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To: Islander who wrote (8404)	5/19/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: mike machi	Respond to of 19700

ECIRCLES MEMBERS CREATE FUN, PRIVATE CIRCLES FOR SELF-EXPRESSION SAN MATEO, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- eCircles.com, a free service for groups of friends and family to share information and coordinate events on the Web, is gaining a faithful following of people looking for a fun, yet private, environment to express themselves. With online photo albums, group calendars, file sharing, discussion boards, email and gift registries, eCircles.com offers a convenient way for intimate groups to keep in touch. It's one-quarter million members form circles for a variety of creative uses. Some use the service to exchange feedback on original artwork and poetry with a close group of friends or fellow artists. One family is creating a cookbook of heirloom recipes to be shared exclusively among the relatives. Many post new baby pictures and relate birth details, coordinate surprise party plans, gossip about favorite TV shows and exchange private jokes in their circles. Amy Joachim and her friends discovered that they all have something unusual in common: they love to chat about how much they detest the character, Owen, a toddler on the TV series 'Party of Five.' Voila! An 'I Hate Owen' eCircle was born. Now Amy and her friends log on a few times a week to share venomous jibes about Owen's most recent performance. One of the features they most enjoy is the exclusivity of their group. There's no risk of Owen's fans posting dissenting messages in their discussion section -- and flamers cannot wreak havoc with personal email -- because each group member was invited to join by another trusted participant. Everyone is free to carp to his or her heart's content without fear of retaliation. Another eCircles member, a non-custodial mother, enjoys relating the details of her child's development to a group of moms like herself. In return, she shares in their children's lives: the thrills of first lost teeth, good report cards and soccer victories. eCircles provides a private network for these mothers to weave personal parenting anecdotes and solutions into a support net. One notes, "It is very important to me to know that there are others out there with whom I can share my worries and joys, and there's no easier, safer way to do this than through eCircles." About eCircles.com eCircles.com is revolutionizing the way people keep in touch. Selected by PC World as the "Best Online Community Site" in June 1999, the service enables your real-life circles of friends to share and interact on the Web. At www.ecircles.com, you can create an eCircle and invite your friends to join you in your own private, central place to share photos, hold discussions and plan group activities. Founded in 1998 and based in San Mateo, Calif., eCircles is backed by a group of investors led by CMGI @Ventures. SOURCE eCircles.com -0- 05/19/99 /CONTACT: Julie Rose of SIPR, 650-562-0848, or julie@sipr.com, for eCircles.com/ /Web site: ecircles.com CO: eCircles.com ST: California IN: MLM SU: