Bidder's Edge Surpasses Three Million Unique Visitors; Auction Portal Continues to Offer the Largest Selection of Merchandise, Memorabilia and Collectibles.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON Burlington, town, Canada Burlington, town (1991 pop. 129,575), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built on the shipment of wheat, lumber, and quarried rock by waterway. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2000 Bidder's Edge, Inc. (www.biddersedge.com), the world's number one online auction portal, today announced that it has surpassed three million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. to its site. Since its launch in November November: see month. 1998, Bidder's Edge has also expanded the number of items indexed on its site to nearly 6 million. These items, ranging in price from less than $1 to more than $4.5 million, represent listings from more than 170 of the leading person-to-person and merchant auction sites. "Bidder's Edge has experienced tremendous growth in the number of unique visitors and items indexed," said James Carney car·ney n. Informal Variant of carny. , 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. , Bidder's Edge, Inc. "We expect this trend to continue as we index more and more online auctions and buyers continue to seek an easy and convenient way to find, track and win great deals." Recent Bidder's Edge Milestones: Largest Selection of Items Available at Online Auctions --In the past year, Bidder's Edge has increased significantly the number of online auction sites it searches--from 20 to more than 170. Today, Bidder's Edge offers the largest listing of online auction merchandise, memorabilia mem·o·ra·bil·i·a pl.n. 1. Objects valued for their connection with historical events, culture, or entertainment: posters, publicity photographs, and other movie memorabilia. 2. and collectibles related to sports, movies, travel and more. New Site Enhances User Experience --Bidder's Edge unveiled its new Web site in February 2000, making it easier than ever for buyers to find, track and win the items they want most on online auctions. Site enhancements reflect Bidder's Edge's commitment to providing buyers with the best information, tools and services, and include augmented searching and tracking capabilities, new site listings and faster downloads. InformationWeek E-Business 100 Award --Bidder's Edge was named to InformationWeek's E-Business 100 List in December 1999 for achieving overall excellence in e-business initiatives. This prestigious award recognizes businesses that exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. characteristics essential to e-business success--strong leadership, corporate vision and the capability to execute on strategy. About Bidder's Edge Bidder's Edge, Inc., the largest online auction portal, aggregates nearly 6 million items at more than 170 leading person-to-person and merchant online auction sites, including the FairMarket network. It is the first Web site to help buyers find great deals and win more auctions. Its popular tools and services facilitate the bidding process by searching multiple auction sites, tracking items of interest and providing the best market intelligence. InformationWeek named Bidder's Edge as one of the 100 most innovative practitioners of e-business in the New Economy. Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Cool Guide also identified Bidder's Edge as a leading auction Web site. Bidder's Edge was founded in April 1997 and is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. |
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