Surfing the Net with Kids
Awarded 5 stars (out of 5)—"Spectacular!"

"It's an almanac. It's a dictionary. It's an encyclopedia. It's Information Please: one-stop shopping for all your information needs. This site integrates the various Information Please Almanacs (sports, entertainment and general knowledge) with Random House Webster's College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia. It can be navigated by the integrated search function, or you can browse the almanacs by navigating topics. Be sure to test out the fun and useful HotWords. Highlight any word on any Infoplease page, and then click the Hotwords button for a definition and links to related encyclopedia articles."

ClickOfTheDay.com
April 1, 2002

The April Fool's Day feature was selected as an official ClickOfTheDay site. Sites are chosen on the basis of impressive design, originality and web functionality.

Surfing the Net with Kids
Rated "Wonderful!" and awarded 4 stars
September 12, 2001

"Your site (Homework Helper: Study Skills) has been rated 'Wonderful!' and awarded 4 stars in [the] 9/12/2001 syndicated newspaper column 'Surfing the Net with Kids.'"

Family Tree Magazine
Site of the Day
May 30, 2001

"Family Tree Magazine has chosen Memorial Day as Site of the Day for 5/30/01 because we think it will be a wonderful online resource for our readers."

Family PC Magazine
Family PC Recommended site
April 2001

"Testers praised its fun trivia-packed sections and raved about two features in particular - Today in History and Facts Behind the News."

Wall Street Executive Library
Best of the Net 2001
January 10, 2001

Infoplease.com was selected by the Wall Street Executive Library as a "Best of the Net" site.

The New Yorker
Web Sightings
An idiosyncratic list of our favorite online haunts
November 27, 2000

Information Please
"Enthusiasts of the on-line Encyclopedia Britannica my claim that the Internet needs no other reference works. Not so…If you need quick access to a dictionary, almanac, or atlas, bypass Britannica for Information Please. The site has daily news and weather, a special section for kids, and a satisfying collection of capsule biographies that span entertainment, sports politics, and more. Where else can you find Albert Achilles, André Mason, and Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion all under the same roof?"

Chicago Tribune
Maps on Net Ease Travel to Anywhere
Sept. 11, 2000

Entrepreneur
100 Best Sites
September 2000

Life Skills 4 Kids
Web Discoveries: for teachers, parents & kids

"Wow, I wish they had this when *I* was a kid. . . The Kid's Almanac is a treasure trove of interesting facts, links, news articles, scientific information and history. . . We suggest sitting with your child to explore this site together - you'll both learn a lot and have a ball!"

About.com
10 Best Geographical Resources of 1999

"The makers of the Time Almanac 2000 have placed the contents of their almanac online. This comprehensive online almanac includes great geographical goodies, world statistics, and country information, along with a plethora of additional data to please any trivia fanatic."

Yahoo! Internet Life
101 Most Incredibly Useful Sites
January 2000


Useful Reference Site
Answer a Trivia Question: "What is the state flower of Alabama? You'll find the answer to such basic (yet puzzling) questions as this at the online version of this enduring reference. Most useful is its Fact Finder, a searching tool you get to keep at your virtual side as you browse the Web. (Oh — the answer is, of course, the camellia.)"

NBC13 Birmingham, AL
Cool Site of the Week
October 24, 1999

"Things keep heating up in the world of college football. Infoplease offers a great site of stats and information covering the last five or six decades of football."

Massachuetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC)
1999 Awards Finalist

The MIMC awards are the most prestigious awards competition for the interactive media industry in New England. Infoplease.com is a finalist for Outstanding Information/Reference Online Site—Original Content

Educating.net
Top Site
October 1999

Educating.net, the world's premier education portal, selected Homework Helper for its Grade School to High School page.

Go Network
Sports Topic Award
October 1999

The Information Please Sports Almanac was selected as one of the best for sports reference web sites.

StudyWeb
Excellence Award
Sept. 1999

The Kids' Almanac was selected as one of the best educational resources for students and teachers.

International Association of Web Masters & Designers
Golden Web Award
August 1999

The Information Please Almanac and Kids' Almanac were recognized for creativity and excellence on the Web.

SurfMonkey
Star Site Award
August 1999

The Kids' Almanac was handpicked as one of the best online homework helpers for kids ages 6-12.

Ask Jeeves
Silver Platter Site
July 1999

Yahoo! Internet Life
50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites
July 1999


Without these 50 sites, you won't be getting much done online.

Entrepreneur Magazine
www.supersites.com: Reference
July 1999
Quit your browsing! Here are our picks for 100 of the top web sites for entrepreneurs.

"Once a staple in every business library, this information resource (on current events, trends, government offices and much more) is now presented at no charge on the Web."

USAToday Education Web
Best Bet for Educators
May 30 — June 5, 1999
"A fun and helpful site for students that has facts on just about anything ranging from world geography to fashion. An abundance of information right at your fingertips!"

LibrarySpot
Reference Desk: Encyclopedias
May 1999
"Encyclopedia, almanacs and dictionary in one."

.net magazine
Top 100 Resource Site
March 1999
"Need a fact? Now you've got one. Millions, actually."

Biblio Magazine Top Ten Website: February 1999

"An online dictionary, encyclopedia and almanac resource. Call it one-stop shopping."

Yahoo! Internet Life Incredibly Useful Site of the Day

"The Internet itself often seems to resemble one big almanac, but it's nice to have a tried-and-true version of the form as a portable, stand-alone product. So the folks who have for years published the Information Please Almanac have put most of it online (meaning immediate Oscars and sports results, so you don't have to wait for the next print version to be released, sometime next year), along with tie-ins to current doings, dictionaries, quizzes, and more. It's faster to use than the print edition, it doesn't take up valuable comic-book room on your shelf, and, unlike most of the almanacs you probably have, it's been updated since the Carter administration."

Chosen as a Hot Site by USA Today

"The Information Please Almanac product line has a long tradition of publishing reference materials comprising millions of useful and interesting facts. Now all it takes to look something up is a mouse click."

Winner of a 1998 Eye Candy Award

"Since this award was started in July 1996, the criteria for the eye candy award has reflected the high standards, exciting new possibilities, and real practicalities of web design. To date, over 50,000 web sites have been reviewed by Eye Candy WWW Site Reviews. About one in every 1000 nominations score high enough to receive this award."

The Internet Public Library's Resource of the Week

"The IPL Resource of the Week is chosen by the IPL staff on the basis of usefulness, content, style, and general coolness."

Baltimore Business Journal's Website of the Week

"What is the currency of Nepal? This brand new website is intended to help you find answers to questions just like that. The site is an online encyclopedia started by Information Please, headquartered in Boston. The site was named recently by Yahoo! as its website pick of the week.

The Nepalese currency? The rupee."