CheckOut.com Announces Surge in Traffic and Enhanced Site Design; CheckOut.com Marks a Major Milestone in the Entertainment Category, According to Media Metrix.Business/Entertainment Editors &E-Commerce/Music Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 New Site Features Include the Wherehouse Online Stores CheckOut.com and its Network of entertainment destinations: CheckOutMusic.com, CheckOutMovies.com and CheckOutGames.com, today announced that it leads the pack in unique pages per visitor in the entertainment category, 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. Media Metrix's December 1999 report. CheckOut.com's entertainment sites averaged 8.4 unique pages per visitor in a day, surpassing well-known entertainment sites including MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. .com, E! Online, Fox.com, MP3.com and Spinner.com, among others. &uot;Pages per visit is the best metric to show that you have compelling and engaging content on your site,&uot; said Richard Wolpert, chief executive officer, CheckOut.com. &uot;The fact that CheckOut.com and its network of sites leads the pack in our fourth month of business is a testament to the breadth and depth of entertainment content that we provide to the large base of entertainment fans online. This is a major milestone for our company so early in the game.&uot; Focusing on music, movies and games, CheckOut.com's Network of entertainment destinations features breaking news, celebrity interviews, reviews, charts, recommendations and in-depth artist information, with more than 300,000 dedicated artist pages. CheckOut.com also offers celebrity chats and The Lounge, a weekly Webcast broadcast live in streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video. Past Lounge acts include Meredith Brooks, Motley Crue and Melissa Etheridge, among others. Wolpert also announced today that CheckOut.com will unveil next month a new design that will include enhanced features such as Broadband.CheckOut.com, a digital media destination, and integration of the Wherehouse brand. The new design will introduce the Wherehouse Online Stores, featuring dedicated stores for music, movies, games and related entertainment merchandise. In November 1999, Wherehouse made a $20 million investment in CheckOut.com and named CheckOut.com its exclusive online entertainment partner. &uot;In addition to being the leading entertainment destination, CheckOut.com is leveraging its partnership with Wherehouse to become the Web's best source for entertainment-related products and merchandise. In order to be successful in this marketplace you need to lead and innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. . That is exactly why we are releasing a series of new, interactive features next month including Broadband.CheckOut.com,&uot; Wolpert added. &uot;We were thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to partner with CheckOut.com as the exclusive online arm for Wherehouse, and now we are even more excited to extend our great brand name through the Internet,&uot; said Hugh Hilton, president, Wherehouse Music. &uot;Entertainment fans know and trust the Wherehouse brand in the retail arena, and CheckOut.com offers Wherehouse customers a much-needed value-add with their exclusive entertainment content and community. This partnership will benefit all of the parties involved, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially the consumer.&uot; About CheckOut.com CheckOut.com (www.CheckOut.com) is the online entertainment source for music, movies and games. Featuring daily news, breaking interviews, celebrity chats, recommendations, in-depth artist information, digital downloads  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. and more, CheckOut.com brings fans closer to the world of
entertainment than ever before.
In November 1999, CheckOut.com entered into a strategic partnership with Wherehouse Music to become the exclusive online arm for the almost 600 Wherehouse retail locations. CheckOut.com has headquarters in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and also holds key partnerships with RealNetworks, 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. MovieFone, Talk City, Scour scour, scours 1. the chemical and physical cleaning of fleece wool. 2. diarrhea. dietetic scour see dietary diarrhea. peat scour see secondary nutritional copper deficiency. .net, GameSpy Industries and EarthLink, among others. |
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