SOHU.com Launches New Online Community Features.Business Editors/High-tech Writers BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Chinese Internet portal SOHU.com has officially launched five new community products and services on its web site. SOHU.com now offers an upgraded ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , Free Home Page, Calendar, Bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. and Address Book features to expand community offerings and increase interactivity among users. SOHU ICQ, or SOQ SOQ Statement Of Qualifications SOQ Sailor of the Quarter SOQ Silicon on Quartz SOQ Situational Outlook Questionnaire (Orchard Park, NY; organizational climate assessment) SOQ Standard of Quality in short, is a newly designed, proprietary version of Internet Messenger which enables users to personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and customize their ICQ. With SOQ, users can group their chatting partners, design customized ICQ interfaces, conduct net meetings, send instant messages, access local and international news, as well as use SOHU BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. and receive automatic upgrading functions. SOHU Free Home Page enables Internet users to design their own homepages. Experienced users can edit and upload homepages with File Manager, Web Editor and FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to . Detailed online instructions offer less adept Net users step-by-step guidance to creating a home page. The launch of SOHU Free Home Page also offers a platform for users to promote their own homepage. In addition, SOHU Free Home Page offers integrated functions with other products and services offered by SOHU community channel. Moreover, the new Calendar, Bookmark and Address Book features help users create their personal online organizer for managing their daily life. About SOHU.com SOHU.com is a leading Internet portal in China in terms of brand recognition, page views and registered users. It offers navigation/search capabilities, twelve main content channels, community services and a platform for e-commerce activities. As of June 24, 2000, SOHU.com averaged in excess of 16.3 million page views per day during June 2000. The company, established by Charles Zhang, is in its fourth year of operation. |
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