To: Panita who wrote (71118 ) 4/26/1999 8:40:00 AM From: Peter Blanchard Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 119973
Good report for CNET, remeber what a report from this company did for LYCOS last week .... Snap.com Leads 1999 as Fastest-Growing Portal Service, According To March Media Metrix Ratings PR Newswire - April 26, 1999 08:23 Snap.com's Reach and Unique User Growth Continue at Steady Pace SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Snap.com leads the field as the fastest-growing portal service in 1999*, according to the March Web ratings reported by Media Metrix, Inc., the leader in Internet and Digital Media measurement. Since January 1999, Snap.com's audience reach has increased 43.6% with Internet users who have seen at least one page of a Web site at least once during the period either at home or at work. Snap.com also garnered a 51.7% increase in unique visitors since January. The announcement was made today by Edmond Sanctis, Snap.com's chief operating officer. Snap.com's audience reach for March climbed to 15.8, up from 14.3 (a 10.5% increase), and the portal service experienced a 14.2% increase in unique visitors during the month. Since January, Snap.com moved up six places to #12 in the consolidated listings report, an accounting of all of a company's Web site properties, and the service is now ranked #16 in overall reach among Internet domains. "Snap.com is clearly standing out in this intensely competitive market with a great product, strong promotion and powerful distribution relationships, growing market share at a faster rate than any of its competitors," said Sanctis. REACH PERCENT INCREASE (HOME/WORK) SINCE JANUARY 1999: Snap.com Search and Services 43.6% Hotbot.com 6.1% Lycos.com 1.6% Excite.com 1.5% GO.com 1.2% Yahoo.com 0.8% GoTo.com -4.3% Looksmart.com -8.3% Webcrawler.com -10.2% AltaVista Search Services -11.5% UNIQUE VISITORS PERCENT INCREASE (HOME/WORK) SINCE JANUARY 1999: Snap.com Search and Services 51.7% Hotbot.com 11.6% Lycos.com 7.4% Excite.com 7.1% GO.com 6.6% Yahoo.com 6.2% GoTo.com 1.4% Looksmart.com -2.3% Webcrawler.com -5.8% AltaVista Search Services -6.9%