To: Sean T. Kim who wrote (52 ) 10/15/1999 3:49:00 AM From: Sean T. Kim Respond to of 71
Now FSHP is going after the same MYPT clients. FreeShop.com Announces Agreement With XOOM.com FreeShop.com to Provide Free and Trial Offers to XOOM.com's Members And Visitors SEATTLE, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeShop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSHP - news), a leading provider of online direct marketing services, today announced an agreement with XOOM.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: XMCM - news) to create FreeShop @ XOOM.com. Available at XOOM.com (www.XOOM.com), FreeShop @ XOOM.com is a co-branded site featuring free, trial and promotional offers for XOOM.com's more than 10.4 million members and visitors. FreeShop @ XOOM.com utilizes the ``Powered by FreeShop' concept, which offers Web sites deeper content, increased repeat traffic and site ``stickiness.' XOOM.com will be sharing in a percentage of the revenue generated from the wide array of free and trial offers that live within the host site. The site provides XOOM.com's members and visitors with access to FreeShop offers, through links within XOOM.com's popular homepage, emails and site categories. ``This alliance is a win-win situation for FreeShop and XOOM.com,' said Tim Choate, President and CEO of FreeShop. ``The 'Powered by FreeShop' site will contribute to the ongoing growth of XOOM.com and drive a substantial volume of targeted traffic to FreeShop offers. It's a real success story for both companies.' The FreeShop @ XOOM.com includes seventeen interest categories filled with thousands of free items, some of which are Computers & Electronics, Health & Sports, Home & Living and more. FreeShop, one of the top 10 shopping sites on the Internet according to Media Metrix, will supply a broad selection of its hundreds of free and trial offers to XOOM.com's shopping audience, exposing FreeShop and its clients to millions more consumers. ``We're pleased to include FreeShop @ XOOM.com as another great free service for XOOM.com members,' said Janine Popick, Vice President of Electronic Commerce of XOOM.com. ``We wanted to 'kick-start' our free offers, and we chose to partner with FreeShop because of their vast selection of high quality offers. FreeShop @ XOOM.com provides very useful content and a risk-free online shopping experience for our visitors, while adding an incremental revenue stream for XOOM.com.'