Yahoo! Welcomes Corbis As A Premier Merchant
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Dec. 21, 1999 --
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:
YHOO), a leading global Internet media company serving 105 million
users worldwide, today announced that Corbis Corporation (www.corbis.com), a leading
provider of digital photography and fine art on the Internet,
has joined its premier merchant program.
Under the agreement, Corbis will be promoted through banner
advertisements and fixed buttons in relevant online digital imagery,
art and art merchandise-related categories and on various keyword
search results pages throughout the Yahoo!® network of properties
(www.yahoo.com). Additionally,
Corbis will run banner advertisements on various Yahoo! properties,
including Yahoo! Travel (http://travel.yahoo.com),
Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com),
Yahoo! Briefcase (http://briefcase.yahoo.com)
and Yahoo! Geocities (http://geocities.yahoo.com).
Under the agreement, Yahoo! users will be able to easily access
Corbis' extensive library of images and image products, including
"The Corbis Picture Experience," a suite of personalized
image products for consumers. With the aid of sophisticated
image search tools, visitors to Corbis.com can easily find the
pictures they need to create an array of personalized products
ranging from screensavers and wallpaper to high-quality photographic
prints and posters.
"This agreement is a result of Yahoo! and Corbis' commitment
to providing high-quality products, service and convenience to
our users," said Anil Singh, chief sales and marketing officer,
Yahoo!. "Our agreement with Corbis provides our users with
additional ways to access, view and use digital images. We're
very pleased to welcome them to our premier merchant program."
"Our agreement with Yahoo! will allow us to offer world-class
photography and fine art to Yahoo!'s vast audience," said
David Rheins, vice president of Corbis consumer division. "We
are thrilled to offer the next generation of visual content products
and services to Yahoo!'s millions of users."
About Corbis
Corbis is a leading provider of visual content and services to
creative professionals and consumers through innovative digital
technologies. The Corbis Collection-more than 65 million images,
with more than 2.1 million available online-contains the some
of the world's most significant photography and fine art from
more than 1,500 creative sources, including Ansel Adams and the
Bettmann Collection as well as leading celebrity, commercial,
and news photographers.
Corbis, with over 850 employees worldwide, is a privately
owned company based in Seattle, with offices in New York, London,
Los Angeles, and Paris. For more information about Corbis and
its products and services, call 1-800-260-0444, (425) 641-4505,
fax (425) 746-1618, or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is a global Internet media company
that offers a branded network of media, commerce, and communication
services to more than 100 million users worldwide. As the first
online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com
is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household
and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands
associated with the Internet. The company also provides online
business services designed to enhance Yahoo!'s clients' Web services,
including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management,
and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network
includes 21 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and
is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
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