LOL, I just knew it would happen as soon as I dump it...
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biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday December 21, 6:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: theglobe.com, inc.
theglobe.com Soars According to Media Metrix;
TGLO Outpaces All Major Community Sites in Traffic Growth
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- theglobe.com, (Nasdaq: TGLO - news) the only independent web site specializing in
online communities, today announced that the Company has experienced 105% growth, according to the November 1999
Media Metrix World Wide Web Audience Ratings Report. theglobe.com's network audience reach surged to 7.0% in
November ranking the Company as the 39th most visited property on the Web.
The growth reflects the Company's consistent strategy of building leading community products and acquiring sites that aggregate
users around similar interests.
``Our network growth of over 105% growth from the beginning of 1999 was largely fueled by strategic acquisitions, key
distribution partnerships and the accelerated adaptation of two core community products', stated Stephan Paternot, co-Chief
Executive Officer, theglobe.com. ``We're excited that the growth of our email clubs and website building tools continue to
increase loyalty among existing users and attract new members at a exceedingly rapid pace.'
-- theglobe.com's Game Network made up of, KidsDomain, Happy Puppy and
GamesDomain grew 69%, 30% and 28% respectively since September, ranking
it as the number #2 gaming property behind publishing giant Ziff Davis
according to Media Metrix.
-- WebJump, acquired last month, provides theglobe.com with an instant
presence in the small business and home office web hosting market.
Over 625,000 members maintain their web sites on WebJump attracting
over 1.6 million monthly unique users to the Network.
-- E-commerce traffic is up 70% since September as record users and page
views continue to fuel activity at shop.theglobe.com during this
holiday season.
Since Jan 99
Total Pct. Increase
theglobe.com network 104.5%
GEOCITIES.COM 15.7%
Fortunecity Global Community * 1.3%
ANGELFIRE.COM -1.9%
TRIPOD.COM -5.6%
Xoom.com Sites * -16.0%
Source: Media Metrix, November 1999 WWW Audience Ratings Report |
