AOL's Digital City Named Best City Guide; Company Receives Local Internet Service Award, LISA.Dulles, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive service, announced today that Digital City, AOL's local content network, has received The Local Internet Services Award (LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. ) for Best City Guide Company on the Internet. The independently judged award was presented before 500 attendees of The Kelsey Group's Local Online Commerce in La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , CA. A pioneer in the local content arena, Digital City (DCI (Display Control Interface) An Intel/Microsoft programming interface for full-motion video and games in Windows. It allowed applications to take advantage of video accelerator features built into the display adapter. ) launched its first market, Washington, DC, in September of 1995. In less than 3 years, Digital City expanded its network to 60 top US markets. Since Digital City's launch, the network has emerged as the leading local content network. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest Media Metrix figures, Digital City ranks as the No. 1 local content network from home. Digital City has taken AOL's trademark ease-of-use, convenience and has successfully tailored high-quality content and applications to meet the specific information needs of people in the communities it serves. DCI's alliances with major news outlets, allows each city to inform members on important local issues when they happen and encourages members to speak out through opinion polls and comment boards. Digital City is available on 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. at Keyword: Digital City, on the Web at www.digitalcity.com. Commenting on the award, Ted Leonsis, President of AOL Interactive Properties Group, said, "America Online has long been -- and continues to be -- committed to the local space. We're particularly proud that Digital City has been recognized as a leading company in what promises to be a key online category moving forward." Paul DeBenedictis, President of Digital City, Inc., "We're thrilled to be recognized as the industry leader in the local Internet space and look forward to continuing to bring local content, tools and e-commerce to new heights." The LISA Awards, founded by The Kelsey Group, are the only awards focused on the increasingly competitive local arena ands are designed to further the development of compelling services to encourage local advertising and e-commerce. The Kelsey Group is a strategic knowledge company and the leading provider of authoritative research and fact-based analysis focusing on local advertising and electronic commerce. About Digital City, Inc. Digital City, Inc., the nation's largest and the Internet Online's most popular local city resource and interactive community guide reaches more than 5 million people every month according to Media Metrix. Digital City provides an array of interactive products in more than 60 cities and delivers locally relevant news, community resources, entertainment and commerce in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. The Digital City Network is available on the local channels of America Online, AOL.COM, CompuServe, Netscape's NetCenter, ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom Internet and DigitalCity.com. Digital City combines useful local information, expert reviews, and the personal contributions of the people who use the service to help residents get the most from their communities. Based in Vienna, VA, Digital City, an AOL Interactive Properties Group business, is owned primarily by America Online and Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant . |
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