EarthLink
Introduces Email Domain and Internet Service Offers
to Ebay Users [April 7, 2004]
ATLANTA,
Apr 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- EarthLink
(ELNK) , one of the nation's largest Internet service
providers (ISPs), and eBay, The World's Online Marketplace,
today announced an agreement that will extend EarthLink's
award-winning products and services to eBay's community
of users in the United States.
EarthLink has created a unique offering
for eBay users that includes a customizable email address
at the domain name PlaneteBay.net. Available now, members
of the eBay community who subscribe to the co-branded
offer, have access to a personal start page that is
customized to fit each user's preferences. The personal
start page allows users to include eBay features and
tools to manage their eBay activities, including monitoring
listings, tracking bids and searching for items. Additional
features include access to "My eBay," which
automatically updates and displays users' item listings,
and alert functionality that enables them to check the
status of an eBay listing just before it ends.
"Our customers tell us they want
speed and security while online," said Mike Lunsford,
EarthLink's executive vice president of products and
marketing. "With features like the EarthLink Accelerator,
Spyware Blocker and Virus Blocker, PlaneteBay.net customers
have access to all of our award-winning tools and services,
to enable them to enjoy their time spent online with
greater piece of mind."
"eBay users have been asking us
for an eBay affinity email address for a long time,
and we're pleased to team up with EarthLink to introduce
this offering now," said Gary Dillabough, vice
president of Strategic Partnerships for eBay. "The
PlaneteBay.net address gives sellers a distinct address
by which they can further promote their eBay business,
and it offers buyers another way to be connected to
the eBay community."
PlaneteBay.net Email Domain Charity
Auction
To raise awareness of this offering,
initial subscribers will have the opportunity to participate
in a charity auction on eBay from April 12th to 18th
to bid on unique PlaneteBay.net email addresses, such
as automobiles@planetebay.net. All proceeds will be
donated to Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta
Lambda. ( www.fbla-pbl.org ). FBLA-PBL is a nonprofit
business education association with a quarter of a million
students preparing for careers in business and business-related
fields. The profits will go toward student and adviser
services and recognition programs. To participate in
the charity auction, go to www.ebay.com/earthlink .
"We are grateful to be the beneficiaries
of this unique new program," says FBLA-PBL President
and CEO Jean Buckley. "And we are excited to work
with two dynamic organizations such as eBay and EarthLink."
eBay enthusiasts interested in becoming
PlaneteBay.net subscribers can find more information
on this at http://www.planetebay.net .
About EarthLink
"EarthLink revolves around you(SM)."
As a leading national Internet service provider (ISP)
headquartered in Atlanta, EarthLink has earned an award
winning reputation for outstanding customer service
and its suite of online products and services. According
to the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Internet Service
Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study(SM),
EarthLink is ranked highest in customer satisfaction
among high-speed Internet Service Providers. Serving
over five million subscribers, EarthLink offers what
every user should expect from their Internet experience:
high-quality connectivity, minimal drop-offs and ISP-generated
intrusions, and customizable features. Whether it's
dial-up, high-speed, Web hosting, or wireless Internet
service, EarthLink provides the tools that best let
individuals use and enjoy the Internet on their own
terms. Learn more about EarthLink by calling (800) EARTHLINK
or visiting EarthLink's Web site at www.earthlink.net
.
SOURCE EarthLink
Jerry Grasso of EarthLink, +1-404-748-7208,
or
grassoj@corp.earthlink.net
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