America Online, Inc. and CNET Announce Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Content and Commerce Agreement.DULLES, Va./SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1999-- CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. to be Exclusive Provider of Co-Branded Computer Buying Guides on 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. and AOL.COM, also to be Available on CompuServe and Digital City CNET will Provide Technology News and Information on Software Downloads, Small Office/Home Office See SOHO. Computing, Gaming, Web Site Building and more America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, and CNET, the Internet's leading source for computing and technology information and services, today announced that AOL has selected CNET to be the exclusive provider of computer hardware and software buying guides for the AOL service and AOL.COM, as well as the primary provider of computing buying guides on CompuServe and AOL's Digital City. The new AOL/CNET buying guides will also be available on certain AOL International services. In addition, CNET will initially be the exclusive provider of free-to-download software on AOL.COM. Under the terms of the approximately two-and-a-half-year agreement, AOL will receive guaranteed payments of $14.5 million, and will be eligible for additional payments once certain thresholds specified in the agreement have been met. As part of the alliance, CNET will create co-branded versions of its computer hardware and software buying guides. These buying guides will help technology shoppers of all kinds decide what to buy and where to get it. The buying guides will offer authoritative reviews and recommendations, comparison shopping features and real-time pricing on the Internet's largest directory of computing products from a wide array of competing resellers. In addition, the buying guides will be customized to meet the specific needs of first-time buyers first-time buyer n → persona que compra su primera vivienda first-time buyer n → personne achetant une maison ou un appartement pour la première fois first-time buyer , families, students, small office/home office users, Website and home page creators, mobile professionals, gamers and women. The buying guides will also integrate AOL's Personal Logic decision guide technology, allowing CNET to create simple, user-friendly "question and answer" guides to help shoppers of all levels determine their computing needs. CNET will also create a variety of co-branded, computing-oriented content areas on the various AOL brands that will bring together the best information and services available around such subjects as software downloading, gaming and Web building. In addition, CNET's award-winning technology news will be integrated throughout the AOL Branded services. The agreement includes cooperation across CNET's other media properties, including the development of AOL-related content on CNET television programming, and other video-based projects. Jonathan Sacks Not to be confused with Yonason Sacks. Rabbi Sir Jonathan Henry Sacks (born 1948, London) is the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom's main body of Orthodox synagogues. His official title is Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. , Sr. Vice President for AOL Programming Operations said, "We believe the highly customizable buying guides and information CNET will offer the AOL branded services represents the future of computer shopping. "With so many software and hardware choices on the market, computer users of all types and experience levels want an easy way to find the best products for them, which is exactly what our new relationship with CNET will provide." "CNET prides itself on providing the most trusted, comprehensive and useful information for people buying computing products and we're are excited to extend those capabilities to AOL, AOL.COM, CompuServe and Digital City," said Shelby Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. , Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at CNET. "This alliance presents a golden opportunity to introduce CNET to a whole new audience of consumers." "CNET's top quality computing buying guides and information are a perfect fit for CompuServe," added CompuServe Interactive Services President Mayo Stuntz. "Our members, a large percentage of whom directly influence business computing purchase decisions, value straightforward content that can quickly help them make decisions, which is the unique benefit CNET will offer." About CNET CNET, Inc. is at the leading edge of media companies, producing a branded Internet network and television programming for both targeted and general audiences. Online and on television, CNET is the leading authority on computers, the Internet and digital technologies. CNET's network of sites is consistently ranked as the Internet's No. 1 content network in terms of both audience size and revenue, serving millions of users each day. CNET television programming airs on USA Network, The Sci-Fi Channel and in national syndication, reaching an estimated weekly audience of over eight million viewers. CNET's programming also airs in 45 foreign countries, reaching millions of viewers worldwide. CNET, with NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , is a co-owner of Snap, a search and navigation service for all Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f . About AOL America Online, Inc., 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. , is the world's leader in branded interactive services and content. America Online, Inc. operates two worldwide Internet services: America Online, with more than 15 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online, Inc. also operates AOL Studios, a leading builder of Internet brands for new market segments. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online, Inc. include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; Digital City, Inc., the No.1 branded local content network and community guide on AOL and the Internet; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , an instant communication and chat technology on the Internet. |
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