Blue Cat Design Press Releases

September 19, 2000 - The Internet's most popular site for Web Design is a Canadian new media firm, Blue Cat Design. That's according to Direct Hit, the unique Internet search engine that rates Web site popularity by tracking the sites users actually go to and analyzing the activity of millions of Internet searchers.

Direct Hit (www.directhit.com) tracks the Web sites people find most useful for finding information or shopping online, learning from the search experience of millions of Internet users to deliver relevant search results. Direct Hit reaches more than 71% of all web users through www.directhit.com and its partner sites. Direct Hit has earned accolades from business and technology media, including Forbes Magazine, PC Magazine, and CNET.

Direct Hit search results are also available at many major web sites, including the Microsoft Network; the Lycos Network; Go2Net; LookSmart; ZDNet; HotBot; InfoSpace; ICQ, a division of America Online; and ATT.Net.

"We are very excited to learn that our site is the most popular site on the Internet for web design," said Christine Collie Rowland, CEO and Creative Director of Blue Cat Design. "Our site (www.bluecatdesign.com) which has continued to grow since its launch in 1995 contains a lot more content than most other Web design agencies. Our site includes new media articles, Web 101 articles, marketing and design tips, an online portfolio and lots more. We get queries coming in from around the globe from businesses, students and Web professionals, confirming for us that not only does our site get visited but the content gets read."

Blue Cat Design (www.bluecatdesign.com) is one of Canada's premier Web developers and the 1999 winner of the Ontario Global Traders Award for Leadership in exporting. Since 1995, the interactive design firm has produced more than 200 Web sites for a diverse international clientele in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The editors of the Internet's premier directory, LookSmart.com, include Blue Cat Design as one of only 18 firms listed in their "The World's Best Web Designers" category.

Blue Cat Design's Canadian clients include Zurich Insurance, MTD Canada, Jamieson Vitamins, Industry Canada, Timminco Ltd., and Gaines Pet Foods. Among their American clients are: M&T Bank, First Asset Financial Corp., Mount Sinai Medical Center and American Federal Recruiters.

For more information, contact:
Christine Rowland
tel: 905-753-1017 fax: 905-753-2777
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