THE SEARCH IS OVER: GREAT NEW HOLIDAY SHOPPING WEB-SITE LAUNCHED

Canada has invented some cool stuff: Basketball, Green Garbage Bags , Pablum, Superman, Gingerale and the incredible Retractable Beer Carton Handle. With such an impressive list of life-altering creations the bar for "What's Next?" is set pretty high. Fortunately, the latest Canadian innovation sails right over it. Announcing: The Great Sites Network (GSN). At our first site -- Great Gift Sites -- we make the internet shopping experience more enjoyable, efficient and interesting. Our site offers some new destinations to explore and tells people what they might see when they arrive. Think of it as an international tour with an excellent guide.

www.GreatSitesNetwork.com, November 12, 2002

Canada has invented some cool stuff: Basketball, Green Garbage Bags , Pablum, Superman, Gingerale and the incredible Retractable Beer Carton Handle.

With such an impressive list of life-altering creations the bar for "What's Next?" is set pretty high. Fortunately, the latest Canadian innovation sails right over it.

Announcing: The Great Sites Network (GSN).

At our first site -- Great Gift Sites -- we make the internet shopping experience more enjoyable, efficient and interesting. Our site offers some new destinations to explore and tells people what they might see when they arrive. Think of it as an international tour with an excellent guide.

We'll supply the, "Ooooooh! Look at this!" factor of a boutique experience.
We'll make sure that our Great Sites are places people really want to visit.
We'll make a virtue out of our biased opinions and invite visitors to help us shape the web experience they are looking for.

So what's the advantage of www.greatgiftsites.com?

GSN President Colin Ewart, says, "We open the doors on the world of internet shopping. For example, our company is Canadian, but lots of our shopping links are American. We like to think we're facilitating trade between Canada and the U.S.. If a Canadian buys something from one of our American sites they foster good relations and get access to some cool stuff we don't have up here."

Brad Brohman, CEO, picks up the thread, "And, if an American buys something from one of our Canadian sources they benefit, not only from our friendly service but also from an exchange rate that puts the cost of most Canadian goods at pretty much free. So, use our site to help you buy more stuff - fast and easy."

The people who are the GSN would like to invite you to the inaugural flight of their new virtual venture. Scheduled launch: November 12, 2002. We are a business story, a lifestyle segment and a tech tale. We know our audience desperately wants what we offer: insightful, personal, sometimes irreverent reviews of 250+ gift websites, in 15 intriguing categories - to start. The content of www.greatgiftsites.com is global in tone. Its design will help consumers reach out into the world for variety - just in time for the holidays.

We are not a corporate marketing machine. We don't use cute little smiley faces. We know that real, grown-up words will give people more of the info they need. Take your next net journey with us and benefit from our web research and expertise. Save hours and end up in exciting, new places. 2-clicks and you're there.

The search is over. Check out www.greatgiftsites.com and see what we mean. To find out more about the future of the Great Sites Network go to our parent site www.greatsitesnetwork.com .

Media inquiries welcome. Link to our FAQ's & A's (http://greatgiftsites.com/faq.asp) or contact our VP of Content & Communications, Christie Hoskins, at: info@greatsitesnetwork.com / tel: 613-523-3608.

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