New "My Brush with Fame" Photo Gallery on iWon.com's Gossip Channel Will Show Lucky iWon Fans Hanging Out with Celebrities Popular Portal Site Doles Out Hottest Celebrity Gossip and Lots of Cash
Irvington, NY, June 8, 2000 - Internet portal iWon.com, which gives away $25 million dollars each year in guaranteed cash prizes to its users, today rolled-out a new Gossip Channel which will include a "My Brush with Fame" photo gallery. The gallery will feature an array of homemade photos of iWon users' close encounters with celebrities. Photos will be rotated weekly.
In addition to the "Brushes with Fame" photo gallery, the new gossip section, will feature top notch daily celebrity gossip from sources like Liz Smith and PageSix.com; a celebrity photo gallery (with 20-30 new photos every week) taken at events such as the Cannes Film Festival, movie premieres, fashion shows, etc.; and an interactive celebrity "sound off" board.
The iWon Gossip Channel is unique because it provides a comprehensive source for all celebrity related information-bringing the latest gossip from leading sources to one location, eliminating the need for users to search through every newspaper, magazine or web-site to get the latest dish. In addition, the interactive aspects of the channel allow users to share their opinions with millions of other like-minded people everyday, all while earning entries to iWon's daily, weekly, monthly and annual cash prizes.
"The iWon Gossip Channel offers users a one-stop destination for the latest gossip on their favorite stars," said Jonas Steinman, iWon Founder and co-CEO. "It will appeal to anyone who just can't start the day without finding out the latest celebrity scoop."
iWon.com, which launched only eight months ago, currently attracts more than one out of every twenty people who visit the Web on any given day, according to Media Metrix. iWon provides users with world-class content and functionality and has partnered with many of the same providers - Reuters, AP, Weathernews Inc., Autoweb, Travelocity, Gist, and Lottonet - as Yahoo!
As an added incentive, iWon gives away to users, $10,000 every day, 30 $1,000 prizes every week, $1 million every month and $10 million on Tax Day. By simply using the site to search the Web, check email, go shopping, read the news, or perform other regular Internet activities, iWon.com users earn entries with practically every click.
To date, iWon has given away almost $20 million to users. For details and official rules, visit www.iwon.com.
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