Yahoo! Brings Internet Policy Institute's America: On the Net to Audiences via Live Internet Broadcasts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 Eight Regional Town Hall Meetings and National Summit Bring America's Voice to Internet Policymakers Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, today announced it is providing citizens across America with the opportunity to participate in the Internet Policy Institute's (IPI (Intelligent Peripheral Interface) A high-speed hard disk interface used with minis and mainframes that transfers data in the 10 to 25 MBytes/sec range. IPI-2 and IPI-3 refer to differences in the command set that they execute. See hard disk. ) unprecedented America: On the Net program through live Internet audio See RealAudio. broadcasts. As a founding sponsor of America: On the Net, Yahoo! is lending its support to this groundbreaking grassroots initiative that will ensure citizens across America have a voice in the development of policies shaping the future of the Internet. Yahoo! is delivering exclusive live audio broadcasts of eight regional town hall meetings, giving citizens multiple opportunities to participate online, no matter where they live. The first town hall meeting takes place in Atlanta today, September 14th, at 9:00 a.m. ET. This meeting and all future town hall meetings will be available at http://webevents.broadcast.com/aotn/. The meetings, moderated by Kara Swisher Kara Swisher is a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a prominent author and commentator on the Internet. During the formative years of the Internet Economy, she created and wrote the paper's column, Boom Town , technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal, will be archived and made available on-demand for those who miss the live broadcasts. After listening to the meetings, online participants can provide their feedback and opinions through an online form, influencing the development of policies that will shape the way the Internet affects their lives, the government and American businesses. The information gathered in the regional town hall meetings will provide the framework for an America: On the Net national summit, scheduled for December 15th, 2000. Yahoo! will broadcast live video of the national summit, where the results from the town hall meetings will be conveyed to the President-elect of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , policymakers, business leaders and Internet visionaries. "The voices of Americans are the key to the success of America: On the Net. The generosity and vision of Yahoo! in providing audio broadcasts for every meeting will help us reach as many of those voices as we possibly can, every way we can," said Kimberly Jenkins, president of the Internet Policy Institute. "We commend the Internet Policy Institute for creating this unique opportunity for citizens to have a voice and to actively participate online through Internet broadcasts of the meetings," said Kevin Parke, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Broadcast The former Webcasting division of Yahoo! that broadcast live and archived TV and radio shows as well as on-demand movies, sports and other audio and video material. It also offered organizations Webcasting for private meetings such as conferences and distance learning. . "Through Yahoo!'s Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. solutions, we are helping companies and organizations like the IPI broaden the reach of their messages to new audiences." Yahoo! is the leading provider of Internet broadcasting solutions and supporting tools for companies to deliver their messages via audio and video streaming See streaming video and video stream. . Yahoo! hosted 13 million hours of programming in the month of June 2000 and delivered more than 1,100 live corporate broadcast events in the second quarter of 2000. More information about America: On the Net is available at http://www.internetpolicy.org/aotn/. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 156 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business services designed to enhance the Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients, including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 23 local World properties outside the United States. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. , and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. Note to Editors: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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