ONElist Launches "Campaign 2000," Linking Voters to Presidential
Information and Activities Via Email List Services
SAN MATEO, CALIF. (May 11) BUSINESS WIRE -May 11, 1999--
Parallel Agreement With Digital Democracy Group to Include
ONElist Functionality Within Political Candidates' Web Sites
ONElist, Inc. (www.onelist.com), the leading provider of free e-mail
list and group communications services for average users of the
Internet, today announced ONElist Campaign 2000, a dedicated online
election forum designed to connect voters with presidential candidate
information and discussion groups.
Within Campaign 2000 voters can peruse and share online campaign and
event information about the upcoming presidential election, including
candidates Lamar Alexander, Gary Bauer, Bill Bradley, Pat Buchanan,
George W. Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Steve Forbes, Al Gore, John Kasich,
John Keyes, John McCain, Dan Quayle and Robert Smith.
By building upon growing candidate involvement in the Internet,
ONElist's Campaign 2000 offers an easy way for people to get involved
with and connected to presidential campaigns. Voters participate by
clicking the Campaign 2000 button on ONEList's home page
(www.onelist.com) -- the forum offers links to candidates' campaign
communications and empowers users to create their own discussion lists
on candidates and individual political topics. With a few easy clicks,
ONElist Campaign 2000 helps people reconnect to the political process.
"I am delighted that ONElist is adding a new section to its web site
that will offer new and exciting information to Internet users
interested in learning more about the presidential candidates," said
presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole. "This web site will enable all
of us to move beyond news media sound bites and communicate in a more
complete and meaningful way to hundreds of thousands of people at
once."
Based on ONElist's email list and group communication services,
Campaign 2000 provides the underpinnings for an easy and open exchange
of ideas and opinions between candidates and constituents. Campaign
2000 leverages email as a channel for frequent and timely communication
of information for interested voters, and offers avenues for campaigns
to communicate with local volunteers, enhance fundraising efforts, and
conduct instant polls on timely issues.
"New Technologies are changing the way people interact and they're
dramatically changing the way voters interact with political leaders as
well as the political process," said presidential candidate Lamar
Alexander. "The more information citizens have and the more dialogue
that takes place regarding candidates and the issues that matter most
to Americans, the better off our representative democracy is. So, I'm
excited to be a participant in ONElist's Campaign 2000 forum which will
give voters a greater opportunity to learn about the great field of
presidential candidates and actively participate in the political
process."
Digital Democracy Group Builds ONElist into Campaign Sites As part of
the Campaign 2000 initiative, ONElist also announced an agreement with
the Digital Democracy Group (www.digitaldemocracy.org), a campaign web
site developer that employs the latest Internet technology to help
organize political campaigns. Under the terms of the agreement, The
Digital Democracy Group will incorporate ONElist's e-mail list
functionality and group communications features, including User
Surveys, within its client campaign Web sites.
"We recognize the incredible utility that email brings to any campaign
organization," said Douglas Boxer, co-founder of the Digital Democracy
Group. "By utilizing the unique features of ONElist, we can build a
virtual field operation for our clients at no cost, saving thousands of
dollars and hundreds of campaign worker hours." About ONElist
Launched in 1998, ONElist, Inc. is the world's leading provider of free
e-mail list and group communication technologies for average users of
the Internet. Today, the ONElist service hosts over 150,000 lists, with
members exchanging more than 16 million e-mail messages each day.
ONElist is based in San Mateo, Calif. and is privately held. The
company has received venture funding from @Ventures III, the affiliated
venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) and Bertelsmann
Ventures, the independent venture capital fund of Bertelsmann AG. For
more information, visit ONElist's web site at onelist.com. |
