MANILA, 22 May 2002 --
ClickTheCity.com, the Philippines' most comprehensive and widely used online city guide, was recently acquired by Surf Shop, Inc. from Singapore-based GetAsia.com.
"We’re proud and excited about our acquisition of ClickTheCity.com," says Nonong Vibar, President of Surf Shop, Inc. "It will definitely broaden the company's mobile content offering, and will further establish Surf Shop as a key Internet player in the country."
Over the past three years, ClickTheCity has established itself as the leading online entertainment guide and business directory in the country. The site has thousands of entries in its business directory listing, covering restaurants and bars, hotels and resorts, and shops and services. ClickTheCity also offers up-to-date information about movies, events, parties and exhibits in Metro Manila.
Vibar also says that the entertainment guide of ClickTheCity is one of the most useful information available in mobile phones. “I know a lot of people who access the SMS or WAP version of the city guide, almost everyday, to keep them updated of movie schedules and TV program listings, anytime they want and anywhere they are,” he adds.
ClickTheCity.com's contents are accessible on the Internet in multiple platforms -- PC browsers, wireless application protocol (WAP), short messaging services (SMS) and handheld devices like Palm Pilot. The site is a major provider of content for Smart Communications, Globe Telecom and Nextel. ClickTheCity.com also provides city guide and lifestyle content to the biggest portals and ISPs in the Philippines.
The site has received three major honors from the 2000 Philippine Web Awards. ClickTheCity.com won Best Website for Travel, Best Website for Services and a Special Award from Ericsson as the Best Website for Mobile Internet.
About Surf Shop
Surf Shop, Inc. is one of the country's premier Internet service companies, offering dial-up Internet access, mobile applications and online interactive games.
As an Internet access provider, Surf Shop has been the country's leading innovator in terms of value-added services. The company is the first ISP in the Philippines that offered 56K dial-up access, online leisure and entertainment guide, web-based e-mail service and enhanced dial-up security. Surf Shop's client base is primarily home users and small- to medium-sized businesses.
In June 2000, Surf Shop set up GameNaGame.com. An online gaming community, it is the first and only game site that provides interactive Filipino games online like Game of the Generals, Dama, Pusoy Dos and Tong-its. Since its formal launching in May 2001, GameNaGame.com has built a registered user base of more than 20,000 in less than one year. The SMS version of the interactive games will be formally launched in June 2002.
