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Yahoo! shakes up shoppers with interactive snow globe, Internet kiosks

November 22, 2004

SUNNYVALE, Calif.- This Friday, November 26, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) will bring snow to New York City with the Yahoo! Shopping Snow Globe, an interactive winter wonderland located in the heart of Times Square, according to a news release.

This Yahoo! Shopping winter wonderland will feature custom-designed Wi-Fi Internet kiosks for instant online shopping gratification, as well as free digital photos with Santa inside the world's largest interactive snow globe. All photos will be uploaded to a special Web site, where consumers can view their photos and send a link to the site to friends and family directly from the snow globe.

"When Yahoo! asked Absolute Hollywood to create the world's largest interactive snow globe, we were thrilled to take on the challenge of breaking our own size record and create this revolutionary snow globe for the event," said James Lanier, Director, Absolute Hollywood. "We wanted our snow globe to symbolically reflect the scale of the shopping experience on Yahoo!, as well as provide this visual type of wonderment that has delighted children and adults for generations."

"This event emphasizes the fun, ease and ultimate convenience of online shopping, whether people start shopping now or wait until the last minute," said Rob Solomon, VP and GM, Yahoo! Shopping.