AOL Studios Launches Digital City 2.0 Technology in Los Angeles and Expands Site to Web.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1998-- 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. Strengthens Commitment to Local Content With Next-Generation Digital City Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the City's No. 1 Online Guide In Both Size and Revenues Mayor Richard J. Riordan Kicks Off Launch of AOL's Digital City Los Angeles With Live Online Chat and Guest Column Digital City LA 2.0 Launches With Top Advertisers Including Galpin Motors, Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. , Miller Automotive, Bodies in Motion, Union Bank of California The Bank of California was founded in San Francisco, California on July 5, 1864 by William Chapman Ralston. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, the second-richest bank in the nation, and considered instrumental in developing the American Old West. , Kelly Services Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. Kelly operates in 30 countries and territories. , Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. , Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original community-based interactive content, today announced the launch of its next-generation Digital City Los Angeles, an interactive online city guide with enhanced features and functionality and availability on the World Wide Web. AOL's Digital City is the number one local content and community guide on the Internet, 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 research report from Media Metrix, which measured online and Web usage from March 1998. Currently servicing 38 local communities and expanding to 50 by fall, the Digital City Network reaches 2.9 million people every month, or more users than the next 3 local content networks combined. Digital City Los Angeles is the second site to be upgraded with Digital City's new technology, 2.0, which is designed to make Digital City Los Angeles easier to use and more engaging. Currently available on America Online See AOL. at Keyword: Los Angeles, Digital City Los Angeles' move to 2.0, will expand its distribution to the Web at www.la.digitalcity.com, as well as to AOL.com and AOL NetFind - allowing millions of additional LA residents and visitors to take advantage of its interesting, useful and fun content. "The upgrade of the Digital City Network illustrates AOL's continuing commitment to building the most comprehensive, useful and compelling one-stop local content network in cyberspace," said Ted Leonsis, president of AOL Studios. "Mass market media, like network television, traditionally starts out serving a national audience and then expands to serve local markets nationwide. Digital City LA exemplifies AOL's move in that direction with a terrific site that provides LA-area residents with unparalleled local news, information and programming." Mayor Richard J. Riordan Digital City Los Angeles is pleased to announce that Mayor Richard J. Riordan will be a guest contributor on the site. Mayor Riordan's first online column, posted on the site today, covers the city's burgeoning multi-media entertainment industries, international commerce and business-friendly environment. The Mayor also participated in a live online chat from Capitol Hill today to kick off the launch of the new Digital City Los Angeles. les will make millions more Internet users arountionwide leadership in multimedia, manufacturil City Los Angeles 2.0 The next generatiital City Los Angeles with comprehensive guides, geographically organized virtual communities, and information about thousands of local events, along with expert hosts and special contributors offering opinions and interacting with members. In addition, the new version will include two "impulse channels" guiding members to People to Meet and Things To Do across the site. The launch of the next-generation Digital City Los Angeles follows the successful introduction of Digital City 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 , the first site based on the 2.0 product. The NY and LA sites, available on both the Web and AOL, will provide the template for the expansion to 50 Digital City sites that will roll-out across the country by the Fall. Digital City Los Angeles, the city's No. 1 online guide in both size and revenues, offers visitors a one-stop source for information on everything from restaurants to real estate brokers with content highlighted by prominent Los Angeles media partners, including KTLA-Channel 5, LA Daily News, LA Weekly, KCRW KCRW Kansas City Roller Warriors (women's roller derby league; Kansas City, Missouri) and Gayot Publications. In addition to categories covering News & Weather, Entertainment, Real Estate, Sports, People, Auto, Travel, Community and Employment, a feature called "The Best of LA" highlights everything from the best places to eat sushi or burritos to the best places to roller blade Roll´er blade 1. a type of roller skate having more than two wheels, aligned in a single row rather than in two rows. and hike. The site includes well-known contributors such as Jonathan Gold Jonathan Gold is a food critic who currently writes for LA Weekly and Gourmet magazine. In 2007 he became the first such critic to win the Pulitzer Prize. Gold often chooses small, ethnic restaurants for his reviews, although he covers all types of cuisine. , LA Weekly's restaurant critic and Sam Rubin, KTLA's entertainment critic. Digital City Los Angeles Advertisers The new Digital City Los Angeles has already attracted a lineup of prominent area advertisers, including Galpin Motors, Sprint PCS, Miller Automotive, Bodies in Motion, Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. , Kelly Services, Southern California Edison, Hollywood Park, Norrell Services and Coldwell Banker. Digital City Los Angeles has already sold millions of dollars in local advertising and is the leader in the LA market in size and revenues. Paul DeBenedictis, president, Digital City Inc., said, "Digital City provides a dream opportunity for advertisers and marketers -- giving them access to both the unmatched community of AOL and Web users with one local, regional or national buy. The Digital City Network receives more traffic than the next 3 competitors combined -- It's one-stop-shopping not only for Digital City LA users, but for the advertisers and marketers who want to reach them." "The launch of 2.0 means the leader in local LA content just got better," added Tommy McGloin, general manager, Digital City Los Angeles. "We are expanding our appeal to local users and allowing our advertisers to realize the power of Digital City Los Angeles in reaching their target markets." "Digital City Los Angeles caters to a very California-centric segment and fits in with our strategy perfectly," said Heather Robinson Born and raised in Littleton, Colorado, Heather Robinson became the youngest employee at American Cablevision, moving up the crew ranks while her mother went on to direct and produce her own Access Cable television shows. , Manager, Interactive Markets, Union Bank of California. "We see high 'click through' of our ads by residents of all major California cities where we do business including LA, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ." Digital City, Inc. Digital City is the nation's largest and the Internet Online's most popular local city resource. Digital City reaches 2.9 million people every month, or more users than the next 3 local content networks combined, according to the March Media Metrix survey. Digital City provides an array of interactive products in 38 cities and delivers locally relevant news, community resources, entertainment and commerce in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. Available on America Online at Keyword: Digital City and on the Web at www.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, a business unit of AOL Studios is owned primarily by America Online and Tribune Company. America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Va., is the world's leader in branded interactive services and content. America Online operates two worldwide Internet online services -- AOL and CompuServe -- as well as AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original interactive content. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; Digital City, the nation's largest locally focused Internet online service; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant communication tool available to everyone on both AOL and the Internet; and AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet. CONTACT: America Online Inc. Pam McGraw, 703/265-1746 or Digital City Los Angeles Lisa Wolford, 310/979-5620 |
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