Web.com Offers the Easiest Domain Names And E-Mail Addresses on the 'Net for Free - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, August 16, 1999

Have you ever been asked for your Web site or e-mail address and been embarrassed because it was so long? Web Internet, LLC, the company offering a growing network of intuitive directories and free Internet services, presents a solution to these problems by offering free domain names and free e-mail at the easiest address on the Internet -- Web.com.

Web.com's free WebAddress service provides users with a simple anyname.web.com domain name that redirects visitors to any existing Web page. Web site owners can use WebAddress to replace a longer, more complicated address given to them by their Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Web hosting company.

"Site owners need an easy way for people to locate them on the Web," said Web Internet CEO Robert Friedman. "We provide them with a free solution by giving them a better address for their Web site."

Members of major online communities, such as Geocities, Tripod, Fortune City and XOOM.com, can also benefit by shortening their existing Web site address using WebAddress. For example, a bookstore's current Web address might be http://members.sitename.com/neighborhood/community/~greatbooks/index2.htm- l; WebAddress simplifies it to an easy-to-remember domain name such as greatbooks.web.com.

In addition to WebAddress, Web.com offers WebMail, a free e-mail service providing easy-to-remember e-mail addresses. Business associates, friends and relatives will only have to remember a simple @web.com address. Users choose the first part of the address, whether it be first name, last name or nickname, and place @web.com after it. The service is offered in six different languages -- English, German, Italian, Swedish, French and Spanish.

WebMail users do not need their own ISP or Internet connection to send and receive e-mail. They simply need access to the Internet, whether it is at work, at an airport kiosk, at school or at a cyber cafe. The WebMail address goes with them anytime and anywhere.

In addition to free domain names and e-mail, Web.com is an Internet portal with a full-range of features. Options include Web search, reference, people search, yellow pages, comparison shopping, online auctions, classifieds, headline news and magazines.

"We have created a unique Internet community, featuring our premier free domain name and e-mail services," said Friedman. "In addition, Web.com combines many of the popular features found on other Web sites, satisfying all of the user's needs in one place."

To provide the best possible product, Web.com is working with several industry leaders; WebMail is provided in association with CommTouch Software (Nasdaq: CTCH), the aggregated news headlines are provided by NewsHub and the comparison shopping engine is powered by BottomDollar.com. In addition, Web.com is a GoTo.com (Nasdaq: GOTO) Custom Integrated Search affiliate, offering GoTo's highly relevant search results directly on its site.

Those interested in signing up for Web Internet's WebAddress and WebMail services can visit Web.com and click on the corresponding "sign-up" icon. From there they will be asked to choose a domain name or e-mail address and will be up and running in no time.

Web Internet, LLC, with headquarters in Redondo Beach, Calif., was founded in December 1997. Web.com is a fast-growing network of intuitive directories and free services designed to enhance the Internet experience. Web.com directories contain links to key site categories including shopping, news and travel. These sites are handpicked by the Web.com staff and based on a rigorous rating system. Free services at Web.com include WebMail, Web-based e-mail featuring @web.com addresses, and WebAddress, a service providing simple yourname.web.com site addresses. The company is privately owned and majority held by Web Service Company, Inc. Web Service Company was founded in 1947 and given the name "Web" based on the initials of its founder, William E. Bloomfield, Sr.