CareerPath.com named one of the 100 Top Web Sites.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 1996--CareerPath.com, a national interactive employment service on the Internet's World Wide Web offered by six of the nation's largest newspapers, has been named one of the 100 Top Web Sites by PC Magazine, which covers the personal computer market. Launched on Oct. 17, 1995, CareerPath.com features help-wanted listings from 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). , Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper , The Boston Globe, The Boston Globe, The Daily newspaper published in Boston, one of the more influential newspapers in the U.S. Founded in 1872, it was purchased in 1877 by Charles H. Taylor. New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Washington Post and San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). . CareerPath is the largest such site on the Internet, and has been averaging about 1 million ``hits'' per week. CareerPath.com (http://www.careerpath.com) is updated daily with 30,000 to 50,000 employment ads from the newspapers. To date, more than 185,000 users are registered with the service. In choosing the 100 Top Web Sites, dozens of PC Magazine analysts reviewed thousands of the Internet's World Wide Web sites and rated them on content, design, ease of navigation and innovative use of technology. The 100 Top Web Sites are divided into 10 categories: Computer Resources, Internet Resources, Commerce and Marketing, News and Sports, Government, Reference, Education and Careers, E-Zines and On-Line Magazines, Art and Music, and After Hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" . CareerPath.com, cited in the Education and Careers category, was noted for its ability to provide users with career-related information from six of the nation's leading dailies without users having to leave their homes. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. PC Magazine, ``each of these fine publications can be searched by discipline, keyword and date....'' CareerPath plans to add new features, including more sophisticated searching capabilities, a resume database, employer/job seeker matching services, company profiles and ``alerts'' which will allow employers and job hunters to be notified any time a candidate or job opportunity with a certain profile comes on the market. CONTACT: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Jeff Bierig, 312/222-3920 e-mail, prjeff@aol.com or Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Gloria Lopez, 213/237-5779 e-mail, gloria.lopez@latimes.com or The 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 Times/The Boston Globe, New York Nancy Nielsen, 212/556-7078 e-mail, nielsen@nytimes.com or San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Doug Edwards, 408/920-5990 e-mail, dougmn@aol.com or The Washington Post, Washington, D.C. Guyon Knight, 202/334-6642 e-mail, knightc@washpost.com |
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