Go2Net Introduces Real-Time Quotes, Additional
Enhancements For Silicon Investor
SEATTLE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET - news), a network of branded, technology- and
community-driven Web sites ( go2net.com ), today introduced a series of features developed to enhance Silicon
Investor ( siliconinvestor.com ), the Web's premier financial discussion and information site. Effective immediately,
Silicon Investor now offers its users:
-- Free Real-Time Quotes: Developed in collaboration with
FreeRealTime.com (OTC Bulletin Board: FRTIE - news), this co-branded area of
Silicon Investor provides Silicon Investor's more than 200,000
registered members with real-time stock quotes, accompanied by the bid
and ask, trading volume, current high and low prices, number and
average size of trades, as well as the historical 52-week high and low
prices. It is available in an easy-to-use pop-up window and is
accessible throughout the site.
-- Ignore User: This feature empowers individual registered members to
disregard messages posted by individually selected users whom they
elect to ignore. Unlike other similar offerings on the Web, Silicon
Investor's Ignore User feature also allows users to disregard messages
written to those 'ignored' members.
-- Stock Screener: This enables registered Silicon Investor users to scan
and select stocks based on specifically selected technical criteria,
including all indicators available on Silicon Investor's advanced
charting area. For example, users could apply this feature to find all
stocks trading within 10 percent of their 200-day moving average price,
or to find Nasdaq companies within a specified range of their 6-month
high prices.
-- Charting Customization: Silicon Investor members can now apply a new
set of feature-rich tools to customize their individual investment
charts and save the templates for future use, based on a series of
technical indicators and trading data.
''Silicon Investor's latest enhancements are the combined product of continuous feedback from our users, and our
determination to offer a unified set of personal finance discussion forums, portfolio tracking tools and original editorial content
that cannot be matched,'' said Bryan Burdick, Go2Net vice president and managing director of Silicon Investor. ''We intend to
more aggressively add new features to extend Silicon Investor's position as the Internet's most comprehensive destination in the
category of personal finance and investing.''
About Go2Net, Inc.
Go2Net ( go2net.com ) is a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites focused on the
categories of personal finance; search and directory; commerce and business services; and multi-player games. The Go2Net
Network is home to many of the Internet's leading vertical brands, including: Silicon Investor in the personal finance category;
Go2Net.com, MetaCrawler, Dogpile, and 100hot in the area of search and directory; HyperMart, Virtual Avenue,
FreeYellow.com, Authorize.Net, Haggle Online, and WebMarket in the commerce and business services segment; and
PlaySite in the area of multi-player games. The company's Go2Net Labs division develops Web-related software and
innovative technologies to enhance the features and functionality of the Go2Net Network's 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, 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 for Go2Net, Inc., 206-447-1595, or mark@go2net.com.
SOURCE: Go2Net, Inc.
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