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Netvibes Universe Goes Live


April 17, 2007; 02:54 AM
Netvibes, the pioneer of the personalized startpage, today announced the beta launch of Netvibes Universe, which will enable anyone to create and publish their own personal media portals known as “Universes”. The Universes for more than 100 major media companies, businesses, non-profits and celebrities will debut tonight at the Netvibes Universe Launch Party in San Francisco, CA.


With Netvibes Universe, users can collect, design and syndicate their entire digital world in just minutes. Moving beyond traditional blogs and social networks, Universes bring together and deliver on a single Netvibes page all types of rich online media, including RSS feeds, websites, podcasts, videos, blogs, and photos, along with web services, including del.icio.us, Digg, eBay, Flickr, MySpace, YouTube, and widgets from nearly any platform.

Starting today, users can enjoy content in over 100 Universes that have been created by Netvibes pilot content partners. Furthermore, Netvibes will soon announce the availability of tools to allow all Netvibes users to create their own Universes and use them as outlets to express, showcase and share their complete Web life with others. (For a list of currently available pilot Universes, refer to the attached announcement below.)

Major media companies, including CBS, CNN Money, Forbes.com, LATimes.com, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, TIME, Inc., USAToday and washingtonpost.com, have partnered with Netvibes to launch their own Universes, allowing their readers to control how they view their favorite online content.

“The washingtonpost.com Universe deepens our involvement in the Web community, making it easier for Netvibes users to get our content when and how they want it,” said Jim Brady, Executive Editor, washingtonpost.com. “We chose to get involved because the flexible personalization that Netvibes offers bridges our content with the wide variety of web services available online.”

“We like how our readers can quickly and easily pick which sections they would like to read and decide how they would like to read them, either as a multimedia RSS feed or with the full Forbes.com Web page," said Jim Spanfeller, President & CEO of Forbes.com.

Top recording artists, including 50 Cent, Ben Harper, Deftones, G-Unit, Mandy Moore, Moby, Pretty Ricky, and Snoop Dogg, are also launching Universes as a new way to connect with fans and share with them their blogs, music, MySpace friends, photos, videos and more.

“This is a great, innovative concept that affords me the opportunity to connect with fans, no matter where in the world I may be,” said Mandy Moore. “These Universes embody a sense of community, and what better way to share my new music and a glimpse into my life than through this fun and interactive medium.”

Online services, including eMusic, Newsvine, PopSugar, TechCrunch and Wikio, as well as non-profit institutions, including Harvard University and the UK National Archive, will also release their own Universes.

“Imagine building your own rich media portal that anyone can visit, like your own personal Yahoo or MySpace. Imagine going beyond the blog, and unifying your digital life in one single place with podcasts, videos, feeds, games, pictures—but unlike a blog, you don’t have to post to it everyday; content gets updated automatically. Imagine launching your own media company in just minutes,” said Tariq Krim, Netvibes Founder and CEO. “It’s all possible on Netvibes Universe, which lets anyone create their own attention network.”

Over 100 Universes are now available on the Netvibes Universe at: http://eco.netvibes.com

             Official Netvibes Universe Pilot Partners

Celebrities & Recording Artists
50 Cent
Anthrax
Army of Anyone
B5
Ben Harper
Black Market Hero
Bloodsimple
Bobby Valentino
Chris Cornell
Consequence
Deftones
DJ Whoo Kid
Enrique Iglesias
Flyleaf
Frankie J
G-Unit
HELLYEAH
Hot Rod
Ice Cube
Korn
Lil Jon
Lloyd Banks
Lumidee
Mandy Moore
Mash Out Posse
Metal Sanaz
Mistress Juliya
Mobb Deep
Moby
Mudvayne
New Years Day
Neyo
Olivia
Otep
Paolo Nutini
Pete Yorn
Pit Bull
Pretty Ricky
Shadows Fall

Snoop Dogg
sosohuman
Spider Loc
The Cinematics
Three 6 Mafia
Tony Yayo
Trey Songz
Tyrone Well
Ying Yang Twins
Young Buck
Yung Berg

Media Outlets
20Minutes
CBS News
CBS SportsLine
CNN Money
Cooking Light
CSTV
Elle (France)
Entertainment Weekly
Forbes.com
InStyle
Jacksonville.com
LATimes.com
Le Figaro
Le Quipe
Les Echos
Newsweek
People
Real Simple
ShowBuzz
Slate
Sports Illustrated
TIME
TSR
USA Today
washingtonpost.com

Non-Profit Institutions
Harvard
UK National Archive
Social Innovation Conversations
(Stanford Center for Social Innovation)

Web Services
Catster
Dogster
eMusic
GenerationMP3
HiPiHi
Hoodong
Maya's Mom
Newsvine
Snap
Mashable
TechCrunch
TheStreet.com
Wikio

PopSugar Celebrities:
Angelina Jolie
Ben Affleck
Beyonce Knowles
Brad Pitt
Britney Spears
Cameron Diaz
Christina Aguilera
David Beckham
Drew Barrymore
George Clooney
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Lopez
Jessica Alba
Jessica Simpson
Johnny Depp
Justin Timberlake
Katie Holmes
Leonardo DiCaprio
Lindsay Lohan
Madonna
Matt Damon
Matthew McConaughey
Orlando Bloom
Paris Hilton
Reese Witherspoon
Scarlet Johansson
Tom Cruise
Will Smith

About Netvibes

Netvibes pioneered the personalized startpage, an alternative to traditional Web portals. With millions of users in more than 150 countries, Netvibes lets individuals assemble all in one place their favorite websites, blogs, email accounts, social networks, search engines, instant messengers, photos, videos, podcasts, widgets, and everything else they enjoy on the Web. Founded in 2005 by Tariq Krim, Netvibes (http://www.netvibes.com) has offices in Paris, London and San Francisco.

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