WebSideStory Announces 'Innovation Delivered' Award Winners at ActiveInsights Spring 2006

SAN DIEGO - WebSideStory, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSSI), a leading provider of on-demand digital marketing and customer analytics solutions, today announced the recipients of its Innovation Delivered awards, presented to customers demonstrating the highest levels of innovation and success in their online business models. ESPN, FedEx and Verizon Wireless were among the recent winners announced at WebSideStory's ActiveInsights Spring 2006 user forum, held at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Southern California. The categories and winners:

• Most Innovative E-Commerce Site: Tie -- Backcountry.com and Brooks

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• Most Innovative Use of Streaming Media: ManiaTV
• Most Innovative Use of Mobile Technology: ESPN
• Most Innovative Self-Service Site: Tie -- Verizon Wireless and FedEx
  

Bill Gates wishes he weren't so rich

The corporate leader says he doesn't like the attention of being the world's richest man.

"I wish I wasn't. There is nothing good that comes out of that," said Gates, whose personal fortune sank by billions since last week when the software giant disappointed investors by saying new investments would crimp earnings.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. —

Google Inc. shareholders hailed management during the online search engine leader's annual meeting Thursday, heaping praise on a company that has created $55 billion in investor wealth during the past year.

The only serious criticism lodged during the 75-minute meeting attended by about 200 shareholders focused on Google's recent decision to censor some of its search results in China to adhere to the country's restrictions on free speech.