AOL Members Say Ozzy and the Osmonds 'Twisted' Their Way to Top of Super Bowl Ad Poll; Super Bowl XXXVII: The Ads Beat the Game According to More Than 1 Million Members.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003 Voting Reaches 1,600 Per Minute Averaging up to 1,600 votes per minute, 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. members said Pepsi Twist Pepsi Twist is a lemon flavored cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to regular Pepsi. History Pepsi Twist was introduced in the United States in the summer of 2001. : Ozzy & the Osmonds was the best commercial broadcast during the Super Bowl. The commercial, which aired during the first quarter, received 29% of the votes cast in AOL Broadband's Super Bowl Ads poll and beat out Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. : Terry Tate, office linebacker (15%); Budweiser: Clydesdales play football (11%) and Sierra Mist Sierra Mist is a multi-lemon-lime flavored caffeine-free soft drink, introduced by PepsiCo in 2000 and rolled out nationally in 2003. It was made as a caffeine-free alternative to Mountain Dew and as a competitor to Sprite and 7 Up in the United States. : monkey monkey, any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian; however, monkeys do have certain common features. (8%). Receiving only 296 votes, the George Forman Grill did not score a knockout with AOL members and Cadillac's running of the bulls was the least favorite, chasing down just 237 votes. As of 9:45 a.m. Monday morning, a total of 292,341 votes were cast by members in just over 12 hours of voting. AOL Broadband's Super Bowl Ads polls opened at 9:30 p.m. eastern standard time Sunday evening. The ads were also the winner over the game as 51% of the more than 1 million members who cast their vote felt the commercials are the best thing about the Super Bowl. The AOL Broadband Super Bowl Ads area is available at AOL Keyword: Super Bowl Ads and www.aol.com. AOL's chat rooms and message boards were also heating up during and after the Super Bowl with discussions about the commercials and the game. Which ad that aired during Super Bowl XXXVII was your favorite? 29% Pepsi Twist: Ozzy & the Osmonds 85,514 15% Reebok: Terry Tate, office linebacker 44,524 11% Budweiser: Clydesdales play football 30,890 8% Sierra Mist: monkey 23,970 7% Budweiser: Clown 20,118 6% Fedex: 'Desert Island' 16,132 3% Gatorade: Michael Jordan vs. himself 8,744 3% Dodge: choking co-worker 7,983 3% Visa: Yao Ming 7,931 2% 'The Matrix' sequels 6,398 2% H&R Block: Willie Nelson 4,748 2% Trident: squirrel and dentist 4,533 1% Diet Pepsi: mud festival 3,729 1% Budweiser: Tim McGraw drives 3,380 1% Visa: the Barber twins 2,954 1% White House National Drug. Control: teen pregnancy 2,787 1% Sony: moon trip 1,913 1% 'The Hulk' trailer 1,832 1% Chrysler: Celine Dion 1,791 1% McDonalds: father and son 1,757 1% Monster: truck driver 1,644 1% Pizza Hut: Stuffed Crust Gold Pizza 1,597 0% 'Terminator 3' trailer 1,391 0% Cadillac: time traveler 935 0% AT&T Wireless: 'mLife' 818 0% KFC: ice fishermen 613 0% Quiznos: Chef Jimmy 572 0% 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' 502 0% HotJobs: rainbow connection 495 0% White House National Drug. Control: subway 486 0% 'Daredevil' trailer 426 0% Levi's: Type 1 stampede 370 0% Subway: shrinking Jared 331 0% George Forman Grill 296 0% Cadillac: running of the bulls 237 Total votes: 292,341 NOTE: Poll results are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those users who chose to participate. About America Online See AOL. , Inc. 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 (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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