Beta Site Launched and Bingo.com Traffic Increased by 88%.TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999-- Bingo.com Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BIGR) shows web traffic (user sessions A count of how many times all users access a Web site regardless whether the same person came back several times during the measurement period. If a user leaves and returns within a short time, some systems count those sessions as one. Contrast with unique visitors. See also user session. ) increased by 88% as a result of the beta release See beta version. of the Play-4-Free games for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market and the new web site. The new Bingo.com site (http://www.bingo.com) was released late Monday, December 13, and provides Bingo.com registered users with a variety of free games This article is about Free games. For other uses, see Free games (disambiguation). Free games are video games which are free software and contain exclusively free content. Because of this they are freely distributable and often cross-platform compatible. and other forms of entertainment including chat, sweepstakes, BingoGrams, BingoFortune and more. The games are Play-4-Free and therefore cost nothing to play. The more often you play the more Bingo Bucks registered users can win, which are redeemable for SuperCertificates via a premier prize partnership with GiftCertificates.com. The first 25,000 registered users during the month of December will also receive a $10 SuperCertificate, and be entered to win $1999. This is just the start of many great events with Bingo.com. The number of visitors to Bingo.com has dramatically increased as people are learning about the new beta site An organization or group that is beta testing hardware and/or software. See beta test. and Play-4-Free games for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Just preceding the launch the old site traffic was showing an average of 68,870 hits and 7,764 page views per day. After the launch of the new beta site, the first full day, December 14, showed 1,336,648 hits and 105,115 page views. This shows web traffic increasing by 1250% from the last few days of the old site to the first day of the new one. User sessions moved from 4,196 on the old site to 7,907 on the new site, which is up 88%. This is translating to approximately 1,870 new registered users each day. The average length of each visit has grown 200% from an average of just over 10 minutes on the old site to an average visit length of over 30 minutes on the new site. This shows that 88% more people are visiting the site and staying for on average 30 minutes each. Bingo.com also reports running over 64,700 paid banner ads within the first fully reporting twenty-four hour period of December 14. Bingo.com expects all of these numbers to increase as more people find out about the site through additional marketing and promotion activities. "North Americans (and people from around the world) are playing bingo and chatting at Bingo.com. Users and corporate partners alike are excited at the prospect that Bingo is showing with the number of return visitors increasing and the amount of time they stay for lengthening. We can only imagine what our traffic will be like once the word has spread. We are excited to be able to share our site with bingo players around the world," said Shane Murphy, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bingo.com. About Bingo.com Entertainment and game sites have become increasingly popular and are showing unprecedented growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. and value within the World Wide Web. Bingo.com is leveraging its Internet presence into a more comprehensive game arena where visitors will be able to play a variety of bingo-based games and enjoy the chance to win points, which can translate into a variety of prizes. Bingo.com is creating a value based web site, which will be backed by an extensive database of registered users and their buying preferences. This press release may contain forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the Company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations and estimates. |
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