Message-ID: <24239707.1075857106853.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800 (PST) From: alerts@equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for YHOO Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" X-To: "Andrew Lewis" X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Andrew_Lewis_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Lewis-A X-FileName: alewis.nsf =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D As requested, your News Alert for YHOO follows from EquityAlert.com. To edit/discontinue your alerts please refer to end of message. 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Probex - New, patented, unparalleled, highly economic and environmentally beneficial motor oil reprocessing technology. For more information, click: http://205.210.134.51/a1.asp?ID=3D1261aa AOL USERS: copy & paste the link above into your browser. =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D Yahoo! Shopping Unveils Last-Minute Gift Center; New Yahoo! Shopping Gift Card Allows Recipients to Indulge Themselves with Merchandise from Yahoo! Shopping SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec 13, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Shoppers scrambling fo= r eleventh-hour holiday gift ideas now have resources and solutions for last-minute holiday shopping online. Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading enabler of Web transactions, today announced the launch of the Last-Minute= =20 Gift Center on Yahoo! Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com), offering consumers g= ift selections from popular Yahoo! Shopping merchants who can deliver at the la= st minute, including Nordstrom.com, Barnes & Noble, RedEnvelope and CircuitCity.com, among other brand-name merchants. Each merchant's shipping= =20 and delivery information is clearly outlined, so Yahoo! Shopping consumers know= =20 the date by which they need to order to receive their deliveries on time. "Last year, our greatest volume of transactions occurred in mid-December, s= o=20 we understand that many people do not finish holiday shopping until just befor= e=20 the holidays," said Rob Solomon, director of production, Yahoo! Shopping. "Thro= ugh the launch of the Last-Minute Gift Center, we can easily point consumers in= =20 the direction of merchants offering great gifts that are sure to arrive in time= =20 for the holidays." The Last-Minute Gift Center outlines special offers on shipping as well as guidelines for delivery from a number of Yahoo! Shopping merchants includin= g: -- Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble will guarantee Christmas delivery of any in-stock item ordered by Dec. 18 and shipped with standard delivery, ordered by Dec. 19 and shipped using Second Day Air, or ordered by Dec. 20 and shipped using Next Day Air. -- RedEnvelope: RedEnvelope utilizes a strategically placed fulfillment facility on the tarmac of Airborne Express and will guarantee delivery by Christmas for orders placed by midnight on Dec. 22. -- CircuitCity.com: CircuitCity.com offers direct shipping though Dec. 20 as well as the option of immediate pickup at nearly 600 Circuit City Superstores nationwide through Christmas Eve. -- Nordstrom.com: Consumers can place orders with Nordstrom.com as late as the 10 a.m. on Dec. 23 for guaranteed Christmas delivery for all in-stock items when shipped Next Day Delivery at an additional charge. Yahoo! Shopping's Rich Media Extension Shoppers looking for last-minute gift ideas can also visit Yahoo!(R) ShoppingVision (http://shoppingvision.yahoo.com), a rich media extension of Yahoo! Shopping. Yahoo! ShoppingVision is featuring five last-minute gift= =20 ideas from RedEnvelope, giving consumers a dynamic new way to conveniently shop online. With Yahoo! ShoppingVision, shoppers can view streaming video conte= nt and simultaneously purchase relevant merchandise through a single interface= . Making Gift Giving Easy Whether consumers are searching for a particular product, brand, price rang= e,=20 or looking for gift ideas based on age, gender and relationship or personality type, the Yahoo! Shopping Gift Center (http://shopping.yahoo.com/giftcenter= )=20 has gift ideas for everyone. Through the launch of the Yahoo! Shopping Gift Car= d, available through Yahoo! Shopping's Gift Center, consumers can allow=20 recipients to chose from any of Yahoo! Shopping's thousands of merchants. The cards ar= e available in any dollar amount between $25 and $500. In addition, the Yahoo! Shopping Gift Center offers consumers gift recommendations for everyone on their list -- whether shoppers are looking= =20 for a gadget guy, pampered princess, trend setting teen or high-tech kid, there i= s only one place they need to look. Yahoo! Shopping has also teamed with GiftCertificates.com to launch the Gif= t Certificates Center (http://giftcertificates.shopping.yahoo.com), which off= ers consumers a central destination for purchasing virtual and physical gift certificates from GiftCertificates.com and Yahoo! Shopping merchants,=20 including Macy's, Barnes & Noble, Gap, Crate and Barrel, and more. One-Stop Shopping The Last-Minute Gift Center complements Yahoo! Shopping's existing tools an= d services aimed at providing consumers with a convenient and trusted shoppin= g environment. My Shopping and Yahoo! Shopping's gift recommendation services= =20 give consumers a personalized shopping experience, and Yahoo! Wallet allows=20 consumers to easily store credit card and billing information for fast check-outs at Yahoo! Shopping's thousands of merchants. Also, consumers can shop with tru= st and confidence thanks to the Yahoo! Buyer Protection Program, which covers purchases on Yahoo! Shopping for up to $750, and Yahoo! Shopping's Five Sta= r Merchant rating system, which gives shoppers the ability to easily find retailers with great customer service based on consumer feedback. Yahoo! Shopping is part of Yahoo!'s comprehensive suite of commerce service= s, which also includes Yahoo! Auctions, Yahoo! Store, Yahoo! Classifieds and= =20 Yahoo! Travel. During the first nine months of 2000, Yahoo! directly enabled more= =20 than $3 billion of transactions on its commerce platform. Yahoo! Shopping, recen= tly ranked the No. 1 portal shopping destination (Nielsen//NetRatings, Septembe= r 2000) is the only place consumers need to go to find, compare and buy almos= t anything online. Consumers can shop for items from thousands of merchants i= n=20 20 retail categories, from trusted, brand name retailers. Yahoo! Shopping also offers convenient services, such as Yahoo! Wallet, Express Checkout and a n= ew Gift Center, that make online shopping fast and easy. Yahoo! Wallet is=20 currently accepted by more than 12,000 online merchants. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company= =20 that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 166 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to= =20 the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business=20 services designed to enhance the Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients, including audio a= nd video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and=20 services. The company's global Web network includes 25 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. Note to Editors: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registere= d trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Yahoo! Nicole Kennedy, 408/992-7034 nicolek@yahoo-inc.com or Fleishman-Hillard Shannon Clouston, 415/348-2619 cloustos@fleishman.com URL: http://www.businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. 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