Snowball Launches SnowballCollege.com With Top Partners
New Network Aims To Be The Most Comprehensive Academic and Career Resource For College Applicants, College Students and Young Career Seekers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000--Snowball (Nasdaq:SNOW), the leading online network for Gen i(TM)-the generation of Web-centric young adults that has grown up using the Internet - announced today that it has launched a new network,
SnowballCollege.com (www.snowballcollege.com). SnowballCollege.com is positioned to become the largest network of college and career resources that offers expert advice as well as a distinctive student voice.
``Snowball is excited to launch this new college network with top-notch partners like The Princeton Review and Wetfeet.com,`` said Britton Jackson,
SnowballCollege.com Network Director. ``SnowballCollege.com is a comprehensive, trusted resource for college students and young career seekers, with advice from our highly qualified panel of experts and the real-world contributions of current students.``
Some of SnowballCollege.com`s partners include:
The Princeton Review, which will serve as the exclusive test prep provider, where students can find the best in test prep, admissions help and financial advice.
Wetfeet.com, which will offer their award-winning, insider career content and research to college students searching for jobs. WetFeet.com`s Career Profiles, Real People Profiles, and career advice articles will help students find the right jobs.
BrassRing
Campus, which will provide SnowballCollege.com users with a comprehensive career-building service including access to a national database of job opportunities and information and resources to help with the transition between school and work.
ansir.com, which will offer self-assessment tools to help individuals better understand themselves and enable a more productive use of their potential.
In addition to its partners` high quality content,
SnowballCollege.com will provide a number of tools, including scholarship searches, electronic admissions applications to a variety of colleges, roommate locator services, internship listings and student reviews of schools, professors and courses.
SnowballCollege.com will give students the ``real deal`` about college life and career choices. Students do not want to rely on a glossy brochure when making big decisions like what school to attend, what major to choose and what career to pursue. SnowballCollege.com will provide students and young career seekers with the necessary resources and tools combined with content from students who are in the know.
About Snowball
http://www.snowball.com/
Founded in February 1999,
Snowball (Nasdaq: SNOW) is the leading Gen i network for Web-centric young adults who have grown up using the Internet. Snowball produces and aggregates top Gen i Web sites and is consistently ranked by Media Metrix as one of the largest consolidated Internet properties in terms of reach. Snowball brings its active Net-centric audience to companies that offer products and services targeted to the demographic, offering its customers a full spectrum of integrated marketing solutions.
Snowball`s networks --
ChickClick.com, HighSchoolAlumni.com,
IGN.com, SnowballCollege.com and
SnowballShopping.com (http://shopping.snowball.com/) -- partner with a vast network of over 300 affiliate sites delivering a diverse selection of content, community and commerce for Snowball`s users. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and a marketing research division, IQuestics, in Norwalk, Conn.
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