Message-ID: <18921491.1075845220399.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 04:03:40 -0700 (PDT) From: alerts@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" @ENRON X-To: Andrew Lewis X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Lewis, Andrew H.\Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: Lewis, Andrew H..pst [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 Market Watch [IMAGE] Largest Short Postition Decreases [IMAGE] La= rgest Short Postition Increases [IMAGE] Lock-up Expiry Dates [IMAGE] = IPO Quiet Periods Expiries [IMAGE] IPO Withdrawals [IMAGE] Analyst = EPS Change - Upside [IMAGE] Analyst EPS Change - Downside [IMAGE] Hig= hest Analyst Activity [IMAGE] Earnings Calendar - This Week [IMAGE]= Upcoming Splits [IMAGE] Stock Splits [IMAGE] Coverage Initiation = [IMAGE] Coverage Re-Iteration HelpDesk [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMA= GE] Update my Membership / Profile [IMAGE] Forgot Username / Password = [IMAGE]Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE]View My Alerts [IMAGE] = =09 As requested, your News Alert for YHOO follows from EquityAlert.com. = Consumer Reports and Yahoo! Sign Premium Content Distribution Agreement= =1DYahoo! Shopping Unveils Pay-Per-View Product Ratings and Free Buying Gui= des from Consumer Reports(R) Consumer Reports Auto Buying Guides Available = for Free at Yahoo! Autos SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jun 4, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -= - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading enabler of Web transactions, and Con= sumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports(R) magazine and ConsumerReports= .org, today announced a premium content distribution agreement to distribut= e Consumer Reports(R) unbiased and objective product ratings and buying gui= des on the Yahoo! network. As part of the agreement, Yahoo! has integrated = free buying guides and premium pay-per-view product ratings from Consumer R= eports into Yahoo!(R) Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com). Additionally, Y= ahoo! has integrated free Consumer Reports auto buying guides into Yahoo! A= utos (http://autos.yahoo.com), marking the first time this content is avail= able outside ConsumerReports.org. Yahoo! also will work with Consumer Repor= ts (www.ConsumerReports.org) to integrate buying guides into other relevant= areas of the Yahoo! network. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo! will= receive an undisclosed share of revenue from sales of pay-per-view content= on its site. "Our research shows that consumers demand trusted informati= on and resources to help them make well-informed buying decisions," said Ro= b Solomon, vice president and general manager of Yahoo! Shopping. "Consumer= Reports has established itself as one of the most popular and trusted fee-= based sites on the Web, and we are happy to offer their content to our larg= e audience of shoppers." Available today, shoppers can view free Consumer= Reports buying guides on both Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Autos. The free g= uides contain general summaries of product categories, buying advice and in= formation including product trends. Consumers also have the option to buy p= ay-per-view product reports for only $2.95 per report, which includes acces= s to the report for 30 days on Yahoo! Shopping. Each pay-per-view report pr= ovides in-depth buying advice, performance ratings and information about ke= y features and brand reliability on all the rated products in a category, s= imilar to the information in Consumer Reports magazine. During the 30-day p= eriod, users will have access to dynamic information as it is updated by Co= nsumer Reports. Consumers can conveniently purchase these premium reports u= sing Yahoo! Wallet, the most widely accepted wallet on the Web. "This bus= iness relationship with Yahoo! enables Consumer Reports to reach one of the= largest purchasing audiences on the Web," said John Sateja, vice president= of New Media at Consumers Union. "This relationship also gives Consumer Re= ports the ability to extend our brand online, and develop new relationships= with consumers in addition to the more than 560,000 online subscribers we = currently serve at our Web site -- ConsumerReports.org." Making Better Bu= ying Decisions Consumer Reports has the most comprehensive auto-test progr= am of any consumer publication in the United States. Unlike other publicati= ons and Web sites, the magazine buys all the cars, trucks, and SUVs that it= tests in the retail market and typically evaluates the vehicles for severa= l months. Experienced auto engineers conduct 46 individual tests, ranging f= rom emergency handling, acceleration, and braking, to fuel economy and bump= er-impact tests. Yahoo! Autos users can access Consumer Reports content on = the best new and used cars of 2001, as well as reports on which used cars a= re the safest, how to inspect a used car and warranty comparison informatio= n. Yahoo! Autos will continue to expand current offerings to include Consum= er Reports pay-per-view content in the near future. Yahoo! Shopping has i= ntegrated links to Consumer Reports content within relevant areas of the si= te, so consumers can easily access guides and reports on products as they s= hop. In addition, Yahoo! has created a centralized location where shoppers = can peruse buying guides and premium product reports by category (http://sh= opping.yahoo.com/consumerreports). The addition of Consumer Reports content= complements Yahoo! Shopping's existing features and programs designed to h= elp consumers make better-informed purchases online. About Consumer Repor= ts Consumer Reports provides consumers with an independent, impartial sour= ce of product and service ratings and recommendations, based on its unique,= expert lab testing and survey research. All visitors to the ConsumerReport= s.org Web site have access, at no cost, to helpful advice, safety alerts, r= ecalls, an auto-information hub, and much more. Site subscribers receive pr= oduct and service ratings and recommendations, unlimited access to the late= st issue of Consumer Reports, more than four years of archived reports, exc= lusive product reliability data, e-Ratings of online shopping sites, messag= e boards and more. ConsumerReports.org is the largest paid magazine subscri= ption site on the Web, with more than 560,000 paid subscribers (as of May 2= 001). Subscriptions to Consumer Reports printed magazine and other informat= ion products are available through the ConsumerReports.org Web store. Con= sumer Reports magazine and ConsumerReports.org are published by Consumers U= nion, an independent, nonprofit testing and information-gathering organizat= ion, serving only the consumer. They are a comprehensive source of unbiased= advice about products and services, personal finance, health, nutrition, a= nd other consumer concerns. Since 1936, Consumers Union's mission has been = to test products, inform the public, and protect consumers. About Yahoo! = Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and medi= a company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more t= han 192 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navig= ational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of tr= affic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 = Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The com= pany also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enha= nce the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services i= nclude Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; a= udio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools = and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties= . Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada and the United = States, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Yahoo!, and the Yahoo! = logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other n= ames are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners= . Consumer Reports(R) is published by Consumers Union, an independent, no= nprofit testing and information-gathering organization, serving only the co= nsumer. We are a comprehensive source of unbiased advice about products and= services, personal finance, health, nutrition, and other consumer concerns= . Since 1936, our mission has been to test products, inform the public, and= protect consumers. CONTACT: Yahoo! 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