GO Network Teams with Evite.com to Give Consumers the Ultimate Solution for Organizing Group Activities on the Web.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Evite.com Offers a Quick and Easy Way For GO Network Members to Plan Activities Online Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq:SEEK), home of GO Network(TM) (www.go.com), and Evite.com (www.evite.com) today announced an agreement to offer an online event and group activity organizer solution to GO Network users. Available from GO Network's new Communities Tab, consumers will now be one click away from Evite.com's quick and easy-to-use service that helps them organize an activity or get-together with a group of friends or colleagues. Users can immediately organize everything from a sporting event, to a concert, barbecue for friends, or birthday celebration. Evite.com gives GO Network's 20 million users all the necessary tools for arranging a group activity from start to finish. Users planning an activity or gathering can complete a few simple steps, using a convenient template. Then Evite.com sends out invitations and creates a private customized Web page that describes the event, offers a forum for guests to respond and comment, manages RSVPs, and generates interest and excitement around an activity. "Partnering with Evite.com is a natural fit for us," said Sue LaChance, vice president of Communities for Infoseek. "GO Network is all about presenting the Internet in a way that allows people to simplify their lives and to provide a destination where people can go to get things done. With Evite.com's tools for organizing activities and events, GO Network users will benefit from a simple, timesaving time·sav·ing adj. Serving to save time through an efficient method or a shorter route; expeditious. time , and free Web solution to get a group together for business or fun." "GO Network's dedication to delivering superior content and services makes them a leader in their space, and an ideal partner for Evite.com," said Josh Silverman, 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 Evite.com. "Evite.com's simple and fun tools for communication and decision-making about an event or activity will add a new level of context to GO Network." Availability A fully integrated group activity planning solution will be available from the GO Network Communities Tab immediately. About Evite Evite, Inc. was established in 1997 to help groups mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. around events using the most powerful aspects of the Internet. Evite, Inc. 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. based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. . The team shares a single-minded passion to change the way people get together -- whether it's for fun, work, or a social cause -- by opening new avenues to group decision-making and purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. . Evite.com is the Web's first, free group activity organizer that allows consumers to leverage a purpose-built application to make events happen. The company is privately held with funding from August Capital, Staenberg Private Equity and several other strategic investors. For more information or to experience Evite's group activity and event organizer, visit www.evite.com. About Infoseek Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq:SEEK) is the home of GO Network, a premier global media network that offers consumers solutions for everyday life by combining integrated Internet services with leading consumer brands. Now one of the top five sites on the Internet, GO Network was launched in January 1999 by Infoseek, in partnership with The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DIS (Data Instrumentation Systems) See DST. Dis god of nether world; identified with Pluto. [Rom. Myth.: Leach, 315] See : Underworld ), and is the online home of leading world brands such as ABCNEWS.com for news, ESPN.com for sports, Disney.com and Family.com for kids and family, Infoseek for search, and Disney.com and ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com for entertainment. In addition, Infoseek licenses its Ultraseek Server search and navigation software to companies for their own intranet, extranet and Internet sites. Infoseek is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about Infoseek, please visit Infoseek's corporate Internet home page at http://info.infoseek.com or to request additional information about Infoseek, call our Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Request Line at 408/543-6960 or visit our new investor relations Web site at http://www.ir-infoseek.com This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding Infoseek, GO Network and Evite Inc. involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in such statements as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to the Company's ability to successfully and timely launch a fully integrated Evite Inc. online solution on GO Network, consumer acceptance and use of such electronic invitation solution and the increasingly competitive nature of the Internet market. Note to Editors: Infoseek, Ultraseek and the Infoseek logo shown are trademarks of Infoseek Corporation, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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