AccessAtlanta.com Sets Another Number 1 Record in Atlanta, U.S.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 AccessAtlanta.com continued to gain momentum as the No. 1 local site in the Atlanta local market during the month of February 2000, 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. Nielsen//NetRatings, the Internet audience measurement service of Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings, Inc. The Nielsen//NetRatings Internet local market ratings measures at-home Internet usage in the top 20 DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. (R)s nationwide. With a local market reach of more than 18 percent in February, AccessAtlanta.com was ranked No. 6 among all sites in Atlanta, beating out Lycos, Excite and AltaVista. In the top 20 local Internet markets, AccessAtlanta.com had the highest penetration and ranking of any local site within its respective market. "The Nielsen//NetRatings local market metrics prove that our site is the best local Internet site in Atlanta," said George deGolian, general manager, AccessAtlanta.com. "Our No. 1 ranking is a direct result of our philosophy -- to listen to local users' feedback and deliver on our brand promise of helping busy people better manage their lives. This philosophy also benefits our advertisers, since they gain access to a fast-growing, high-quality audience which is deeply attached to our No. 1 product." AccessAtlanta.com's reach of 18.1 percent within the Atlanta market was well above the nearest local market network competitor, 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. DigitalCity.com, which had a local reach of 5.7 percent in February. CIMedia's internal measures of audience growth support the strength of the AccessAtlanta.com brand. In the month of February, AccessAtlanta.com reached nearly 1 million unique users, which represents a 75 percent growth over February 1999. About AccessAtlanta.com AccessAtlanta.com is a Cox Interactive Media city site created in partnership with The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, WSB-TV and AM 750 WSB WSB World Superbike WSB Washington Savings Bank (stock symbol) WSB World Series Baseball (Sega game) WSB Welcome South Brother (radio) WSB Weak Stability Boundary . AccessAtlanta.com features a powerful local and national search engine powered by the LookSmart(SM) Web directory and search engine, useful tools to manage and enhance everyday living, and immediate local news, entertainment and recreation content for Atlanta residents. About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) has built the highest-ranked network of city sites in the U.S. reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 70 local sites across the country with 24 in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late , Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. , Inc. [NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet See broadband. access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. Local market network category, as defined by CIMedia, includes: CIMedia, DigitalCity.com, CitySearch.com and RealCities.com. Web site statistics as reported in Nielsen//NetRatings Local Market Domain Report February 2000. For more information about Internet audience measurement, please visit the Nielsen//NetRatings Web site (www.nielsen-netratings.com). |
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