Fans
of "The Blair Witch Project" Turn to North Sky's FreeServers.com
to Participate in the Intrigue
tbwp.freeservers.com
averaging nearly 250,000 page views a month since its launch
in April
OREM, Utah --- August 17, 1999 --- Fans of the movie, "The
Blair Witch Project," have found a home at North Sky's FreeServers.com
where information and opinions about the summers most talked
about horror movie are abundant.
Many fans of the movie are sharing their fear and enthusiasm
through Web sites such as tbwp.freeservers.com and blair.itgo.com.
FreeServers.com and itgo.com are two of 12 Web addresses users
can select when registering their unique "your-name-first" domain
name at FreeServers.com.
FreeServers.com, which provides free Web sites and free hosting
services for anyone, hosts several of the fan-frenzied "Blair
Witch Project" destinations. FreeServers.com's tools and features
have become an attractive resource to build sites associated
with the horror film.
"Fans of 'The Blair Witch Project' are taking full advantage
of all that the Web offers," said Hal Halladay, CEO and president
of North Sky. "There is substantial intrigue around this film
and real interest at a grass roots level - a level served well
by the Internet. Fans of the film are creating "unofficial"
Web communities, sharing impressions and constantly looking
for more information. FreeServers.com has been a perfect starting
point for the movies' WebRing."
North Sky facilitates the development of useful and productive
online communities by members of offering offline communities
(those connected by their careers, lifestyles, consumer preferences
or hobbies), the opportunity to organize online. FreeServers.com
offers free Web sites, free Web hosting and a unique "your name
first" search engine-friendly, domain name scheme.
"Giving individuals or companies the opportunity to choose
various domains and to put their name first, ahead of our hosting
domain name, has attracted hundreds of thousands of users,"
Halladay said. "Our solutions provide anyone a 'free' method
to share ideas and opinions and to market products and services.
The traffic at tbwp.freeservers.com, which at times reaches
25 hits per second, shows the effectiveness of what we offer."
Since 1998, North Sky, Inc. has developed technology and tools
that facilitate interaction among businesses, communities and
individuals on the Web. The company expects to rapidly expand
its online presence by offering its tools, technology and experience
as a turnkey solution for affinity Web portals, consumer product
companies and organizations to create online Web site communities.
These tools are currently showcased through two Web sites, FreeServers.com
and Global-servers.com. FreeServers.com currently hosts more
than 400,000 free Web sites and offers free hosting and features
that enable the Web novice as well as expert to easily build
a Web page. Global-servers.com offers premium Web presence solutions
offering the company's free Web site users a natural upgrade
path to acquire more advanced tools and services for a fee including
additional web space and e-commerce packages. North Sky is headquartered
in Orem, Utah.
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