[2] Leading Hispanic Organizations Join Forces to Promote the Latino Vote in Elections 2000 Through Online Education Campaign.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1999-- StarMedia Network, AHAA AHAA Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies AHAA American Hearing Aid Associates AHAA Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study and USHLI USHLI United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Launch www.latinvote.org to Educate the U.S. Hispanic Vote in Elections 2000 StarMedia Network (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : STRM STRM Stream (US Postal service standard street suffix) STRM Starmedia Network, Inc. (stock symbol) STRM System Trouble Report Menu STRM Streamer , www.starmedia.com), the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) today launched www.latinvote.org, the first-ever Spanish-language Internet site aimed at increasing Hispanic voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. and voter turnout for Election Day 2000. The www.latinvote.org site serves as an essential 'one-stop' online information source for U.S. Hispanics seeking to register to vote and to learn more about the electoral process at the local and national levels. The site offers tools and services including: reasons to get out and vote, chats with U.S. Presidential candidates and fellow users, links to voter registration sites, forms and deadlines and information about candidates and political parties. The www.latinvote.org site features a simple, yet intuitively designed navigational layout that enables users to quickly access the information they want from the various Web site offerings. The site will be updated continuously to reflect the latest political developments throughout the election year. "On the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of the new millennium Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States, and given their influence in key states will play a decisive role in the upcoming elections," said Fernando Espuelas Fernando Espuelas (b. August 6 1966 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Latino entrepreneur and the founder of StarMedia Network, the first pan-Latin Internet portal in 1996 and the first IPO for a Latin Internet company in 1999. In 2002, Espuelas founded VOY, L.L.C. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of StarMedia Network. "StarMedia is very proud to be participating in this groundbreaking online initiative that will provide them with the right information tools enabling them to make decisions that will affect their lives and their communities. Information is key, and a well-thought political decision is an exercise in personal and collective empowerment." The www.latinvote.org site is part of the first non-partisan national advertising campaign designed to increase U.S. Hispanic vote turnout in Elections 2000. The pro-bono advertising and media campaign, dubbed VOTO, marks the first national collaborative effort of AHAA and leading Hispanic media outlets. Media and advertising partners contributing resources to this campaign include: Univision, Telemundo, GalaVision, Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Unica, People en Espanol, TV Guide en Espanol and many others. "Political participation should be a priority for the Latino population because there is a direct connection between the exercise of democratic rights and quality of life," said Daisy Exposito, president-elect of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies. "With the Hispanic market emerging as America's fastest growing demographic group, now is an ideal time for AHAA to use its collective resources to reach out and mobilize the Hispanic electorate to register and vote -- we are pleased to partner with StarMedia Network to create a Web site that equips Latinos with all the information they need to get out and vote." Latinos are the swing vote in the nation's seven largest states, which account for 210 electoral votes, or 77% of the electoral votes needed to elect the next President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. . By the year 2025, 40% of all Americans will live in the states of California, Texas, Florida, New York Florida is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 1999 research study conducted by USHLI. "It is our goal to have 7 million Latinos turn out to vote in the November 7, 2000 election," said Dr. Juan Andrade, president, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. "The majority of these votes are expected to be cast in the major battleground states including California, New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land. , Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. This campaign seeks to organize the largest voter turnout in the political history of Latinos in the United States." About StarMedia Network StarMedia Network is the leading Internet media company targeting Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and other Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets worldwide. The Company is committed to providing Spanish and Portuguese speakers with a complete selection of services and products that take full advantage of Internet technologies. StarMedia Network operates StarMedia (www.starmedia.com), the leading global online community for Spanish and Portuguese speakers; Periscopio (www.periscopio.com), a new, powerful information portal for Spanish speakers worldwide; LatinRed (www.latinred.net), one of the largest Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons online communities; OpenChile (www.openchile.cl), a local Chilean portal; Cade? (www.cade.com.br) and Zeek! (www.zeek.com.br), two of the leading online directories in Brazil; StarMedia Broadband, the company's broadband services arm; and StarMedia Mobile, its wireless division. Founded in 1996, the company employs over 600 people with operations throughout Latin America, the U.S. and Spain. StarMedia, StarMedia Network and StarMedia's logos, product and service names are registered trademarks of StarMedia Network, Inc. About AHAA The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (www.ahaa.org) is the national organization of firms that specialize in marketing to the nation's 31 million Hispanic consumers, the most rapidly growing segment of the American population. AHAA promotes the strength of the Hispanic marketing and advertising industry to the private and public sectors. AHAA agencies offer a unique blend of cultural understanding, market intelligence, proven experience, and professionalism that deliver Hispanic market success for clients. AHAA helps organizations gain market share, increase revenue and grow profits by building the bridges and delivering the messages to reach America's Hispanic consumers, who together have an estimated buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. of $458 billion. About USHLI The USHLI is a Chicago based national organization established to conduct non-partisan voter registration, education, and get out the vote activities, research on Latino political demographics, and leadership development. This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc future events or future financial results of StarMedia Network. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In calculating such statements, investors should specifically consider various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the matters set forth in StarMedia Network's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Webcast and press release for this event will be available on the StarMedia Web site at http//:www.starmedia.com/info. To view the live Webcast, Internet users should download and install RealPlayer. A free copy of this software can be downloaded at http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html. |
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