iWon.com Announces Respond.com as "Shop-By-Request" Partner
Find Exactly What You Want At Destination Portal
Irvington, NY and Redwood City, CA, May 12, 2000 - Internet portal iWon.com, one of the fastest growing web sites in the history of the Internet, today announced the addition of Respond.com as an e-commerce partner. Respond.com joins iWon's "A" list of shopping features, adding a unique "shop-by-request" e-commerce option to the site.
Rather than surfing for hours for a hard-to-find item, iWon users can now go to the "shop-by-request" link and type in exactly what they are looking for, from vacation packages to a specific bottle of wine, and Respond.com will do the searching for them. Buyers type in a request, and Respond.com goes to work finding sellers that have exactly what they want. Buyers remain anonymous until they are ready to buy. Buyers can use "shop-by-request" to comparison shop, to search for a product they can describe in generic terms, and even track down hard-to-find or complex goods and services.
"We are very excited about partnering with Respond.com," said Jonas Steinman, iWon Founder and co-CEO. "Their offering allows us to continue to provide users with top-notch personalized services."
The partnership between iWon and Respond.com marks one of the most integrated portal relationships for the "shop-by-request" e-commerce company.
"We are pleased to be aligned with a company like iWon that understands the importance of delivering dynamic consumer information," said Will Clemens, CEO of Respond.com. "We are delighted that they share our enthusiasm of providing buyers with a way to 'shop-by-request' online and receive exactly what they are looking for."
Respond.com "shop-by-request" service is now available on iWon.com.
About Respond.com
Respond.comTM (www.respond.com) is the leading online shopping service that allows buyers to "shop-by-request" and use their own words to get exactly what they want. Respond.com takes the work out of shopping, saving buyer's effort and time. Sellers with Respond.com benefit by receiving highly targeted leads from customers who are ready to buy. Respond.com has partnered with America Online, American Express, Excite@Home and additional online businesses to provide their members access to Respond.com's community of buyers and sellers. Based in Redwood City, California, the company is funded by The Barksdale Group, Benchmark Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity along with Access Technology Partners, Amerindo Capital Management, Attractor Investments and Index Ventures. Respond.com was founded in 1998.
About iWon
iWon.com, which was launched only seven months ago, currently attracts 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, $30,000 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.
The next $1 million Monthly winner will be announced on Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 8 pm during "Touched By an Angel" on the CBS Television Network. To date, iWon has given away more than $18 million in cash prizes. For details and official rules, visit www.iwon.com.
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