Forgotten But Not Gone - Celebrities Share Favorite Bookmarks at Blink.com

September 6, 2000
Celebrities Share Favorite Bookmarks at Blink.com
Press Release, SOURCE: Blink.com
View the Internet Through the Eyes of Iman, Rosanna Arquette, Todd Rundgren, Miss America 2000 & Amy Grant Among Others

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Blink.com, the leader in portable bookmark management and personalized Web searching, today launched its showcase of celebrity bookmarks enabling Internet surfers to peruse the Web sites preferred by their favorite celebrities. Users simply click on Blink.com's celebrity bookmark feature, view a list of participating celebrities, choose their favorite celebrity, and access a list and description of his/her favorite sites. Blink.com is featuring celebrities from a variety of fields, including music, acting, journalism, modeling, environmental conservation, and culinary arts.

``I was very interested when I learned about Blink.com's new celebrity bookmark feature,'' said Heather French, Miss America 2000. ``Not only am I able to share the sites that are important to me with the members of Blink.com, but I'm also enjoying visiting the Web sites of others.''

Blink.com recently partnered with ArtistEnt.com/PatroNet.com to extend its reach as the primary provider of celebrity bookmarks. Representing a network of Web sites created by established and well-known artists, AtristEnt.com/PatroNet produces rare and exclusive content, which is broadcast solely online. Blink.com's celebrity roster features renowned artists affiliated with ArtistEnt.com/PatroNet.com, including Rosanna Arquette, former J. Geils Band lead singer Peter Wolf, Todd Rundgren, radio personality Vin Scelsa and the rock band Kittie.

``We're pleased to offer Blink.com's users the unique opportunity to view the Internet through the eyes of some of today's hottest celebrities and industry influencers,'' commented co-founder Dr. Mark Laska, vice president of Community Partnerships for Blink.com.

He added, ``It's an evolving feature of Blink.com. We're continually adding new celebrities and highlights, including a new seasonal feature that will offer users links to several celebrities' favorite holiday shopping sites.''

To date, celebrities and industry influencers showcased on Blink.com include:

    Actors/Models
    -- Rosanna Arquette; Iman; Rhonda Shear

    Music Artists/Songwriters/Radio DJ's
    -- Amy Grant; Michael Smith; Rachel Lampa; Todd Rundgren; Vin Scelsa,
       Radio Personality; Peter Wolf, former J. Geils Band lead singer; and
       Rock band Kittie

    Influencers
    -- Heather French, Miss America 2000; Carl Safina, the Audubon Society and
       a MacArthur Award recipient; Rocco DiSpirito, Executive Chef from Union
       Pacific in New York City; Mark Williams, Author/Journalist from Digital
       Coast Reporter

About ArtistEnt.com/PatroNet.com

ArtistEnt/PatroNet is an online network and artist subscription label that creates exclusive original content from such participating artists as Rosanna Arquette, Pat Dinizio, Kidd Kraddick, Bill Laswell, Mancow Muller, Sugar Ray, Todd Rundgren, Vin Scelsa, and Peter Wolf. PatroNet.com and RTVnet.com are two of the Internet properties of Sheridan Square Entertainment, the company founded by Danny Goldberg and C&P Partners. Stuart Shapiro is president of ArtistEnt/PatroNet. ArtistEnt/PatroNet has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

About Blink.com

Based in New York City, Blink.com was founded in 1999 by David Siegel Ph.D., a veteran technology executive with a background in artificial intelligence. Blink.com creates a smarter Internet through its interactive community where members can access and share their bookmarks from any Internet-enabled device. Today, Blink is managing more than 80,000,000 bookmarks for its rapidly growing member base. Major shareholders in Blink.com include Sandler Capital Management and Tudor Investment Corp., and PC Magazine hailed Blink.com as ``the bookmark site to beat.'' To learn more about Blink.com, visit http://www.blink.com/.