase ease of access, users of Compaq Presario personal computers are now able to access these co-branded
communities directly by pressing the ``People' key on their Presario keyboards. Presario users will be routed directly to the
community area of an AltaVista partner's local portal serving their geography, or to My AltaVista, a service that offers users
customizable local news, business directories, mapping services, entertainment listings and shopping guides, located at
my.av.com. These community areas will offer the full complement of Talk City offerings, including thousands of
moderated chat rooms, hundreds of thousands of home pages, personals, polls, discussion boards, and other community
services.
The Talk City and AltaVista co-branded communities are expected to go live in the fourth quarter of 1999.
``AltaVista creates Web destinations that are an integral part of people's daily lives. We believe the ability to create and
participate in online communities is an important aspect of today's Web experience.' said Bruce Murray VP of Marketing at
AltaVista Local Portal Services. ``Talk City offers the industry's leading online community solution, and we look forward to
working together with them.'
About Talk City
Talk City is a provider of online communities and interactive services for businesses and consumers. Talk City offers
businesses a wide range of services that help them develop and expand online relationships with customers, suppliers and
employees. These services include designing fully integrated, customized communities, producing online events, conducting
online market research and facilitating online meetings. For consumers, Talk City operates a network of online communities
located at www.talkcity.com. The network includes 20 topical categories, over 50 themed communities, 50 co-branded
network participant communities and thousands of user-generated communities. Some of the Talk City network participants
include Cox Interactive Media, The Hearst Corporation, the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., WebTV Network,
Excite@Home and AT&T WorldNet.
About AltaVista Company
AltaVista Company is the premier online media and commerce network. The company integrates unique Internet technology
and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals and Web-based businesses. By combining distinctive
AltaVista brand services with ``best of the Web' partnerships, the AltaVista Network creates the most satisfying Internet
experience. AltaVista is building on its heritage of technology and innovation leadership, offering award-winning services
including: AltaVista Search, AltaVista Local Portal Services (Zip2), and AltaVista's Shopping.com. For more information,
visit AltaVista at altavista.com.
Forward-looking information contained herein concern the Company's future prospects and other forecasts and statements of
expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements made by the
Company as a result of, among other things, the Company's ability to implement new services, maintain and enhance the
attractiveness of its product offering, to retain and expand its moderator network, to increase its audience of loyal and
engaged users maintain differentiation from other online community providers, maintain or improve the number or quality of
network partners and customers, as well as other risk factors described in the Company's prospectus filed with the SEC and
dated July 19, 1999.
SOURCE: Talk City, Inc. |
