Excite@Home Signs On As MetroVox.org's First Corporate Sponsor

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Excite@Home Signs On As MetroVox.org's First Corporate Sponsor

Online Resource Adopts Corporate Underwriting Model from Public Broadcasting

Berkeley, Calif. - March 29, 2000 - MetroVox.org, a leading online source for jobs, housing and information, today announced Exite@Home, one of the visited sites on the World Wide Web, has become it's first corporate sponsor. Using the model of corporate underwriting familiar from public broadcasting, the two organizations are showing how for-profit and non-profit web-based enterprises can collaborate to serve the Internet community.

Eric Seltzer, a senior recruiter at Excite@Home, sees MetroVox.org as offering an effective way to reach job seekers who have the skills employers like Excite are looking for. It also offers another means of creating broader awareness of what Excite is beyond merely being a search engine. In recent years, Excite@Home has become a leading Internet media company and broadband channel.

Why do MetroVox and Excite make good partners?

Excite is a leader in broadband and MetroVox.org is working to become a leader in providing information and resources to the online community. MetroVox.org, a non-profit social venture based on the model advocated by Gary Hirshberg, founder and president of Stonyfield Farms, is also looking for ways to provide service to its users free of charge or for a very nominal fee. Corporate underwriting is a natural vehicle for making this happen. "We are delighted that Excite@Home is leading the way, and hope that other Internet companies will follow," said Nancy Melone, "MetroVox.org's founder and CEO. It seems to be a win/win for both of us. Their sponsoring us allows us to maintain very modest fees while we grow the list."

Giving Back to the Community

Excite@Home's support of MetroVox.org also provides them with a way to give something back to Internet community of which it is a part. MetroVox.org and Excite both are largely interested connecting people with opportunity. Excite's support of MetroVox underlines its commitment to supporting the grassroots Internet community while at the same time improving its recruiting efforts.

About MetroVox.org

MetroVox.org is an online community delivering essential community information to members throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 1998. It has become one of the most trusted -- and visited -- local sites on the Internet. As part of its mission, MetroVox.org is developing of similar sites through the United States and worldwide. MetroVox.org empowers Internet users by connecting them with each other in virtual communities that will promote change and make good things happen.

About Excite@Home

Excite@Home, the leader in broadband, offers media services through the         Excite Network (www.excite.com, www.bluemountain.com and other                 properties), and broadband subscription services through @Home                    (www.home.com) and @Work (www.work.home.net). The company has a         worldwide footprint of 72 million cable homes under long-term contract.            Excite@Home's MatchLogic subsidiary (www.matchlogic.com) offers                 marketers industry-leading digital advertising solutions including rich media     production, targeted ad and email services, and datamart management and     analysis.