Impressive news from our old friend ONHN, This one needs to return to the index if it was ever removed. They have gotten several buy recommendations lately and have released tons of good news.
(PR NEWSWIRE) OnHealth.com Ranked Second Most Trafficked Site Across All H
OnHealth.com Ranked Second Most Trafficked Site Across All Health Categories
Including Content, Commerce, Government & Not-For-Profit
Year-to-Date Figures Show Site Traffic Has More Than Quadrupled
According to October Media Metrix
SEATTLE, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- OnHealth Network Company (Nasdaq: ONHN),
an award-winning online health and wellness destination for consumers
(www.onhealth.com) today announced that OnHealth.com was ranked the second
most trafficked site across all health categories including content, commerce,
government and not-for-profit, according to October Media Metrix. The report
also shows that OnHealth.com hit a new traffic milestone with over 1.4 million
unique users, reaching 2.3% of the web population.
Media Metrix figures reveal year-to-date traffic has more than quadrupled,
climbing to 1,444,000 unique users in October from 325,000 in January of 1999.
Additionally, page views in October reached a new high, exceeding 13 million,
according to Internet Profile Corporation (I/PRO) an independent third-party
auditor of OnHealth.com's server logs.
"October's results again clearly illustrate the vitality of OnHealth.com
and its leadership position in the competitive E-health arena. OnHealth.com
continues to attract and captivate new users and our compelling content and
unique interactive tools keep them coming back," said Robert Goodman,
president and CEO of OnHealth.
About OnHealth Network
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, OnHealth Network Company is a
leading Internet health information and services resource that empowers
consumers with integrated solutions to effectively manage their health and
well-being. In association with leading medical institutions, OnHealth's
seasoned health journalists and medical contributors offer unbiased and
trusted health resources via reference guides, up-to-date news feeds, deep
research, personalization and interactive tools. The award-winning site was
recently named "Best Health & Medicine Web Site" by US News & World Report and
won three gold medals including "The Best Consumer Healthcare Portal Site" at
the November 1999 eHealthcare World Awards. Over 500 different sites drive
traffic to OnHealth.com through various strategic alliances including: AOL's
Digital City, Inc., About.com, Microsoft's Hot Mail Web Courier, Better Homes
and Gardens, Weather.com, and Yahoo!. OnHealth also attracts leading
advertisers from Glaxo Wellcome, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble
and SmithKline Beecham to American Express, AIG Insurance, Fidelity
Investments, Ford, Kellogg's and Neiman Marcus, among others.
Certain statements in this release, such as the Company's ability to
pursue strategic growth opportunities, increase its traffic levels and other
statements containing "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "hopes" or
"believes" or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Potential risks and uncertainties include such factors as acceptance of the
Company's products and services, including the re-launch of the Company's Web
site, the Company's ability to raise sufficient capital to fully implement the
planned advertising campaign, competition and other risks described in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
SOURCE OnHealth Network Company
-0- 11/23/1999
/CONTACT: Alyssa Schaier, Director of Public Relations, 212-297-6165, or
Alyssas@onhealth.com, or Gary Ball, Investor Relations, 206-652-0308, or
Garyb@onhealth.com, both of OnHealth Network Company/
/Web site: onhealth.com
(ONHN)
CO: OnHealth Network Company; Media Metrix
ST: Washington
IN: MLM HEA
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