, Freewebs is a global online
community of web publishers with more than 10 million users.

* Nearly a quarter of the S+P 100 Index (24 companies) say they base their
CSR reports on the widely recognized external standard provided by the
Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI ) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.

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Some popular themes include music and fan sites,
community sites like churches, sports teams, and scout troops; small
businesses; non-profit organizations; educational sites; and family-oriented
sites for sharing everything from weddings to new baby photos . Since its
launch in 2001, Freewebs has experienced tremendous growth.

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Subscribers use Freewebs sites for just about everything. Subscribers use Freewebs sites
for just about everything.
For the full text of the Joint Analyst Statement on Sustainability
Reporting, go to http://www.

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* Almost 40 percent of the S+P 100 Index (39 companies) now issue annual
corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports.org/csr.

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Freewebs was recently awarded the Standard of Excellence WebAward in the
2005 WebAward Competition, sponsored by the Web Marketing Association (WMA). For the full text of the
press release and individual company results in our S+P 100 Index reporting
analysis, see http://www. For more
information, see http://www.

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Among the key findings of a SIRAN analysis of the reporting practices
companies in the S+P 100 Index:

* More than half of the S+P 100 Index (58 companies) have special sections
of their websites dedicated to sharing information about their social
and environmental policies and performance .

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Freewebs Among Top 150 Global Sites

SILVER SPRING, Md. "Freewebs has built its strong position in the web
publishing industry around the world by offering free and easy -to-use tools,"
continued Mokhtarzada.

SIRAN is an analyst network that supports more than 100 North American
social research analysts from 30 investment firms, research providers, and
affiliated investor groups, and is a working group of the Social Investment
Forum. http://www.org.

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Twenty of the companies included an index to GRI indicators in their
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"Freewebs is
pleased to have been in the vanguard in addressing the needs of this evolving
consumer market place," said Haroon Mokhtarzada, CEO of Freewebs. Some popular
themes include music and fan sites , community sites like churches, sports
teams, and scout troops; small businesses; non-profit organizations;
educational sites; and family-oriented sites for sharing everything from
weddings to new baby photos."

About Freewebs
Freewebs is a global online community leader focused on improving the way
people connect with others through a unique web presence. Study Finds Nearly 40 Percent of S+P 100 Index Companies Issuing Annual
Reports on Corporate Social Responsibility; Growing Numbers Using 'Global
Reporting Initiative' Standard

BOSTON, A growing number of the largest publicly
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With Over 10 Million Users Freewebs.com Maintains Leadership in Free Consumer Website Creation as Google Enters the Fray

Today's launch of Google's Page Creator demonstrates the ever growing
demand for easy-to-use web publishing tools and hosting services .

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"We welcome
Google to the web site publishing space. companies are reporting annually on their environmental and social
performance just as they do on their financial performance , according to a new
study by the Social Investment Research Analysts Network (SIRAN). Six of the companies met the highest standard of reporting
fully "in accordance" with the GRI guidelines .html.org

The Social Investment Forum is a national nonprofit membership
organization that promotes socially responsible investing.

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According to comScore Media Metrix, Freewebs recorded more than 16 million
unique visitors world wide and nearly half a billion page views in reporting the second highest number of page views in the Web Hosting
category and ranking among the top 150 most trafficked properties in the
world.
While offerings such as Google's allow users to create static web pages,
Freewebs empowers its users to create an interactive web presence, unifying
blogs , audio and video capabilities, chat, e-commerce, and social networking
in a single website.
According to the WMA, this award "recognizes the standard of excellence for
which all corporate web sites should strive.

Socially Responsible Investment Analysts Find More Large U.S. Companies Reporting on Social and Environmental Issues

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The Freewebs Site
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websites without special training or software. For more
information or to get a free website of your own go to
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Since 2001, over
15 million web sites have been created using the free, do-it-yourself Freewebs
Site Builder.

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For a giant like Google to focus on
site building validates the importance of giving people the freedom to publish
and manage their own websites," continued Mokhtarzada.

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Of those companies issuing annual CSR reports, 62% say their reports are
based on the GRI standards, and just over half (51%) include an index to GRI
indicators.

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