GeoCities Celebrates Anniversary with Hollywood & Vine Online Celebrity Challenge -- TV Stars Join Event to Benefit AmFAR -- Grand Prize is Trip to Hollywood.BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 1996--Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom Mad About You. and Murray the dog from "Mad About You," Jennifer Anniston from "Friends," Andrew Shue Andrew Shue (born February 20, 1967 in Wilmington, Delaware U.S.) is an actor, perhaps best known for his role on Melrose Place (1992–1998). Andrew is the brother of actress Elisabeth Shue. He has been married since 1994 and has two children. from "Melrose Place," Jenny Garth from "Beverly Hills 90210" and other stars join The GeoCities Online Celebrity Challenge (www.geocities.com). Beginning May 15, GeoCitizens and netters at large submit questions to featured celebrities. Chosen questions will be posted, with celebrity replies, starting June 1. Throughout the month, fans can submit additional questions based on posted replies. Winning contestants, whose questions are chosen, receive special commemorative T-shirts and are entered in a sweepstakes. Grand prize is a trip to Hollywood, with free domestic airfare and hotel. The event will benefit AmFAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research), the leading nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the support of AIDS research. GeoCities is hosting the contest to celebrate the million people who have visited its acclaimed Hollywood & Vine web-cam site, the oldest site-based web cam, during its first year of operation. GeoCities builds and manages 24 themed communities on the World Wide Web, with monthly page views exceeding 13 million. "Enthusiasm for GeoCities continues to grow," said founder and president David Bohnett. "We are delighted that such an impressive array of celebrities could help us mark our one-year milestone. And since AmFAR is enthusiastically supported by many in the entertainment industry, we're pleased to join with our sponsors to benefit its work." GeoCities builds online, special-interest, advertiser-supported communities whose themes are based on real-world landmark locations. GeoCities' homesteading program enables GeoCitizens to create free personal home pages embellished with color graphics, links to favorite Web locations and any personal content they want to share with the virtual world. GeoCities neighborhoods include Hollywood, with emphasis on the entertainment world; Napa Valley, devoted to wine and gourmet food; Yosemite, focusing on activities of the great outdoors and Cape Canaveral, spotlighting science and technology. GeoCities is an affiliate of CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group @Ventures, the strategic investment and development business unit of CMG Information Services See Information Systems. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) ), which invests aggressively in and integrates advanced Internet interactive media and database management technologies. GeoCities is headquartered at 9401 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. CONTACT: Dick Altman or Roberta Chopp, 212/697-2620 dickaltm@panix.com or Karl Sowa, 310/273-0400 ksowa@geocities.com or David Bohnett, 310/273-0400 dbohnett@geocities.com |
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