GO Network Wants to Know is Your Mom the Ultimate Internet Mom?SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1999-- Nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. Your Favorite Internet Mom Through GO Network's iMom of the Year Contest and She Could Win a New Computer, and Flowers for a Year from FTD FTD Financial Times Deutschland (German sister newspaper of the Financial Times) FTD Frontotemporal Dementia FTD Fitted FTD Federal Tax Deposit FTD Flight Training Device FTD Fastest Time of the Day To celebrate Mother's Day in Internet style, Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK), home of GO Network(TM) (www.go.com), today launched the "iMom of the Year Contest" that invites users to tell the world why their mom is the best Internet mom. Now through April 22, 1999, people everywhere can nominate their mom, or a mom they know, by visiting http://promotions.go.com/mothersday/ and submitting a brief essay explaining how their mom uses the Internet to make life easier. Five finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
For those whose moms may not be "connected" yet, GO Network offers the "iMom2K Sweepstakes sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. " to help get mom online. Enter mom in the sweepstakes and she could win a new computer system and a year of Internet service, valued at $2000, to start getting ready for next year's iMom of the Year Contest. "We think it's great that there are moms out there who use the Internet for everything from buying gifts for their children to doing research for their jobs. We want to know some of the innovative ways moms have come up with to make the Internet work for them, and help them celebrate with some great gifts this Mother's Day," said Jim Morouse, Infoseek vice president of marketing. Users can also meet their buying needs online through the Mother's Day Buying Guide on the iMom of the Year Contest home page. GO Network users can send their mom an electronic greeting Greeting is a way for humans[1] to intentionally communicate awareness of each other's presence, to show attention to, and/or to affirm or suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with card from WhyNot.com or order those Mother's Day flowers in advance from FTD. Beginning April 30, 1999, GO Network users will be able to vote online for their favorite from the five iMom of the Year finalists. Finalists of the iMom of the Year Contest will be notified the week of April 24 and the winner will be announced on GO Network on May 10. Official rules are available via http://promotions.go.com/mothersday/. About Infoseek Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) is home of GO Network which provides a premier global media network enriching people's daily The People's Daily (Chinese: 人民日报; Pinyin: Rénmín Rìbào), a daily newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide lives by combining integrated Internet services with leading consumer brands. In January 1999 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 ), launched GO Network, a major Internet portal designed to connect people with the things they care about most. GO Network users can have confidence in the content and quality of leading world brands that represent the most popular activities on the Internet. Such brands include 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. ---------- 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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