AOL'S Digital City Wins 2001 World Class Award From PC World for Best Recreation/Entertainment Site.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 AOL's Digital City, the No. 1 local online network, has been honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. by PC World with a 2001 World Class Award for best recreation/entertainment site. The World Class Award winners were announced in the July 2001 issue of PC World (now available on newsstands and online) and will be presented with awards at a ceremony to be held today during PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . "Digital City is an important and valuable part of people's daily The People's Daily (Chinese: 人民日报; Pinyin: Rénmín Rìbào), a daily newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide lives, connecting them with other people, places, events and businesses in the cities and towns where they live and visit. Our goal is to pare the global reach of the Internet down to local information that is relevant to what is happening in our very own neighborhoods and backyards," said Jim Riesenbach, Vice President and General Manager, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Local Products. "We're pleased to be recognized as the best recreation/entertainment site by PC World because it means we're doing our job right and accomplishing our goals." Digital City has long been the established leader in the local content and information market. It is the only nationwide online network covering more than 200 cities coast to coast and more than 600,000 entertainment events and venues. Digital City offers comprehensive information on local dining, live music, sports & recreation, movies, arts & culture, shopping, jobs & careers, health & fitness, real estate and other professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . Travelers can take advantage of Digital City's Visitor's and Destination Guides to find travel bargains and insider information on what to see and do and where to stay. With more than 8 million visitors per month (Media Metrix May 2001), Digital City is the leading local source people can rely on to make their lives easier and more enjoyable and to get the most out of where they live or visit. Celebrating its 19th year, the respected World Class Awards honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. the best in computers, hardware, software, and the Internet. To select the best of the best, PC World's editors, testers, and contributors examined the entire spectrum of products that have appeared in the magazine over the past year. Hundreds of products in 58 categories were judged on performance, value, consistency, and innovation. "The ultimate buyers guide, the World Class Awards set the standard for excellence in the high-tech industry," stated Kevin McKean, editorial director of PC World. "From printers to persona persona /per·so·na/ (per-so´nah) [L.] in jungian psychology, the personality mask or facade presented by a person to the outside world, as opposed to the anima, the inner being. per·so·na n. finance software, corporate PCs to search engines, the editors reward the finest products and most outstanding performers in this annual award program. Congratulations to AOL's Digital City." About AOL's Digital City AOL's Digital City, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner, Inc., is the No. 1 local online network. Created in 1995, Digital City is a pioneer and innovator in serving the local consumer and advertiser ad·ver·tise v. ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing, ad·ver·tis·es v.tr. 1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase online. It was the first local portal to build a national network in 1998, the first to turn profitable in 1999, and the first to be "local everywhere" with the expansion to 200 markets and the launch of a wireless product in early 2000. With the strength of its leadership in the consumer marketplace, Digital City drives record growth in local advertising and e-commerce and delivers results for its more than 2,000 local advertisers on both national and local levels. Digital City is part of AOL's Interactive Properties Group. |
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