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GovSpot.com Named a Top 50 Website by TIME Magazine
Award-winning Government Information Portal Recognized as Best Civic Guide

EVANSTON, IL (April 18, 2002) - GovSpot.com (http://www.govspot.com), a high-utility, non-partisan government and civic information portal, was named best "Civic Guide" in TIME magazine's guide to the 50 Best Websites. Other sites honored in the guide include Google, WebMD, Amazon, the Mayo Clinic, Salon.com and BBC news.

TIME editors called GovSpot.com an "excellent gateway to a host of useful government and civic sites."

Developed and published by StartSpot Mediaworks (http://www.startspot.com), GovSpot.com simplifies the search for top local, state, federal and international government and civic resources. A free, virtual resource center for citizens, students, educators, business people, government employees and anyone exploring the Web for government information, GovSpot.com makes it easy to find the best government Web sites and documents, facts and figures, news, political information and much more.

"We're honored to be listed among TIME's wonderful selection of sites," said Lauren Zollinger, StartSpot Mediaworks' editorial director. "There's a wealth of wonderful, yet hard-to-find government resources on the Web. GovSpot.com makes it easy to find the gems."

About GovSpot.com

Published by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc., developer of the highly acclaimed LibrarySpot.com reference site, GovSpot.com is part of the StartSpot Network of award-winning vertical information portals designed to make finding the best topical information on the Web a quick, easy and enjoyable experience. Collectively these sites have received more than 90 awards and honors. Headquartered in the Northwestern University/Evanston Research Park in Evanston, Ill., StartSpot Mediaworks strives to create exemplary, high-utility Web resources that also engage, enlighten and inspire.

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