AOL's 'Celebrity You've Got Mail' Campaign Continues with 17 More Star-Studded Voices Lined Up.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 Upcoming Celebrities Include a Lamp Maker, a Weightlifter and a Pitcher, to Say the Phrase Heard More Than 60 Million Times a Day Tony Hawk
 This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . , Regis & Kelly, Jay-Z, and Drew Barrymore Unveiled as Past Week's Mystery Voices AOL's month-long "Celebrity You've Got Mail The audio announcement heard millions of times per day by AOL users. The voice was recorded by Elwood "El" Edwards in 1989 at the suggestion of his wife Karen, who worked in customer service for Quantum Computer Services (before Quantum became AOL). " promotion continued this week by revealing the names and faces behind eight of the 32 mystery celebrity voices sharing their version of "Welcome," "You've Got Mail," and "Goodbye." Millions of consumers to date have logged on to check out the promotion, with the majority of players guessing the voices correctly. Voice #9 - Tony Hawk, the patriarch of the half-pipe told members "Dude, You've Got Mail!" on May 22. (Approximately 83% guessed correctly.) Voice #10 - Latina superstar J Lo welcomed members with "Welcome to A to the O-L" on May 23. (Approximately 91% guessed correctly.) Voice #11 - Major League Iron Man Cal Ripken greeted members with "Let's Play Ball!" on May 24. (Approximately 73% guessed correctly.) Voice #12 - Jon Bon Jovi This article or section has multiple issues: * It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. was keeping the faith as he alerted members with "Hey! You Got Mail!" on May 25. (Approximately 73% guessed correctly.) Voice #13 - The dynamic duo of Regis & Kelly greeted members on May 26 with Regis' saying to departing members "I Can't Believe They're Leaving!" (Approximately 96% guessed correctly.) Voice #14 - The fresh sounds of Jay-Z hit 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. when he welcomed members with "What Up, What Up!" on May 27. (Approximately 72% guessed correctly.) Voice #15 - Charlie's Angel, Drew Barrymore greeted members with "Hey Groovy groov·y adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang Very pleasing; wonderful. groov  i·ness n. " on May 28. (Approximately 92% guessed
correctly.)AOL members can now customize their "You've Got Mail," "Welcome" and "Goodbye" greetings with these celebrities' voices by going to AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail. Who are the next celebrities to say "You've Got Mail?" Here are the clues for the next mystery voices available at www.celebrityygm.aol.com and at AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail. (Editors' note: Contact us at the number below to break the names of the next mystery celebrities.) Voice #16: Posted Wednesday, May 29 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #17: Posted Thursday, May 30 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #18: Posted Friday, May 31 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #19: Posted Saturday, June 1 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #20: Posted Sunday, June 2 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #21: Posted Monday, June 3 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. Voice #22: Posted Tuesday, June 4 -- She's a slave for you. -- She's not that innocent. About "Celebrity You've Got Mail" Open to both AOL members (through AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail) and non-members (www.celebrityygm.aol.com), participants must guess the identity of the celebrity greeter for a chance to win one of four 2002 model year DaimlerChrysler vehicles -- a Jeep Liberty, Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Chrysler PT Cruiser The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a typically American "retro"-styled station wagon or hatchback built by Chrysler, launched in 2000 as the entry-level Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was on Car and Driver's or Dodge Intrepid SXT SXT Soft X-Ray Telescope SXT Sensient Technologies Corp (stock symbol) SXT Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim SXT Solar X-Ray Telescope (Launched in 1991 as a part of the Japanese Yokoh satellite) - and other great prizes. There is a different celebrity email greeter and a chance to enter every day. About America Online America Online, Inc. is 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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