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March 23, 2000
Bingo.com Shows Dramatic Year-To-Date Growth in Registered Users
Page Views Increase to 22.5 Million Per Month
Bingo.com is a rapidly growing online entertainment destination that provides interactive multi-player Bingo games that appeal to a very broad-based audience. Bingo.com has achieved significant growth since the launch of its first bingo games in Dec. 1999. Bingo.com now boasts a respectable 92,417 registered users. Monthly page views have increased to 22.5 million and Bingo.com is averaging over 700,000 page views daily, which the company believes is a clear indication of the popularity of the continually changing content and new concepts being offered on the site.
Bingo.com is very sticky, an industry term which means that the users consistently spend significantly more time per visit on our site than the industry average. According to statistics from leading Internet publications, which rank web sites by the number of minutes spent per average user, Bingo.com would rank in the top five percent with an average user session of approximately one hour.
March 22, 2000
Bingo.com Featured on “.Com” TV Series on CNBC and Bravo Network
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., March 22, 2000 – Bingo.com Inc. (OTC BB: BIGR), one of the nation’s fastest-growing bingo and entertainment sites, today announced it will be featured on the “.com” television series anchored by actor, Mark Hamill. The cable TV show’s initial airing will be on March 25 and again on March 27 and 31.
The television series, now in its fifth season, explores the latest technological innovations and the rapidly evolving Internet environment. Best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars trilogy and among his many television credits, Mark Hamill is the host of the successful “.com” series and has achieved a level of notoriety that spans generations. With the re-release of Star Wars into theaters and on-home video, Hamill has once again become a household name, his face provoking images of technology and the future to fans of all generations.
The upcoming segment entitled “Bingo and Beyond,” airs as a paid program on CNBC, Saturday, March 25 at noon Eastern Time. The program is scheduled to re-broadcast at 8:00 a.m. ET, March 27 and March 31 on the BRAVO network.
March 15, 2000
Bingo.com and COX Interactive Media Alliance Signals Start of Major Brand Awareness Campaign
Bingo.com Expands Advertising Model Through Strategic Promotion
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., March 15, 2000 – Bingo.com Inc. (OTC BB: BIGR), one of the nation’s fastest-growing Bingo and entertainment sites and Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia), which operates the highest-rated network of city sites across the country, today announced a promotional partnership which is expected to result in significant advertising revenues for Bingo.com over the term of the agreement.
CIMedia, an industry leading third-party service bureau specializing in strategic advertising sales, will be providing targeted high profile ad sales within Bingo.com’s Web site. CIMedia will leverage its expertise in single site representation to create a dynamic online advertising gateway for local, regional and national advertisers. CIMedia expects to capitalize on its past success with Gamesville.com, now part of the Lycos Network, to broaden Bingo.com’s Internet presence by expanding its offline marketing reach through comprehensive outreach programs and geographic micro targeting.
March 13, 2000
Bingo.com Partners with ECAL to Add Valuable Service for Registered Users
Relationship to Help Build Brand Awareness And Improve Site Stickiness
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., March 13, 2000 – Bingo.com Inc. (OTC BB: BIGR), Bingo.com Inc. (OTC BB: BIGR), announced a relationship with eCal Corporation, a provider of online calendaring solutions for major Internet sites such as GO Network and CBS SportsLine. The calendar implementation is now integrated into the Events Section of the Bingo.com Web site providing registered users with an opportunity to create, track and participate in on and offline Bingo as well as other related events such as Bingo conventions and Bingo trade shows.
“Online calendaring will become a valuable addition to the Bingo.com community experience,” said Shane Murphy, president and CEO of Bingo.com. “Online calendaring is proven to attract new visitors, enhance the experience of all who use it, and provides one more reason for users to make Bingo.com their first choice of game sites. We partnered with eCal because of their reputation for quality and scalability. The eCal solution will enable us to provide current and future Bingo.com users with a means of being involved in the global, local, and online Bingo.com scene.”
The calendar services are now available free of charge for all registered users of Bingo.com. After a very simple one-time sign-up process, the calendar services are available for everyday use. Bingo.com and eCal will share e-commerce and advertising revenues generated through the Bingo.com eCalendar.
eCal’s patented Internet Calendar Engine (SM) helps people manage their time and share information. Multi-functioned and feature-rich, eCal’s engine provides comprehensive personal information management functionality, including calendar, e-mail, to-do list, individual and group meeting creation, paging and reminder service, plus syncing with other digital hand-held organizers. eCal’s forward-thinking client-centric product has caught on fast; company clients include Disney’s GO Network, CBS SportLine, LookSmart, ZDNet, and RealNetworks. eCal is committed to long-term relationships with world-class partners who provide attention-grabbing, timely content and cutting-edge technical contributions.
March 7, 2000
Bingo.com Announces its “Crack the Vault” Contest with $100,000 Cash Prize
Relationship to Help Build Brand Awareness And Improve Site Stickiness
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., March 07, 2000 – Bingo.com Inc. (OTC BB: BIGR), announced today a promotional campaign aimed at building site traffic and registration activity for its free-play bingo Web site. The promotion, called “Crack the Vault Combo-Match” has a $100,000 cash prize for the person who can accurately guess the combination to the “cyber-vault”. Visitors can register for free to get a chance to guess the correct numbers to crack the vault containing $100,000 in cash.
“This marks the next step in the evolution of our business plan,” said Shane Murphy, president and CEO of Bingo.com. “Although we primarily utilize free-play bingo games to bring traffic to the site, Bingo.com Inc. is a data accumulator first and foremost, with the goal of attracting large volumes of traffic and then collecting demographic information about our registered members. This provides valuable information to a potential advertiser to serve highly targeted advertising that is demographically specific. This comprehensive data in turn maximizes the value of the advertising space on the Bingo.com site.”