ShadyShefik.com, the award winning web-site that provides "conversation for celebrity information junkies throughout the world," has partnered with About.com to further expand its on-line community. Through the partnership, About.com will provide web-based services, enabling ShadyShefik.com to offer free web-sites and free personalized e-mail addresses to its end users. To sign-up for the free services, visit http://signup.ShadyShefik.com.

ShadyShefik.com is now able to offer powerful site-building tools to help users create their own custom web-site quickly and easily. With some of the most advanced site-building and file manager utilities being offered, inexperienced webmasters and experts alike will find the solutions they need to increase their site's relevance, to drive traffic and to keep visitors coming back.

The free web-site features include 20 megabytes of web space (enough for 2,000 pages of text or 500 sizable photos), web-site hosting, and a branded personalized domain name. With ShadyShefik.com's web-based site builder, users can easily create and manage their own web-site. Tools have been created to provide guided customization for individuals with varying levels of experience, from beginners needing a step-by-step approach to more advanced users already experienced in creating web-sites. These tools include easy-to-use web page templates; a site copier utility that allows users to easily move a site that they are hosting at another location; a web-based file manager utility that allows end users to view, edit, delete, and upload files; and FTP access. In addition, the site promotion tools provide a quick and easy way to create a custom press release, as well as a feature to automatically submit a site to top search engines and ways to help that site improve its search engine ranking. To make a site even more powerful, users can utilize the site enhancement tools, which offer a page visitor counter, a guestbook, and custom forms.

Proprietary technology allows users to establish e-mail addresses that contain their own customized name in the address, making it professional enough for a business card and easy enough for friends, family members, and business associates to remember. The free e-mail features include the ability to create multiple accounts at a user's personalized domain name; support for HTML-based e-mail; custom e-mail filters; an unlimited number of mailboxes; a personalized address book; six megabytes of disk space for each mailbox; the ability to check multiple POP accounts through a user's web-based account; compatibility with all popular web browsers; advanced spam-blocking technology; the ability to get notification at another e-mail address when a user receives mail; and easy access to web mail accounts from any computer connected to the Internet.

Beyond the free web-sites and free personalized e-mail addresses being offered, Knight Entities, Inc. (the owner of ShadyShefik.com) is also offering a variety of fee-based services to both individuals and businesses. Through other agreements with companies, such as Liquid Thoughts and Wisernet, Knight Entities, Inc. offers inexpensive web design, domain registration, and web hosting. Inquire within for more details and pricing.

About ShadyShefik.com

ShadyShefik.com is the official web-site for Shady Shefik, a syndicated column written by Shefik and published biweekly by Knight Entities, Inc. The column takes an unapologetic approach, as it targets all facets of the entertainment industry. It reaches an impressive audience of over 75,000 people in over 30 countries. Archives of the column can be viewed at ShadyShefik.com, along with information on affiliates and circulation. The column can also be received direct, by forwarding a blank e-mail to ShadyShefik-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Future installments of the column will then be sent for free via e-mail.

About Knight Entities, Inc.

As a leading source of generating eminence for motion pictures, television programs, recording artists, record company executives, corporations, and specialized projects, Knight Entities, Inc. judiciously caters to a wide spectrum of individualized needs. The multi-faceted company continues to flourish, by aggressively implementing a variety of services, which include artist development, management, marketing, music production, public relations, and video production. Clients have included the motion pictures, "The Prodigy" and "The Rev. DoWrong Ain't Right;" actors/recording artists Herculeez & Big Tyme ("The Nutty Professor;" "Me, Myself & Irene"); Tony Award-winner Melba Moore; Levi Little from the multi-platinum group, BLACKstreet; Derek Bell of the Pittsburgh Pirates; and D-Moet, who has produced tracks for Puff Daddy, Nas, and Foxy Brown. When success is sought, think creativity without limitations. A creed apropos to Knight Entities, Inc., the company masterfully continues to sustain its prominent role in the entertainment industry.

About About.com

About.com is the Internet's most complete targeted environment for marketers. With more than 700 topic sites, each overseen by a professional guide, the About Network provides customers with an experience unlike any other on the web, including the Internet's best link directories, original content, community features and commerce opportunities. Media Metrix (January 2000) ranks About.com as the 6th largest Web Property.

For more information, contact Shefik at Knight Entities, Inc., 411 Bronx River Road, Suite 7F, Yonkers, New York 10704-3457, (914) 803-0865, (810) 314-5332 FAX, ShadyShefik@aol.com, http://www.ShadyShefik.com.