Go2Net Signs Advertising Pact With HomeSmart.com
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SEATTLE, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Go2Net, Inc., a network of branded,
technology- and community-driven Web sites (http://www.go2net.com), today
announced that it has signed a network-wide advertising agreement with
HomeSmart.com (OTC:HMXT), a leading provider of online real estate services.
The agreement establishes HomeSmart.com as the exclusive real estate
content provider on the Go2Net Network's Real Estate Search Channel.
HomeSmart.com is also the exclusive provider of real estate services in the
Marketplace sections of the Go2Net Network's home page
(http://www.go2net.com/) and MetaCrawler (http://metacrawler.com/), Go2Net's
popular metasearch service, which combines various existing search/index
guides into one service.
Launched on October 5, 1998, HomeSmart.com, "the smart one-stop home
buying experience" is a leading provider of e-commerce home ownership
solutions that facilitates residential real estate transactions through a
variety of technology-based products and strategic partnerships for consumers
and real estate agents.
The Go2Net Network's home page provides users with a comprehensive
Internet start page offering customizable news, discussion, and stock
information, as well as direct access to Go2Net's own finance, search, free
Web hosting, shopping and Java multiplayer game sites. The Go2Net Network is
among the Internet's fastest growing destinations and is the 9th most visited
property overall on the Internet, according to the Media Metrix Web
measurement firm.
"We're excited to be advertising on the Go2Net Network, providing a
rapidly expanding base of online consumers with access to our unique offerings
of real estate-focused services," said John Wilson, president of
HomeSmart.com. "As the Go2Net Network continues to grow, we believe its users
will find strong value in our products and services."
"HomeSmart.com is establishing itself as one of the Internet's leading
sources for comprehensive real estate information and services," said Dan
Ballister, Go2Net national sales director. "We're looking forward to working
with them."
About Go2Net, Inc.
Go2Net is a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites
focused on the following categories: personal finance, search and directory,
commerce and business services, and games. The company also develops Web-
related software. The Go2Net Network's properties include: Go2Net Personal
(http://www.go2net.com/), which provides users with a comprehensive Internet
start page offering customizable news, discussion, and stock information, as
well as direct access to Go2Net's own finance, search, free Web hosting,
shopping and Java multiplayer game sites; Silicon Investor
(http://www.siliconinvestor.com/), the Web's premier financial discussion
site, which also offers proprietary articles, portfolio tracking tools,
company research and news relating to business and finance; MetaCrawler
(http://www.metacrawler.com/), a metasearch service that combines various
existing search/index guides into one service; Dogpile
(http://www.dogpile.com), a metasearch service and provider of proprietary
search technologies; 100hot (http://www.100hot.com), a leading directory of
the Web's most popular sites; HyperMart (http://www.hypermart.net/) and
Virtual Avenue (http://www.virtualave.net), the Web's leading providers of
free business hosting services; Authorize.Net (http://www.authorize.net), the
Internet's leading payment authorization service; Haggle Online
(http://www.haggle.com), a person-to-person auction service; WebMarket
(http://www.webmarket.com/), a one-stop comparison shopping service; and
PlaySite (http://www.playsite.com/), the Web's premier Java-based multi-player
games site. The company's Go2Net Labs division develops innovative
technologies to enhance the features and functionality of the Go2Net sites and
for licensing to other Internet companies.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including those relating to the company's ability to grow
its user and advertiser base. Actual results may differ materially from the
results predicted and reported results should not be considered as an
indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties
include, among others, the company's limited operating history, the
competitive environment in which the company competes, the early stage of the
Web as an advertising and electronic commerce medium, the company's dependence
on advertising and sponsorship revenues, the company's dependence on strategic
relationships to drive traffic to its Web sites, consumer acceptance of the
company's new products and services, the company's ability to develop and
integrate new technologies and services into its existing services, and the
increased use of the Web for commerce. More information about the potential
factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is
included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 1998 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
December 31, 1998 and March 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999, which are on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Mark S. Peterson
Director of Public Relations
Go2Net, Inc.
206-447-1595
mark@go2net.com
SOURCE Go2Net, Inc.
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