Monster has teamed up with MSN, a world leading internet portal,
to provide career services in ten countries across Europe. The
collaboration will allow Monster to reach even more job seekers and
offer its customers even more diverse job postings across the MSN
Network. In turn, MSN will benefit by offering its subscribers a
high-standard career service across Europe direct from its homepage.
Monster career services are currently available from MSN in the
UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Norway and Sweden and will extend
to Denmark in November 2007. From January 2007, the collaboration will
extend to the Netherlands and Germany.
"Joining forces with MSN will enable us to reach an even broader
audience both from a job seeker and customer point of view," says
Peter Dolphin, CEO, Monster Worldwide Europe. "As two key Internet
brands it is very exciting to join forces to help us reach an even
larger online audience ."
According to comScore World Metrix in June 2006, Monster was the
13th most visited site globally and MSN, as the world's leading
internet portal, is visited by 465 million consumers globally each
month across the MSN network. Together, the sites create a powerful
online career service tool.
Via the collaboration Monster will also advertise on key sections
of the MSN portal, including the home page reaching an even wider
range of potential subscribers across the ten markets.
About MSN and Windows Live
MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per
month. With localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21
languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering compelling programmed
content experiences to consumers and online advertising opportunities
to businesses worldwide. Windows Live, a new set of personal Internet
services and software, is designed to bring together in one place all
the relationships, information and interests people care about most,
with enhanced safety and security features across their PC, devices
and the Web. MSN and Windows Live will be offered alongside each other
as complementary services. Some Windows Live services entered an early
beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can be found
at http://ideas.live.com. Windows Live is available at
http://www.live.com.
MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com. MSN worldwide
sites are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader
in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential.
Microsoft, Windows Live and MSN are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be
the trademarks of their respective owners.
About Monster
Monster(R) is the leading global online careers and recruitment
resource. A division of Monster Worldwide, Monster works for everyone
by connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers
across all industries. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard,
Mass., Monster has 34 local language and content sites in 32 countries
worldwide. More information is available at www.monster.com or by
calling 1-800-MONSTER. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading
employer products and services, please visit
http://recruiter.monster.com.
About Monster Worldwide
Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of
Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment
resource. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,200 employees
in 36 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) is a member of the
S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100. More information about Monster
Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information
contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding Monster Worldwide,
Inc.'s strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain
factors, including factors outside of Monster Worldwide's control, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the
forward- looking statements, including economic and other conditions
in the markets in which Monster Worldwide operates, risks associated
with acquisitions, competition, seasonality and the other risks
discussed in Monster Worldwide's Form 10-K and other filings made with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are
incorporated in this release by reference.
