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CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET): -- Broadens Scope of Coverage to Encompass All Things Digital and Capture Growing Impact of Technology on All Aspects of Life -- News Filtering Tools Give Readers Multiple Ways to Track the Information They Value Most CNET News.com, the award-winning provider of news and analysis for professionals who are passionate about technology and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), today announced a major site re-launch, an adaptation to the growing impact of technology on all aspects of life, and a showcase for innovation in news gathering and delivery that caters to the way people consume information in the interactive age. The launch is intended to give CNET News.com readers the most comprehensive resource for tracking the technology-related news that is most valuable to them -- professionally, and now personally, as well. With this launch, CNET News.com broadens its coverage of the business, political, and cultural impact of technology, with stories such as the role of technology in rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' views on key digital rights issues. New categories such as Cutting Edge, which includes topics like autos, home, space, and biotech, and Media 2.0, which includes politics, government, entertainment, and consumer services, allow CNET News.com readers to easily find coverage that explores the digital world they are passionate about in addition to the traditional coverage that is critical to making smart business decisions. Other categories include Business Tech, Digital Life, Access, Threats, and Markets. "Today, technology controls, influences, or comes to the aid of just about every major global development," said Jai Singh, editor-in-chief and senior vice president of CNET News.com. "We have an unmatched team of expert editors that are dedicated to educating people on the impact of technology around the world, and ultimately in their own lives. We are catalysts to giving people a vivid, 360-degree view of what matters most, whether it comes from our own experts, our passionate user base, or best quality third party resources. This re-launch provides a snapshot into the power of media in the 21st century." In addition to broadening the scope of award-winning editorial coverage that put CNET News.com on the map, the front door and the individual story pages now feature three views of the day's news, incorporating the insight and expertise from the CNET News.com editorial team, the usage activity of, and opinions from its readers, and the user's own personal preferences. These three views include: -- Top Headlines: This section relies on the expertise of CNET News.com's award-winning editorial staff and their time-tested editorial judgment to surface the day's most significant news stories. -- Readers' Choice: A list of the most popular and widely discussed stories among CNET News.com's readers. Using this section, readers can see the topics, stories, and issues that are most talked about among their peers, as well as engage in discussions with this group. -- My News: This section is personalized based on readers' interests so they can keep track of the stories from CNET News.com that are most valuable to them. My News also gives readers the opportunity to keep track of news from around the Web using CNET News.com's own RSS reader, Newsburst. To provide deeper insight into the most important stories of the day, CNET News.com is introducing two new innovative visual editorial tools that are found on each story page, "The Big Picture," and "What's Hot." The Big Picture provides depth to each story by giving readers the ability to navigate from the story they are reading to other related CNET News.com stories that cover similar topics or related companies. "What's Hot" is a visual graph that uses reader popularity, timeliness, and editorial judgment as its guide to provide readers with a graphic display of what's important on CNET News.com at that moment. Recognizing the important impact of the blogosphere on media and consumers today, CNET News.com is also introducing the "Blog 100" (http://blog100.news.com), a list of the top 100 technology-oriented blogs according to CNET News.com editors. In addition to this list, the site offers its own collection of blogs that provide commentary on dozens of companies and topics. CNET News.com Blogs give the site's editorial staff the opportunity to react immediately to breaking news, as well as a chance to share their thoughts on stories or developments of particular interest to them. Lastly, to help readers uncover the technology issues that are creating the most buzz among the blogosphere on any given day and provide readers with links directly to those blogs, CNET News.com also created a special section called "Blogma." About CNET News.com Based in San Francisco with bureaus in Boston, New York, Washington, Asia, and Europe, CNET News.com is known for its quality journalism and has won dozens of prestigious awards, including the coveted National Magazine Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Its editorial staff publishes more than 40 stories daily covering every aspect of how technology impacts the world today. Over the years, CNET News.com has spearheaded several content innovations that underscore its desire to provide the whole story to its audience, beyond the opinions of its renowned news team, as well as developed innovative news delivery capabilities that enhance the user experience. For example, last year the site launched News.com Extra, through which its expert editors recommend links to quality content related to the hottest stories and topics of the day. And, four years ago, the site introduced RSS feeds to its readers (http://rss.news.com), making it one of the first sites to offer this news delivery service long before RSS became a well-known acronym. About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc. is a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being "a different kind of media company," creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers, and its own expert editors. CNET Networks' leading brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, MP3.com, Webshots, and ZDNet -- focus on the personal technology, entertainment, and business technology categories. The company has a strong presence in the US, Asia, and Europe.