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Press Releases for 2001
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS MAKES THE LEAP FROM MIDDLE-EARTH TO CYBERSPACE
(December 6, 2001) - America Online today announced the launch of the Lord of The Rings "Search for the Ring Sweepstakes," an interactive sweepstakes that brings Middle-earth to life on some of the most popular sites on the Web. The Search for the Ring Sweepstakes gives Web surfers nine chances to enter and win exclusive Lord of the Rings memorabilia and collectibles. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," the highly anticipated first film in New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, opens in theaters everywhere on December 19, 2001.
CALL ME CLAUS, CALL ME SCROOGE
(November 28, 2001) - Netscape Communications is giving people a chance to sound off about their bosses this Holiday season with a "Call Me Claus, Call Me Scrooge" message board feature, offering visitors to Netscape.com a chance to share their most humorous and memorable encounters with their bosses, whether naughty or nice. Whether your boss banished bonuses this year in favor of a fruitcake paperweight, or personally stayed up all night baking cookies for the holiday party, Netscape wants to hear from you.
GET INTO THE WEB THIS HALLOWEEN
(October 23, 2001) - Tired of wearing the same worn-out costume every year? Looking to make your Halloween party a real scream? Got some great pictures of that incredible costume you put together last year that you'd like to share for a chance to win a great prize? Visit Netscape.com and CompuServe this Halloween season to find enough tips and tricks to satisfy even the most demanding hobgoblin.
GET INTO THE WEB THIS HALLOWEEN
(October 23, 2001) - Tired of wearing the same worn-out costume every year? Looking to make your Halloween party a real scream? Got some great pictures of that incredible costume you put together last year that you'd like to share for a chance to win a great prize? Visit Netscape.com and CompuServe this Halloween season to find enough tips and tricks to satisfy even the most demanding hobgoblin.
NETSCAPE.COM OFFERS ONE-STOP "BACK TO SCHOOL" RESOURCE TO GET READY FOR FALL
(August 31, 2001) - Practical School Safety Tips, Back to School Shopping Bargains In Your Town and Educational Features Help Kids and Parents Get Ready; Comprehensive Resources Help Students Make the Transition to College Life Create a "Dream Class Schedule" by Voting for the Ultimate Fantasy Celebrity Faculty; Share Your Favorite Educational Escapade to Win the "Back to School Memories" Contest
NETSCAPE RELEASES UPDATED VERSION OF NETSCAPE SEARCH
(August 15, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of an enhanced version of its popular Netscape Search product with significant upgrades to performance and navigation, giving users more choice and better results while executing searches online.
NETSCAPE LAUNCHES NETSCAPE 6.1 BROWSER
(August 8, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of its Netscape 6.1 browser, the latest update to the Netscape browser suite. Netscape 6.1 greatly enhances the performance and stability of Netscape 6.0 while adding numerous new features. Netscape 6.1 offers users of Netscape Communicator and other browsers a compelling upgrade experience.
DYING TO BE ON THE WB? NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE WB NETWORK ANNOUNCE THE 'DEAD LAST'/NETSCAPE WEBMAIL SWEEPSTAKES
(August 2, 2001) - First-of-its-Kind Interactive Sweepstakes Offers Participants a Chance to Win a Walk-on Role on The WB joint Marketing Initiative Showcases The WB's Cutting-Edge Drama, 'Dead Last' and Netscape's Free Web-based e-Mail Product
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NETSCAPE.COM LAUNCHES REDESIGNED NEWS CHANNEL
(August 1, 2001) - New Style and Layout Provide Integrated Tools, Greater Choice and Increased Access to News and Analysis from a Wide Range of Content Partners. Expanded Coverage From CNN and Time.com Increases Channel's Value as One Stop News Destination, Highlights Cross-Company Synergies
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NETSCAPE DIVES INTO SUMMER WITH SUMMER FUN WEEKEND PLANNER
(June 18, 2001) - Netscape is heating up the Summer season with its Summer Fun Weekend Planner, a one-stop destination offering visitors to Netscape.com everything they need to make the most of their Summer leisure time -- including diversions like a Net-Escape Travel IQ Test and a Surviving Summer Travel contest, along with tips, tools and travel advice to put even the most hopeless homebody on the road to a great summer holiday.
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FSB.COM, THE FSB: FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS WEBSITE AND NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS ACCELERATE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY-LEADING CONTENT, TOOLS AND SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES
(June 14, 2001) - FSB: Fortune Small Business magazine and Netscape Communications announced today that FSB.com will be integrated into the Netscape Netbusiness service, with FSB becoming the site's main editorial content provider of news, features and columns. The move is the latest step by the two AOL Time Warner properties to work together to provide small businesses with an exceptional source of news and information.
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NETSCAPE AND INFORMATION MARKETS CORP. LAUNCH NEW NETBUSINESS Q & A CENTER
(June 4, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. and Information Markets Corp. (IMC), the leading provider of question and answer software, today announced the launch of the Netbusiness Q& A Center, a fee-based expert question-and-answer forum accessible across Netscape Netbusiness.
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NETSCAPE LAUNCHES PREMIER ISSUE OF "NETBUSINESS MAGAZINE"
(May 22, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc., today announced the launch of the Netscape Netbusiness Magazine, a monthly online publication focusing on timely small business issues with leading content and community oriented features. The first issue, emailed to all registered Netbusiness users today and located on the Netbusiness site, will focus on issues surrounding employee hiring and retention for small businesses.
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WARNER BROS. ONLINE, WARNER BROS. TELEVISION AND NETSCAPE.COM ANNOUNCE "THE DREW CAREY SHOW "WHO'S YOUR MIMI? CONTEST
(May 22, 2001) - Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Online and Netscape Communications today announced the Who's Your Mimi Contest? giving THE DREW CAREY SHOW fans a chance to meet their favorite stars and share a moment with them in the limelight. The contest, which is in conjunction with the May 23 one-hour season finale (ABC 9:00pm-10:00pm PT/ET) runs through May 30, 2001.
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NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS AND SCORE PARTNER TO PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE AND VALUABLE RESOURCES TO SMALL BUSINESSES
(May 9, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL America Online Inc., and the SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives), a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide, today announced an partnership agreement to provide valuable advice and resources to help small business people build and grow their companies.
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NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS MARKETPLACE, POWERED BY PURCHASEPRO®, CONTINUES MOMENTUM BY ADDING TRAVELOCITY AND BIZPROLINK NETWORK
(May 08, 2001) - America Online, Inc. and PurchasePro® (Nasdaq: PPRO), a leading enabler of business-to-business, e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced an agreement with Travelocity.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TVLY) to establish a private-label marketplace that will be interconnected with the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace. In addition, the BizProLink Network, a leader in bringing together small and mid-sized businesses and the companies that serve them through the Internet's largest network of customized industry-specific communities, will provide its content and tools within the Communities section of the Netbusiness Marketplace.
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NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL CONTENT AND FEATURES FOR NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
(May 07, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc., today announced a series of special content and features on Netscape Netbusiness to commemorate National Small Business Week. Netbusiness users can read exclusive coverage of many of the week's events from Fortune Small Business, as well as daily polls and in-depth articles on a broad range of small business issues. In addition, the new Netbusiness Government Guide provides quick and easy access to a wealth of small business resources from federal, state and local agencies.
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CALLING ALL 'MOMISMS': NETSCAPE ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR TOP WORDS OF WISDOM AND HUMOR FROM MOTHERS ACROSS THE U.S.
(May 02, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced a new featured area on Netscape.com that makes it easy to be prepared on Mother's Day. From now through May 13, Netscape's "To Mom, With Love" Mother's Day area makes honoring Mom easy -- and fun.
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MONSTER.COM TO CREATE NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS MARKETPLACE WITH AOL AND PURCHASEPRO
(April 10, 2001) - America Online, Inc. and PurchasePro (NASDAQ: PPRO), a leading enabler of business-to-business, e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced that Monster.comā will establish a recruitment industry marketplace for the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace. Monster.com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), will become a provider of hiring management tools and services to the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace. The Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace gives small and medium-sized businesses access to the tools and services that led Monster.com to its current position as the leader in the online careers industry.
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NETSCAPE ANNOUNCES JOB INTERVIEW SURVIVAL CONTEST
(April 04, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced "The Ultimate Interview Survival Contest," where users are invited to post their most disastrous job interview stories for a chance to win an Ultimate Interview Survival Kit. And to help prevent recurring job interview nightmares, Netscape also announced the launch of its "Networking for Success" area on Netscape.com -- a new, one-stop resource that brings together powerful online content and web-based applications to make job hunting a snap.
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AOL AND PURCHASEPRO ANNOUNCE AGREEMENTS WITH CHINADOTCOM CORP., INFORMATION MARKETS CORP. AND INSUREZONE FOR NETBUSINESS MARKETPLACE
(April 03, 2001) - America Online, Inc. and PurchasePro (Nasdaq: PPRO), a leading enabler of business-to-business, e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced agreements with Chinadotcom Corp., Information Markets Corp. (IMC), and InsureZone to establish private-label marketplaces that will be interconnected with the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace. In addition, IMC, a leading provider of fee-based question and answer marketplaces, will become a provider of expert small business advice for the Marketplace.
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AOL AND PURCHASEPRO ACCELERATE NEW B2B
AND E-COMMERCE EFFORT
(March 28, 2001) - America Online, Inc. and PurchasePro (Nasdaq: PPRO), a leading enabler of business-to-business, e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced 10 new strategic agreements, including deals with Hewlett-Packard Company, Homestore.com and Spherion Corporation, to accelerate their B2B and e-commerce efforts, and jointly-develop the Netscape Netbusiness Marketplace. The Netbusiness Marketplace is a one-stop, global e-commerce network of hundreds of communities and marketplaces that allows small, medium and large businesses to buy, sell and interact online.
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NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS TO AWARD ONE MILLION AOL AADVANTAGE MILES IN NETBUSINESS CARD CONTEST
(March 28, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced a contest for new and existing users of the Netbusiness Card on the Netscape Netbusiness service to win one million AOL AAdvantage Miles, redeemable for travel or goods and services through the world's largest online rewards program. In addition, Netscape is automatically registering all current and new Netbusiness cards in to the new Netbusiness Marketplace, launched today by AOL and partner PurchasePro, making it easier than ever for businesses to buy and sell products and services online.
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NEED LAST MINUTE TAX ADVICE?
NETSCAPE OFFERS ALL-INCLUSIVE TAX CENTER ON NETSCAPE.COM AND ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE TAX CONTENT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES ON NETSCAPE NETBUSINESS
(March 22, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of a comprehensive online Tax Center on Netscape (www.netscape.com) and exclusive tax offerings for small businesses on Netscape Netbusiness (www.netbusiness.com). According to experts, 40% of all Americans wait until April 15th to file their taxes. Netscape's Tax Center gives last-minute filers convenient, one-stop access to everything they need to learn about and file their taxes by the April 15th deadline. By providing a cross-section of leading tax news and tips from the most popular financial publications, as well as interactive calculation tools and other resources, Netscape.com's Tax Center and Netscape Netbusiness tax content helps visitors use their time more efficiently as the tax season draws to a close.
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NETSCAPE.COM LAUNCHES "NETSCAPE'S OSCAR INSIDER" FOR COMPLETE, INTERACTIVE COVERAGE OF HOLLYWOOD'S TOP HONORS
(March 13, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of "Netscape's Oscar Insider," a one-stop resource for news, information and entertainment surrounding the 2001 Academy Awards available on Netscape.com. Featuring Netscape's cutting-edge interactive technology - including polls, a movie message board and streaming media - along with extensive Oscar-related content from various Time Inc. magazines and Web sites and E! Online, "Netscape's Oscar Insider" is one of the most comprehensive and fun online destinations covering Hollywood's biggest night.
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NETSCAPE TOOLBAR LAUNCHES ON AOL TIME WARNER BRANDED CONTENT WEB SITES OFFERING CONSUMERS EASY AND PERSISTENT ACCESS TO POPULAR INTERACTIVE FEATURES
(March 6, 2001) - AOL Time Warner (NYSE:AOL), announced today the launch of a new Netscape-branded Toolbar on its Time, People, Money and Warner Bros. Web sites that provides visitors with easy and persistent access to popular Netscape applications. This initial launch is the first step in combining the convenience of Netscape's interactive features with the broad range of AOL Time Warner's popular branded content Web sites, as well as underscoring the Company's cost-effective technology infrastructure.
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NETSCAPE LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE, ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE "JOB HUNTING 101"
(February 21, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced the launch of "Job Hunting 101," a comprehensive online resource for employment listings, job research and career enhancement. Job Hunting 101 combines the technology and interactive tools of Netscape.com with valuable content and reference information from leading partners Monster.com, WetFeet.com and Salary.com and is aimed at taking a prospective job seeker through every step of an effective online job search.
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Netscape Provides One-Stop Location to send e-Valentines, Create Personalized Love Letters and Shop for the Perfect Romantic Gift
(February 8, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), has launched a special Valentine's Day section in Netscape.com. Themed "Winter's Hottest Night," the Netscape Valentine's section offers a serious and humorous guide to love and romance at home and in the workplace. The site features everything from gifts of love and ultimate romantic getaways to romantic polls and a rare opportunity for users to share their worst Valentine's Day experience on Netscape's "Valentine's Day Shockers" message board.
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Netscape To Provide Extensive Online Coverage Of Presidential Inaugural Activities And Bush Administration's First 100 Days
(January 17, 2001) - Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today announced that it is providing complete online coverage of the 54th Presidential Inauguration on Netscape.com, including live video feeds from Washington, DC.
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