January 28, 1998. Selected as a HOT SITE in today's edition of USATODAY.com and in the hard-copy of USA TODAY. (see below)

Postcards From America, along with Lucasfilm and Borders Books, receive awards in the category of Best Email Newsletter, presented by industry experts, MessageMedia and ClickZ, at ceremonies onboard the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.

Message Media reports:

"The 2000 ClickZ MessageMedia Email Excellence Awards recognize the very best uses of email as an online marketing and communication tool... the finalists for Best Email Newsletter are:

• Davenetics: Davenetics
• Lucasfilm Ltd.: Starwars.com Homing Beacon
• Borders.com: Borders Mail subject-specific newsletters
• Soundbreak.com: Soundbreak.com Weekly Wazzzzuuuuup

As Honorable Mentions in the best email newsletter category

• Web Resources: Web Resources Newsletter
• WriteLine: Postcards From America

... Larry Jones, president and CEO of MessageMedia, says 'The finalists should be proud of their achievement - they've impressed some of the best and most critical minds in the industry. You'll be hearing much more about the finalists as we share with the industry lessons from the leaders.'

The winners will be announced November 14, 2000 at a gala dinner banquet aboard the historic RMS Queen Mary during the ClickZ B2C Email Strategies Conference in Long Beach, CA."

 
Awarded one of the "TOP 100 EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES FOR 1999," and one of the four best Geography sites, by EduSource.com and Looksmart in their review of over 750,000 educational sites.

Excerpt from awards page:

"Discover America Through Postcards has been named one of the Top 100 Educational Web Sites of 1999, by The Education Source. Your site has been chosen from thousands of sites, to be included in a select group of the most informative, innovative, and educational sites on the Internet today!

Congratulations on your award!!! Thank you for teaching and inspiring children and families around the world."

GEOGRAPHY AWARD WINNERS

- National Geographic Society <http://www.nationalgeographic.com>
- Jason Project <http://www.jasonproject.org/>
- Galapagosquest <http://www.galapagosquest.com>
- Discover America Through Postcards <http://www.postcardsfrom.com>

 
"USA TODAY honors PostcardsFrom.com with the BEST BETS for Educators award, given to fewer 150 sites each year for providing educational value in the classroom." See us listed on USA TODAY's Education website at <http://education.usatoday.com>

Sam Meddis, Technology Editor, USATODAY.com writes:

"Your Web site was selected as a Hot Site in today's edition of USATODAY.com and in the hard-copy of USA TODAY.

Just as we do with top-rated movies and TV programs, we look daily for Web sites that are likely to be sure hits with readers -- sites that seek to astound and delight, inform or amuse -- by exhibiting something remarkable in graphics, content or both.

Congrats on a hot site."

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