Adauction.com Named Exclusive Sales Channel for Webby Awards' Online Sponsorships.Business/High-Tech Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 Adauction.com Selected to Sell All Online Advertising For "The Oscars of the Internet" Adauction.com (http://www.adauction.com), the leading online exchange that brings media buyers and sellers together in one marketplace, announced today that it has been named the exclusive sales channel for The Webby Awards' online sponsorship packages. The Webby Awards For the Ducktales character, see . Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, The Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the "world's best websites". The awards have been given out since 1996. , the leading international honors for Web sites, are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization dedicated to the creative, technical and professional progress of new media. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend The Webby Awards 2000, which will be held on Thursday, May 11th in 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 . Under the agreement, Adauction.com will offer sponsorship packages on an invitation-only basis. Sponsorship packages will be targeted according to the awards' 27 categories, which range from Arts and Sports to E-Commerce and News. Packages will run for up to three months, and will include banner ads on the Webby Awards' site, and mention in The Webbys' email newsletter. Proclaimed "the Ultimate Bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. " by The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , The Webby Awards' Web site is a popular destination for both the public and Web professionals. Last year, more than 115,000 people registered online at webbyawards.com to vote for their own favorite site in The People's Voice Awards, and over 6 million logged on to view the Webcast in the weeks following the 1999 event. "For anyone looking to target the Internet community, this sponsorship opportunity has unprecedented value," said Chad Roffers, Adauction.com's general manager and vice president of online media. "The Webby Awards are regarded as highly prestigious by the investment community, the Internet industry and the media because they reflect both the opinions of the public and Industry experts." "We're pleased to be working with Adauction.com because the company shares The Webby Awards' commitment to advancing innovation on the Web, particularly in the area of e-commerce," said Roy Anderson, director of sales and marketing for The Webby Awards. "We think that our sponsors will find Adauction.com's unique sponsorship opportunities very appealing and effective." About Adauction.com Adauction.com is a media exchange that leverages the power of the Internet to bring buyers and sellers together in one marketplace. Representing top-branded, high-demand properties, the company's online marketplace offers a convenient way to purchase across a variety of media: online, out-of-home, print - and soon radio and television. More than 8,000 media buyers are registered to purchase inventory through Adauction.com. Leading ad agencies include Modem Media-Poppe Tyson; USWeb/CKS; Foote, Cone & Belding; Goodby Silverstein & Partners; iXL; Lot21 and Western International Media. Direct advertisers include Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. , U S WEST Dex DEX - A cross between Modula-2 and C by W. van Oortmerssen. Amiga version 1.2. and BellSouth. Founded in September 1997, San Francisco-based Adauction.com has sales offices in 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 and Atlanta. The company has received financing from Amerindo Investment Advisors, Convergence Partners, Fayez Sarofim & Co., Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Partners, Lehman Brothers, New Millennium Partners, VIVENTURES Partners and financing from other private investors. Call 415/597-4830 for more information; or visit online at www.Adauction.com. About The Webby Awards Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by syndicated columnist Liz Smith, The Webby Awards are the leading creative honors for digital media. Nominees and winners are chosen by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences or IADAS was founded in 1998 in New York to help drive the progress of the Internet and evolving forms of new media. The academy selects the nominees and winners for the Webby Awards. . The Webby Awards are an IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) event. Sponsors for the 2000 Webby Awards include: Intel, Hewlett-Packard, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Adobe Systems, vivid studios, Visa, Warburg Dillon Read Investment bank created by the 1997 merger of S.G. Warburg & Co. and Dillon, Read & Co. Subsequently renamed UBS Warburg and now part of UBS AG, where the Warburg name was eventually dropped. , Xpedior, BeSeen, AboveNet, Entertainment Weekly, Access Magazine, Metropolis Editorial, Tipworld, Artbyte, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). LinkExchange, MacWorld, commission junction and adauction.com. Balloting is audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. For more information, visit www.webbyawards.com. Adauction.com and the Adauction.com logo are either registered service marks or service marks of Adauction.com, Inc. All other company, brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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