Zap.com Announces Initial Members of
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1999--Zap.com Corp. (OTCBB:ZPCM - news) announced today the initial members of ``The Zap 200 Best Internet Sites.'' The Zap 200, is a quick and easy, one stop guide to the Internet's best web sites located at www.zap.com. The Zap 200 is selected by a panel of experts from among thousands of interesting, informative and entertaining Internet sites.
Avram Glazer, President of Zap.com Corp. stated, ``The ZAP 200 is the Internet users one-stop source for the finest sites the web. It is different from other source or guide sites in that Zap.com provides the user with a simple, centralized solution for Internet users looking for the very best the web has to offer.
The Zap 200 will be updated with new and outstanding web sites on a regular basis. Internet sites interested in being considered for inclusion in the Zap 200 should fill out the feedback form at www.zap.com.
The initial members of the Zap 200 (by category) are as follows:
SEARCH/POTALS
- About.com (www.about.com)
- Altavista (www.altavista.com)
- Disinfo (www.disinfo.com)
- Excite (www.excite.com)
- GO Network (www.go.com)
- Google (www.google.com)
- Hotbot www.hotbot.com)
- Looksmart (www.looksmart.com)
- Lycos (www.lycos.com)
- MSN (www.msn.com)
- Netscape Netcenter (www.netscape.com)
- Yahoo (www.yahoo.com)
NEWS/WEATHER
- ABC News (www.abcnews.com)
- BBC Online (www.bbc.co.uk/home/today/index.shtml)
- CNN Interactive (www.cnn.com)
- The Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com)
- MSNBC (www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp)
- NASA Weather (www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/weather)
- New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- Time (www.pathfinder.com/time)
- USA Today (www.usatoday.com)
- Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
- The Weather Channel (www.weather.com)
- WeatherNex (www.cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet)
STOCKS/FINANCE
- Bloomberg (www.bloomberg.com)
- Business Week (www.businessweek.com)
- CBS Market Watch (www.cbs.marketwatch.com)
- Daily Stocks (www.dailystocks.com)
- E*Trade (www.etrade.com)
- Hoover's Online (www.hoovers.com)
- Motley Fool (www.fool.com)
- MSN Investor (www.moneycentral.msn.com)
- Quicken.com (www.quicken.com)
- Raging Bull (www.ragingbull.com)
- The Street (www.thestreet.com)
- Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition (www.wsj.com)
- Zap.Futures (www.zapfutures.com)
TRAVEL
- Biztravel.com (www.biztravel.com)
- Citysearch (www.citysearch.com)
- Culturefinder (www.2culturefinder.com)
- Epicurious Travel (www.travel.epicurious.com)
- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (www.gorp.com)
- Lowestfare.com (www.lowestfare.com)
- Microsoft Expedia (www.expedia.msn.com)
- Online Vacation Mall (www.onlinevacationmall.com)
- Preview Travel (www.previewtravel.com)
- Sidewalk (www.national.sidewalk.citysearch.com)
- Travelscape (www.travelscape.com)
- Zagat Survey (www.zagat.com)
SPORTS
- CBS Sportsline (www.cbssportsline.com)
- CNN/SI (www.cnnsi.com)
- ESPN (www.espn.go.com)
- Formula1.com (www.formula1.com)
- Fox Sports (www.foxsports.com)
- Major League Baseball (www.majorleaguebaseball.com)
- NFL (www.nfl.com)
- Quokka Sports (www.quokka.com)
- Sporting Life (www.sporting-life.com)
- The Sporting News (www.sportingnews.com)
- Sportspages.com (www.sportpages.com)
- WWF (www.wwf.com)
ENTERTAINMENT
- Ain't It Cool News (www.aint-it-cool-news.com)
- All Media Guide (www.allmusic.com)
- Atom Films (www.atomfilms.com)
- The Girls on Network (www.girlson.com)
- Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com)
- Mp3.com (www.mp3.com)
- Mr. Showbiz (www.meshowbiz.go.com)
- SciFi.com (www.scifi.com)
- SonicNet (www.sonic.net.com/front/index.jhtml)
- TV Guide (www.tvguide.com)
- Ultimate TV (www.ultimatetv.com)
- Ultimate Bandlist (www.ubl.com/fp.asp?layout=main_front_page)
GAMES
- Classic Gaming (www.classicgaming.com)
- Gamecenter.com (www.gamecenter.com)
- Gamers.com (www.gamers.com)
- Gamespot (www.gamespot.com)
- Happy Puppy (www.happypuppy.com)
- IGN (www.ign.com)
- ShockRave
(www.shockwave.com/bin/shockwave/entry/player_fail.jsp?player=flash)
- Mplayer.com (www.mplayer.com)
- Mudconnector (www.mudconnector.com)
- MSN Gaming Zone (www.zone.msn.com)
- The Station (www.station.sony.com)
- Uproar (www.uproar.com)
KIDS
- Ask Jevves for Kids (www.ajkids.com)
- CTW (www.ctw.org)
- Disney (www.disney.go.com)
- E Play (www.eplay.com)
- The Exploratorium (www.exploratorium.com)
- KidFlix (www.familywonder.com)
- MaMa Media (www.mamamedia.com)
- Nickelodeon (www.nick.com)
- Purple Moon (www.purple-moon.com)
- Sports Illustrated Kids (www.sikids.com)
FAMILY/HOME
- Baby Center (www.babycenter.com)
- BabyNamer (www.babynamer.com)
- Better Homes & Gardens (www.bhglive.com)
- Epicurious Food (http://food.epicurious.com)
- Family.com (www.family.go.com)
- Family Education Net (www.familyeducation.com/home)
- House Net (www.housenet.com)
- Martha Stewart Living (www.marthastewart.com)
- Parent Soup (www.parentsoup.com)
- Realtor.com (www.realtor.com)
HEALTH
- Ask Dr. Weil (www.pathfinder.com/drweil)
- Health Oasis (www.mayohealth.org)
- The Body (www.thebody.com/index.shtml)
- Dr.Koop (www.drkoop.com)
- Drugstore.com (www.drugstore.com)
- Intelihealth
(www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtlh?t=408&st=408&r=wsihw000)
- Medscape (www.medscape.com)
- On Health (www.onhealth.com/ch1/index.asp)
- Thrive Online (www.thriveonline.com)
REFERENCE
- Bartleby Library (www.bartleby.com)
- Discovery Channel (www.discovery.com)
- Encyclopedia Britannica (www.eb.com)
- The Etext Archives (www.etext.org)
- Fed World (www.fedworld.gov)
- Infospace (www.infospace.com)
- IRS (www.irs.gov)
- Learn2 (www.learn2.com)
- Library of Congress (www.lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html)
- Mapquest (www.mapquest.com)
- OneLook Dictionaries (www.onelook.com)
- Smithsonian (www.si.edu)
ZINES
- Word (www.word.com)
- Charged (www.charged.com)
- Feed (www.feedmag.com)
- McSweeney's (www.mcsweeneys.net)
- Nerve (www.nerve.com)
- The Onion (www.theonion.com)
- Retro (www.retroactive.com)
- Salon (www.salon.com)
- Shift Japan (www.shift.ip.org)
- Slate (www.slate.com)
- Suck (www.suck.com)
COMMUNITY
- Pixeltime (www.pixeltime.com)
- Bolt (www.bolt.com)
- Coolchat (www.coolchat.com)
- Deja.com (www.deja.com)
- Geocities (www.geocities.yahoo.com/home)
- The Globe (www.theglobe.com)
- ICQ (www.icg.com)
- Senior Net (www.seniornet.com)
- Talk City (www.talkcity.com)
- Tripod (www.tripod.com)
- Yack! (www.yack.com)
- Yahoo Chat (www.chat.yahoo.com/?myhome)
COMPUTING
- CNET (www.home.cnet.com)
- Developer.Com (www.developer.com)
- The Industry Standard (www.thestandard.net)
- Internet.com (www.internet.com)
- Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com)
- Mac OS Rumors (www.macosrumors.com)
- Microsoft (www.microsoft.com)
- Mac Fixit (www.macfixit.com)
- Slashdot (www.slashdot.org)
- Whatis.com (www.whatis.com)
- Wired News (www.wired.com/news)
- ZD Net (www.zdnet.com)
SOFTWARE
- Dave Central (www.davecentral.com)
- Download.com (www.download.cnet.com)
- Gamelan (www.gamelan.com)
- Info-Mac Hyperarchive
(www.hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/hyperarchive.html)
- Palm Pilot Gear HQ (www.palmgear.com)
- Palm Underground (www.plamunderground.com)
- Real Networks (www.real.com)
- Shareware.com (www.shareware.cnet.com)
- Tucows (www.tucows.com)
- Version Tracker (www.versiontracker.com)
- Winfiles.com (www.winfiles.com)
SHOPPING
- Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)
- Buy.com (www.buy.com)
- CDNow (www.cdnow.com)
- Comparenet (www.comparenet.com)
- Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org)
- CNet Shopper.com (www.shopper.cnet.com)
- Etoys (www.etoys.com)
- Fashionmall.com (www.fashionmall.com)
- MSN Car Point (www.carpoint.msn.com)
- NetMarket (www.netmarket.com)
- Tower Records (www.towerrecords.com)
- Valupage (www.valupage.com)
AUCTIONS/CLASSIFIED
- Amazon Auctions (www.amazon.com)
- Bidders Edge (www.biddersedge.com)
- BoxLot (www.boxlot.com)
- E-bay (www.ebay.com)
- Excite Classifieds & Auctions (www.classifieds2000.com)
- Hotjobs.com (www.hotjobs.com)
- Monster.com (www.monster.com)
- Onsale (www.onsale.com)
- Priceline (www.tickets.priceline.com)
- The Riley Guide (www.dbm.com/jobguide.com)
- Sotheby's (www.sothebys.com)
- UBid (www.ubid.com)
WEB SERVICES
- ASK Jeeves (www.askjeeves.com)
- Dev Head (www.zdnet.com/devhead)
- Hotmail (www.htmlhelp.com)
- Network Solutions (www.networksolutions.com)
- Register.Com (www.register.com)
- Topica (www.topica.com)
- Webmonkey (www.hotwired.com/webmonkey)
- Webreference (www.webreference.com)
- Web Review (www.webreview.com)
- Web Site Garage (www.websitegarage.netscape.com)
- When.Com (www.when.com/cqi.bin/qx.cqi/applogic+Login)
DIRECTORIES
- AnyWho (www.anywho.com)
- GTE Superpages (www.superpages.com)
- KnowX (www.knowx.com)
- Monsterbook (www.monsterbook.com)
- QPG (www.qpg.com)
- Switchboard (www.switchboard.com)
- Worldpages (www.worldpages.com)
- Yahoo People Search (http://people.yahoo.com)
- ZIP2 (www.zip2.com)
OTHER STUFF
- Blue Mountain Arts (www.bluemountain.com)
- DIA Center for the Arts (www.diacenter.org)
- Entropy8 (www.entropy8.com)
- Here and Now (www.hereandnow.net)
- Lyrics Server (www.songfire.com/index_2.html)
- Jodi (www.jodi.org)
- The Knot (www.theknot.com)
- Metalab (http://metalab.unc.edu/metalab.shtml)
- NASA (www.nasa.gov)
Zap.com Corporation was founded by Zapata Corp. in April, 1998, to create and operate a premier Internet network with global market reach.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are ``forward-looking'' statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the company's actual results in the future to differ materially from expected results. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the Company's lack of an operating history; the risks inherent in establishing a new business in the Internet industry: the lack of a present source of revenues; the extent of the losses and negative cash flows that the Company anticipates: the Company's unproven business model; the ability of the Company to successfully finalize development of its Internet banner; risks associated with the Company's dependence on the Internet; intense competition; the extent to which a trading market develops in its stock; the Company's ability to raise capital if necessary; the Company's ability to maintain intellectual property protection for its proprietary products, to defend its existing intellectual property rights from challenges by third parties, and to avoid infringing intellectual property rights of third parties; unforeseen operating risks; the Company's ability to secure agreements with third parties for various services and marketing and other functions; and the availability of capital to finance planned activities if necessary. These risks are qualified in their entirety by cautionary language and risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC), including the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on April 13, 1999, as amended. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release.
Contact:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Zap.com Corp.
Investor Relations
212/838-3777
or
Media Inquires:
Norman Begun, 212/527-8833
Peter Eramo, Jr., 212/527-8804
or
Roland & Company
At the Company
Guy Gugliemino
Director of marketing and sales
716/242-8600