Community portal Cymo.com launched
Tuesday with tidings of free Internet service through a partnership with CMGI-owned 1stUp.com Corp.
Cymo.com’s clients can download the free Internet application from
Cymo.com’s Web site. Consumers who download the application receive
unlimited access virtually anywhere in the U.S. or Canada in exchange for
keeping 1stUp.com’s compact, movable navigation bar on their screens during
the free online session. This navigation bar presents users with small
advertisements as well as links to Cymo.com and other sites.
Cymo.com is designed to give users online experience without the clutter by
integrating content from media and Internet companies to provide new
users with a free portal to the Internet and a single source for
content and community services.
Cymo.com is the latest partner to implement 1stUp.com’s technical solution. AltaVista Co., the first partner to
offer free access through 1stUp.com, recently reached 1,000,000 subscribers
in just four months, making AltaVista FreeAccess the seventh largest ISP in
the country.
“Soon enough, free Internet access will be as prevalent as free e-mail. It
is crucial for community-based Internet sites to take
advantage of this opportunity to provide their members with a totally free
Internet experience,” said Yzan Sadeq, co-chief executive officer of
Cymo.com.
1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI Inc. (CMGI), offers consumer-oriented businesses
ad-supported Internet access solutions.
Cymo.com’s content mission is to integrate the information, activities,
products and services into separate channels.
