(BSNS WIRE) Timebeat.com Receives Highest Rating From GO.com; "Everythin Timebeat.com Receives Highest Rating From GO.com; "Everything You Wanted to Know About Watches and More" Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2000--Timebeat.com Enterprises Inc. (OTC BB: TMBTF; CDNX: TBE) (http://www.timebeat.com), a premium online retailer of the world's most renowned names in watches, jewelry and giftware, announced today it received the highest ranking (three stars) in the watch category of leading Web search engine GO.com (NYSE: GO). In addition, GO.com describes the site as "everything you wanted to know about watches and more. Sells high quality Swiss watches." Thomas Crom, chairman of Timebeat.com, commented, "We are extremely pleased to be given increased recognition from such popular search engines as GO.com, which has more than 20 million unique users." Crom continued, "On the heels of our recent #1 ranking position on America Online, we are excited to be gaining greater Web exposure at a rapid pace." Timebeat.com is committed to providing a superior shopping experience, both online and by telephone, where watch experts are available for consultation. Timebeat.com offers an outstanding trade-in policy that gives customers the opportunity to trade in their older watches and receive up to 50% off the purchase of a new watch. Unlike other Internet auction companies, such as eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Yahoo! Auction (NASDAQ: YHOO), Timebeat.com's affiliate of Watch Central professionals will inspect all merchandise, provide a one-year warrantee, and guarantee of authenticity for each item placed for auction. About GO.com GO.com is the result of the November 1999 merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group. As part of this transaction, a new class of equity was created - GO.com (NYSE: GO). Headed by Chairman Steve Bornstein, GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, DisneyStore.com, toysmart.com, ESPN.com, ESPNstore.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, Soccernet.com, Family.com, and Mr. Showbiz. The Company is headquartered in North Hollywood, CA, with operations in Sunnyvale, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY, and London, England. About Timebeat.com Timebeat.com is a dynamic Internet company focused on the design and operation of a premier e-commerce interactive website retailing top name-brand designer watches, fine and estate jewelry, collectibles and giftware from the world's most recognized manufacturers. All offerings will be inspected by leading experts in the industry and are fully warranteed. For more information, visit www.timebeat.com. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, possible changes in cost of materials, expense items, capital expenditures, capital structure, and other financial items; introduction of new products and possible acquisitions of assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For further information, see www.otcfn.com/tmbtf and www.timebeat.com --30--ks/bos* CONTACT: OTC Financial Network John McElligott 888-765-5355 jmac@otcfn.com or Timebeat.com Enterprises Barry Girling 800-545-5787 wbg@agcgold.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET E-COMMERCE RETAIL Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story *** |