Comedian Joe Ditzel Inks Syndication Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/8/99
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: JOE DITZEL 310-721-6313
COMEDIAN JOE DITZEL INKS SYNDICATION DEAL
iSyndicate, the leading content syndicate on the Internet, has signed
comedian Joe Ditzel (www.joeditzel.com) to their roster. Ditzel will
produce his weekly humor column, “The Joe Ditzel Column”, for the
company. The deal makes Ditzel the first web-syndicated humor
columnist in history.
iSyndicate (www.isyndicate.com) is similar to traditional print syndicates
such as United Media (Dilbert) and King Features (Blondie), but operates
solely on the Internet. They provide dynamic and relevant Web content
designed to help drive commerce and build community. Today, the
company aggregates, packages, integrates and delivers a breadth of
content from more than 200 trusted information sources including Reuters
NewMedia, CNET, The Associated Press, ZDNet, Rolling Stone, and CBS
Sportsline, all in real-time.
This content is delivered by iSyndicate to affiliated Web sites, including
GeoCities, theglobe.com, Fidelity, NationsBank, Nortel and Iomega. The
company also has strategic partnerships with Music Boulevard, Reel.com,
SmartAge and MSN LinkExchange. The recent partnership with GeoCities
makes iSyndicate content available on over 3.5 million websites. The
GeoCities site generates 1.6 billion page views per month and in January 1999 had over 19,000,000 unique visitors.
“I’m very excited about working with iSyndicate”, Ditzel said. “My column
was growing like a weed from week to week and iSyndicate will allow
many, many more people to laugh at my pain.”
iSyndicate is based in San Francisco, and is backed by leading venture
capital firms Scripps Ventures and Labrador Ventures. President and CEO
Joel Maske told Editor and Publisher, “We try to affiliate ourselves with
anyone who has great content.”
The Joe Ditzel Column will be available from iSyndicate in the coming weeks.
