ComFind Internet Business Directory becomes largest global service.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1996--Focused Presence announced Thursday the ComFind(TM) Internet Business Directory has expanded ten-fold in its first six months making ComFind the largest global business directory on the Internet. ComFind began six months ago with 500,000 listings and last week exceeded 5100 categories and more than five million business listings from 75 countries. ComFind is a free for users, World Wide Web-based business database and search engine that quickly finds companies in more than 5100 business categories and by geographic location. An easy-to-use search engine, ComFind gives fast results that often include hyperlinks to company Web sites, email addresses See Internet address. and 800 numbers. "This is a no-nonsense directory aimed at ease of use and quality of listings," said Debra Shatford, cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of Focused Presence and creative spirit behind ComFind. "We wanted a service that could help businesses advertise affordably and at the same time provide users an easy and effective tool to locate those businesses." Providing order to the difficult to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. Internet when more than 20,000 business created an online presence in 1995 is not easy 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. Shatford. ComFind was created out of frustration when Debra tried to find a restaurant in Marina Del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
"We had the opportunity to bulk up our listings from a number of services, but rejected them in favor of gaining our listings from businesses directly," she said. "It adds signicantly to the quality and accuracy of ComFind." ComFind Internet Business Directory employs a unique search engine according to Will Shatford, cofounder and principal for the technical side of Focused Presence. "If you want the email address for a sheepskin specialties provider in Australia or a website for a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a in Belgium, this search engine is designed to quickly get you there," he said. Companies wanting to register a free ComFind listing may register through the World Wide Web at http://comfind.com. Listing enhancement information is available at 1-800-460-2139. ComFind is a service of Focused Presence, an advertising publisher and Internet presence provider in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, CONTACT: Compton Communications David Compton, 410/838-3373, comptond@linux.magnus1.com |
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