Approximately 5,000 people join the conversation, with 100 conferences in the first week. Woodul comes up with the Talk City name. Overwhelming volunteer activity supports first months. Chris Christensen joins as Vice President of Engineering. John Sculley and Joe Graziano, ex-Apple CEO and CFO, respectively, provide seed round investments.
Service grows significantly.
Infoseek chooses Talk City as preferred community provider. Cisco, US West first nationally-recognized brands to use Talk City's new online market research services. New shops such as American Greetings, Greet Street and Tech Wave join Talk City and hang their shingles in Talk City's 'Shops' area. Talk City home pages pass 100,000 mark. Home pages pass 300,000 mark.