AOL's Digital City and USATODAY.com Form Exclusive Alliance.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 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. the No.1 Local Online Network to be Exclusive Provider of Local News and Content to USATODAY.com the Premiere News Brand AOL's Digital City, the nation's No.1 local online network, announced today a powerful distribution and content alliance with USATODAY.com, making Digital City the exclusive provider of local news and content to USATODAY.com, the No.1 newspaper site on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . The announcement was made today by Ted Leonsis, President of 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. Interactive Properties, at The Kelsey Group Local Online Commerce Conference in Boston. As the exclusive local provider to USATODAY.com, Digital City will program USATODAY.com's "Local City Guide" with local news and information, entertainment, classifieds, directories, maps and directions. The USATODAY.com Local City Guide, powered by Digital City, will be easily accessible to the nearly 26 million visitors coming through the USATODAY.com site every month. In addition to being available through the co-branded city guide site, Digital City content and information will also be threaded threaded - thread throughout USATODAY.com areas, including the main page, News, Life and Sports sections Noun 1. sports section - the section of a newspaper that reports on sports sports page - any page in the sports section of a newspaper newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read . "The Internet continues to move further into the local space as companies recognize the importance of reaching out to and satisfying the needs of people on every level. Joining the No.1 local online network with the nation's premier news brand sets a precedent and not only expands Digital City's reach, but also provides the millions of USATODAY.com readers with easier, more convenient access to local news, information and entertainment," said Ted Leonsis, President of AOL Interactive Properties. "As USATODAY.com continues to deliver the best in timely and relevant news and information, the addition of Digital City content allows us to enhance our coverage of local news as well as offer other city-specific information that our consumers are seeking," said Jeff Webber Dr. Jeff Webber was a fictional character on the popular ABC daytime drama General Hospital. He was portrayed by Richard Dean Anderson from 1976 until 1981. Character history Dr. , senior vice president and publisher, USATODAY.com. Additionally, as part of the agreement, Digital City will sell all local advertising on the USATODAY.com Local City Guide. National advertising will be sold equally between the two companies. About AOL's Digital City AOL's Digital City 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 e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. and delivers results for its more than 2,000 local advertisers on both national and local levels. About USATODAY.com Serving nearly 26 million monthly visitors, USATODAY.com is the No. 1 newspaper site on the Internet. Using real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. coverage, USATODAY.com provides visitors with a world overview, updated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. USATODAY.com has more than 200,000 pages of breaking news, sports, money, life, weather and tech news. For further information, please visit www.usatoday.com. |
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