BlindGift.com and Gay.com Redefine Online Gift Exchange.Business/News Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 BlindGift.com(TM), the first e-commerce company enabling online shoppers to send gifts using just the recipient's e-mail address, today announced the immediate availability of its proprietary service on Gay.com, the leading gay and lesbian Web site. The BlindGift.com e-commerce service allows Gay.com's 2.3 million monthly unique visitors to enhance their online relationships by easily sending and receiving gifts safely and securely without revealing personal information, such as their names or home addresses. The BlindGift.com merchant network offers a wide selection of gifts to choose from, ranging from gourmet chocolate and other quality food products to wine, flowers and jewelry. "The latest Media Metrix rankings confirm that Gay.com has one of the largest and most loyal customer bases on the Internet," said Rob Hansen, 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 BlindGift.com. "Gift-exchange is a natural evolution in nurturing online relationships." "BlindGift.com has developed a very appealing e-commere solution that is easy to use and protects member privacy," said Mark Elderkin, president at Online Partners, the parent company of Gay.com. "Our members can send each other gifts directly from the chat rooms and message boards where they are forming and building their relationships." BlindGift.com enables gift exchange using only an e-mail address, using the patent-pending ZipGive(TM) system. This proprietary protocol uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) technology to provide confidential, secure, real-time delivery of shipping details to partner merchants. In December 1999, PC Data Online recognized BlindGift.com as the 13th fastest growing site on the Internet. About Online Partners and Gay.com Online Partners, www.onlinepartners.com, is an affinity marketing company that leverages the distribution power and global reach of the Internet to provide products and services to over 2 million gay and lesbian consumers each month. The company's Internet portal, www.gay.com, is the largest and most extensive online network targeted to the lesbian and gay community. Interactive services include free ISP, news, search, shopping, chat, message boards, email, radio, matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) 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(NASDAQ symbol) ), LookSmart (Nasdaq: LOOK), CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) (Nasdaq: CMGI) and AskJeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ). Investors include Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners and 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) Ventures. Online Partners is based in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. About BlindGift.com Founded in 1999, BlindGift.com is the first service that enables Internet users to enhance their online relationships by sending gifts without needing private contact information. With the patent-pending ZipGive system, products and packages can be sent and received safely and securely using only an e-mail address as the delivery address. Founded by a team of entrepreneurs and experts from the e-commerce and customer relationship management sectors, BlindGift.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with major investments from top technology and e-commerce concerns, including SAP Ventures, the venture arm of SAP AG (NYSE:SAP). It has partner agreements with a number of online merchants including Shari's Berries (www.berries.com), 1800WINESHOP.com, flowersandgifts.com, ArtisanGifts.com, eBear.com, GourmetMarket.com, pacifictime.com, GiveChocolate.com and ThePinConnection.com. In December 1999, PC Data Online recognized BlindGift.com as the 13th fastest growing site on the Internet. The company headquarters are located at 777 Tehama Street, San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] 94103. For more information, visit www.blindgift.com, e-mail info@blindgift.com or telephone (415) 762-2083. |
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