Webshots Partners With Creators of Best Selling Book Series for America's Pets

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Webshots Partners With Creators of Best Selling Book Series for America's Pets Leading Online Photo Service Is Official Online Photo Service for DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7 Project SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Focused on America's love of their furry companions, America 24/7 is setting out to tell the American pet lover's story using Webshots' photo expertise. The team behind the Best selling book series, America 24/7, has partnered with Webshots (webshots.com), one of the largest photo sharing Web sites and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET), to create a monumental online collaborative event -- DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7. From now until October 31st, 2004, amateur and professional digital photographers are invited to submit their favorite dog and cat photos via Webshots' site for possible inclusion in DOGS 24/7 or CATS 24/7, to be published by Chronicle Books in 2005 (http://www.chroniclebooks.com/). If a photo is published as a large display image, the photographer will receive a free copy of the book, a photo credit and the satisfaction of knowing their pet is the new family celebrity. Webshots is the project's official online photo service and the only way to upload and submit photographs. Webshots was selected as the ideal online photo site partner for the DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7 book project because of its large community of 14 million photo enthusiasts who visit the site monthly, to post and view photos within its shared photo library. The Pets category of shared photos is one of the more popular destinations on Webshots, with members viewing over 70,000 dog photos and over 30,000 cat photos every day(1). "Webshots enjoys a very active and passionate community that loves to share their pictures with the world," said Narendra Rocherolle, Vice President of Webshots. "We're proud to be the exclusive photo service for this project, and are confident that our audience's contributions will help make these new entries in the America 24/7 series a dynamic viewing experience for pet fans." "The explosive growth of photo sharing has turned the Internet on its ear and we are proud to be partnering with Webshots -- the leader in online photo sharing -- for Dogs 24/7 and Cats 24/7," said Rick Smolan, Co-CEO of 24/7 Media and Co-director of CATS 24/7 and DOGS 24/7. Dog and cat photos can be submitted in a flash through Webshots streamlined photo submission process. Pet lovers simply log on to http://www.cats24-7.com/ or http://www.dogs24-7.com/ and with just a few clicks, submit their top five favorite pet photos. All pet owners -- including both current and new members of the Webshots community -- are welcome to participate. Photo enthusiasts with a Webshots membership are able to enjoy sharing their latest pictures of Fido and Fluffy with family and friends all year round Some fascinating facts about Americans and their pets: -- Americans own 68 million dogs and 73 million cats. -- More than 60% of Americans have a pet. -- 39% of America's pet owners display their pet's picture in their home. -- More than 31 million dog owners purchase Christmas gifts for their dogs. -- More than half of American pet lovers would choose their pet as their sole companion if stranded on a desert island. About 24/7 Media 24/7 Media is the team behind the best selling America 24/7 book series -- the result of an extraordinary invitation extended to anyone in the U.S. with a digital camera to submit photographs capturing what it means to be American. Over the course of a single week, thousands of professional and amateur photographers across the nation shot more than one million pictures of their daily lives. The result is a fascinating book series beginning with America 24/7, a New York Times bestseller, plus fifty additional 24/7 books -- one for every state. The 24/7 series also created publishing history enabling readers, for the first time, to put their own digital photographs on the covers of a best selling book series. (http://www.america24-7.com/) Cats 24/7 and Dogs 24/7 is the latest in the America 24/7 series and celebrates America's love affair with its 141 million dogs and cats. Until October 31, 2004, Americans are invited to submit digital photographs of their dogs and cats. The best photographs will be published in Cats 24/7 and Dogs 24/7 in June of 2005 from Chronicle Books. 24/7 Media was founded by Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen, the original creators of the bestselling Day in the Life(R) and America 24/7 book series. They have been responsible for the most successful photography books in history including four New York Times bestsellers. Smolan and Cohen's groundbreaking, imaginative projects combine compelling storytelling with state-of-the-art technology and have appeared numerous times on the covers of Time, Newsweek, Fortune, and U.S. News & World Report. About Webshots and CNET Networks Webshots (http://www.webshots.com/), one of the largest photo-sharing sites, provides consumers with a variety of ways to enjoy and share photos on their computer desktops, TVs, and mobile phones. Only Webshots enables its members to share photos with family and friends through unique features like Photo Messages (TM), moblogging, online photo albums, and custom prints and gifts. Wildly popular, Webshots now has 14 million unique monthly visitors, averages 20 million page views per day, and boasts a collection of nearly 100 million photos in its publicly shared library(1). Webshots members are passionate about their ability to browse the world's largest photo network and to use the web's best photo search. A free Basic membership allows members to download millions of Webshots photos for use as desktop wallpaper and screensavers as well as to upload and share their own personal photos. A subscription to Webshots Premium membership empowers members with additional benefits such as high-resolution and widescreen photos, exclusive professional images, increased personal photo storage capacity, and much more. CNET Networks, Inc. (http://www.cnetnetworks.com/), Webshots' parent company, is a premier global interactive content company that informs, entertains, and connects large, engaged audiences around topics of high information need or personal passion. The company focuses on three categories -- personal technology, games and entertainment, and business technology -- and includes such leading brands as CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, MP3.com, GameSpot, CNET Download.com, CNET News.com, Webshots, Computer Shopper magazine, and CNET Channel. With a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe, CNET Networks has operations in 12 countries. (1) Numbers in this paragraph are based on Webshots internal logs. Contact: Annie Polk of America 24/7, +1-415-331-6300, or ; or Nicole Scott of Edelman, +1-650-429-2764, or , for Webshots; or Cammeron McLaughlin of CNET Networks Investor Relations, +1-415-344-2844, or . DATASOURCE: Webshots CONTACT: Annie Polk of America 24/7, +1-415-331-6300, or ; or Nicole Scott of Edelman, +1-650-429-2764, or , for Webshots; or Cammeron McLaughlin of CNET Networks Investor Relations, +1-415-344-2844, or Web site: http://www.america24-7.com/ Web site: http://www.cnetnetworks.com/ Web site: http://www.webshots.com/

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