After 10 years, Lycos has established itself as a global brand with a loyal audience of five million users in Canada, or approximately one-in-four online Canadians. Lycos.ca continues to offer Canadians the “best of the web” from e-mail, search and careers to concerts, movies and photo sharing. Montreal-based Smart Media Works operates Lycos Canada in both French and English.
“Lycos specializes in delivering insightful news, articles and applications that entertain and inform audiences across Canada,” said Andrew Morgan, President of Lycos Canada. “Employment is one of the most high-profile issues of the day. Partnering with CareerBuilder.ca guarantees the expertise needed to quickly link our users with potential employers in their areas.”
According to the latest Labour Force Survey, employment in Canada has increased by more than 210,000 jobs so far this year. Analysts estimate the online recruitment market in Canada to be valued at $80 million and could potentially reach $110 million in 2008.
“Partnering with Lycos adds a multitude of potential candidates for our corporate customers throughout Canada,” said Remy Piazza, Director of CareerBuilder Canada. “The partnership is just the latest step in CareerBuilder.ca’s strategy to partner with best-of-breed organizations in Canada to speed and sharpen the recruitment process.”
About Lycos Inc. Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.
About Smart Media Works Smart Media Works is a Montreal based online publisher that operates some of the fastest growing brands in Canada including Lycos.ca, tibconcerts.com, ottosgarage.com, and easymanagephoto.com. People visit Smart Media Works sites to find local concerts, watch movie trailers, check their email, share their photos online and more. For more information on Smart Media Works sites, visit http://www.smartmediaworks.com.
About CareerBuilder.ca CareerBuilder LLC is Canada’s third largest visited job site with more than one million unique visitors, according to comScore Media Metrix Career Resources subcategory September 2006. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder.ca powers the career centers for more than 75 Canadian partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include leading portals such as Lycos Canada and AOL Canada. Job seekers visit CareerBuilder.ca every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder.ca products and services, visit http://www.careerbuilder.ca.
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