SEEK Has Worked With Starwave Before... Old Bit...
Here's an old press release, from 2/97, about a collaborative
effort between SEEK and Starwave on Celebsite.
FWIW.
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CELEBSITE, THE SOURCE FOR CELEBRITY INFORMATION, HITS THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Starwave and Infoseek Present CelebSite, the One-Stop Guide for Celebrity Information on the Internet
Seattle, WA (February 4, 1997)--Have you ever tried to find information about your favorite celebrity on the Internet? Curious in what film Tom Cruise made his debut? Or which Web site offers the real skinny on Pamela Anderson Lee? Look no further: CelebSite (www.CelebSite.com), the one-stop destination for everything "celebrity" on the Internet, has finally arrived. This new service will deliver a unique combination of a guide to celebrity Web sites, a built-in search engine, and tons of news and biographies on nearly everybody who has ever had their fifteen minutes of fame. Starwave Corporation, a leading producer of award-winning online services, has teamed up with Infoseek Corporation, provider of the popular Internet navigation service, to bring this new and exciting service to life.
Say goodbye to the hassle of sorting through broken links and boring celebrity pages. CelebSite allows fans to simply select a star from a list of 500 celebrities and receive an array of information-news, a quick reference guide, a list of recommended sites, an opportunity to explore the uncharted Web using Infoseek that would impress even J. Edgar Hoover.
Launching on February 18, CelebSite will offer:
Quick Reference Guide: Fans simply select their favorite star and they'll find everything they need: news, biographies, photographs, facts, and credits. CelebSite will keep fans up to speed on news of their favorite stars' movings and shakings.
Find Your Star: No longer will net surfers have to wade through all the muck to get information on their favorite star. CelebSite has done that already. Just enter any star's name--be it actor, actress, athlete, comedian, model, musician, producer, director, publisher, or TV personality--and CelebSite will deliver a hand-picked list of recommended sites.
Full Internet Search: Using the advanced technological capabilities of Infoseek, fans will have access to the entire World Wide Web. Infoseek will quickly provide a complete list of sites for any star. With one click, fans can initiate a full Internet search on their favorite star--all of this without leaving CelebSite's easy to use navigation.
CelebSite Members: By joining CelebSite, fans will be notified when their stars' pages are updated. Celeb-hounds will never have to bother with browsing again.
CelebSite is the only place on the Internet that provides such complete celebrity information all in one spot. From Michael Jackson to Michael Jordan, Rosie O'Donnell to Roseanne, CelebSite is the virtual Milky Way of stars on the Internet.
Based in Santa Clara, Calif., Infoseek Corporation provides a leading, free Internet navigation service. It is one of the most frequently visited sites on the Internet because Infoseek's easy-to-use product allows new and experienced users to efficiently find the information they need on the World Wide Web, Usenet groups, company directories and from major news sources. Infoseek also offers the world's largest directory of World Wide Web sites organized by topics. The company's World Wide Web site and award-winning Internet navigational services can be accessed at infoseek.com.
Starwave Corporation (www.starwave.com) is a leading media company and producer of original interactive programming, providing sports, family and entertainment services to millions of consumers on the World Wide Web. Starwave's award-winning online services include ESPNET SportsZone, Mr. Showbiz, Family Planet, Outside Online and the official sites of the NBA, NFL and NASCAR. Founded in 1993, Starwave is owned by Microsoft cofounder and technology investor Paul G. Allen. |
