Deja News Breaks 100 Million Pageview Barrier; More Records Expected as Deja News Debuts New Web Site Design and Features.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1998--Building on its record-breaking performance over the last three months, Deja News The Deja News Research Service was an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups, started in 1995 by Steve Madere in Austin, Texas. Its powerful search engine capabilities won the service acclaim, generated controversy, and significantly changed the perceived nature of , Inc. (http://www.dejanews.com), the leader in Internet discussion, today unveiled a re-designed Web site that gives users more powerful searching capabilities, easier navigation, big performance boosts, and a number of new features. Among the new features introduced today is "Hot Topics," a shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. to discussions about the day's hottest news stories and topical issues. Deja News provides a free, Web-based interface for searching, reading and participating in more than 50,000 Internet discussion forums, including Usenet newsgroups A newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. The term is somewhat confusing, because it is usually a discussion group. . The new site design is the latest in a series of enhancements to Deja News' service that have contributed to record-setting activity on the site, including: -- Surpassing a run rate of 100 million pageviews per month. -- Registering over 100,000 people in just three weeks for "My Deja News," a new personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. service. -- Eclipsing one million articles received in a single day. "It's terrific to see that users are responding so heartily to the changes we've made in the last several months to improve content quality and the overall user experience," said Guy Hoffman Guy Hoffman (born May 20, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a drummer and vocalist, formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as Field Day and a founding member of Radio Romeo. , Deja News 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. and president. "Contributing to ound more enjoyable for newbies and Internet vete Deja News site has undergone a number of changexibility in finding information of interest and organizing it for easy reading. -- Easier Navigation: Deja News has highlighted the most frequently used features and simplified its headers and footers to make it easier for yosions about the latest news events and importantw features from Deja News. Users Respond Positively Deja News users are responding enthusiastically to the new design. "The new design is excellent -- evolutioaster with the new archive segments, and the new layout is e asy on the eyes, friendly and logical." Jarrett is also a big fan of the new Quick Post function for posting messages, introduced as part of My Deja News, as well as the Interest Finder feature. "Quick Post is excellent. It's much easier than the old system, while retaining all the familiar power and flexibility," he says. About Deja News, Inc. Deja News is the leader in Internet discussion, sharing the collective knowledge of people throughout the world. Founded in May 1995, Deja News provides an easy and powerful Web interface for participating in discussions with people of like interests and for searching discussion forums, including Usenet newsgroups. Deja News serves as the discussion forum resource for America Online See AOL. , AT&T WorldNet Service, Bell South, Excite, Infoseek, InfoSpace, Lycos, Microsoft's Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , The Microsoft Network See MSN. Microsoft Network - The Microsoft Network , Open Text, WebCrawler and Yahoo! Deja News is free to users and can be found on the Web at http://www.dejanews.com. -0- Deja News is a registered trademark of Deja News, Inc. All other names are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Deja News, Inc. Claire Campbell, 512/502-6244 clairec@dejanews.com or Alexander Communications Dave Faupel, 404/897-2300, ext. 339 dfaupel@alexander-pr.com |
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