Free Web-Based Games Go Viral for $50,000 Charity Giveaway

Free Web-Based Games Go Viral for $50,000 Charity Giveaway

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you catch snowflakes on your tongue as a child? Do you fear having your tongue frozen to a lamppost?

These two scenarios form the plot for a set of free online games that are distracting office workers and entertaining Web surfers in this holiday season.

The games are attracting thousands of visitors to Hostway Corporation's Web site, http://www.hostway.com/holiplay , helping the company decide how to give away $50,000 to charity this holiday season, while spreading electronic good will toward all and holiday cheer.

"We launched the games Monday," says Drew Mitchell, Hostway's Marketing Manager and director of holiday online cheer generation. "The first day we had 700 visitors. Then it was 2,500 visitors. Then 7,500 visitors. Now we're up to over 20,000 thousand a day and climbing. We think it's a great way to give people a little lighthearted entertainment in their office cubicles," adds Mitchell.

Holiplay visitors can expect to take pleasure in irreverent holiday-themed Flash games, such as "Snow or Blow" and "Lick 'n Bowl," and create not so traditional Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukah ecards. Then upon completing a game or ecard, visitors have the opportunity to tell Hostway how it should donate $50,000 to two worthy charities -- Junior Achievement and NetDay.

Good fun for a good cause.

Junior Achievement inspires kids to achieve at the business of life through a community-based partnership of educators, volunteers and business professionals. Its unique approach integrates program material, training and support to become the successful bridge between education and business. For more information visit http://www.ja.org/ .

NetDay is a national, education technology nonprofit, whose mission is to connect every child to a brighter future. Its direct services, volunteer opportunities and original research help students, teachers, administrators, parents and community members develop capacity for effective technology use in learning environments. It began as a school wiring initiative and has grown to support digital divide communities and educational organizations with computers, Internet connections and people. For more information visit http://www.netday.org/ .

Hostway Corporation provides Web hosting and managed services to more than 300,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America (Chicago, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (London and Amsterdam), Seoul, Asia and Sydney, Australia. For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit http://www.hostway.com/ or call 1-888-290-5170.

Contact: Lauria Locsmondy, Hostway, 312/994-7720,
Lauria.Locsmondy@hostway.com
Tina Janczura, Slack Barshinger, 312/970-5841,
Tina.Janczura@slackbarshinger.com


Source: Hostway Corporation

CONTACT: Lauria Locsmondy of Hostway, +1-312-994-7720, or
Lauria.Locsmondy@hostway.com ; or Tina Janczura of Slack Barshinger,
+1-312-970-5841, or Tina.Janczura@slackbarshinger.com

Web site: http://www.hostway.com/
http://www.hostway.com/holiplay
http://www.ja.org/
http://www.netday.org/


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