I believe you are mistakened regarding SEEK's direction. They lost market share. Will you please post your source and information? Thanks.
By the way, we just pass XCIT and CNWK and coming up fast on LCOS.
Lycos, Fastest-Growing Web Network,
Now at 45.2 Percent Audience Reach
Growth Fueled by its Four Top 20 Web Sites
Lycos Network Just 2.8 Reach Points Shy of Lead
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1998--Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS - news), the second most visited hub on the Internet and owner of the largest Web community, today announced the audience reach of the Lycos Network has risen to 45.2 percent, according to the
latest Media Metrix report. Up 12.2 percent since August (trend period stated by Media Metrix), the Lycos Network is the fastest-growing Web portal and is now within 2.8 percent reach points of the company's goal to be the most visited Web destination.
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Audience Reach
Properties Aug-98 Nov-98 % Change
Lycos Network 40.3 45.2 12.2
Yahoo Sites 47.5 48.0 1.1
Excite Network 29.5 30.0 1.7
Infoseek 21.3 20.2 -5.2
Source: Media Metrix
''Our continued trajectory bolsters our confidence that our unique multibrand network strategy is working,'' said Bob Davis, president and CEO of Lycos, Inc. ''The properties of the Lycos Network offer us the scalability that is propelling us into the lead. When you look at Lycos traffic numbers across the board compared to our competition, we clearly have the winning model.''
The Lycos Network is a multibrand model designed to attract the broadest Web audience by offering a variety of Web properties under one umbrella. Lycos Network growth has been fueled by
the growth of the individual brands and the circulation of traffic among Network properties. The Lycos Network includes four top 20 sites, Lycos.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and HotBot.com
and each of these sites leads its category in growth.
Of the top three portal search sites, Lycos.com grew 9.4 percent while the other two grew less than one percent each since August. Lycos.com growth is attributable to a national advertising campaign
and a new site design, making it one of the fastest sites on the Web. During the same period, HotBot.com, a Lycos Network search property, has grown a dramatic 55.2 percent in reach largely
due to an aggressive brand campaign and traffic circulation within the Lycos Network. The Lycos Network community sites, Tripod and Angelfire, make up the largest and fastest-growing Web
community with 4.4 million registered members. Tripod.com grew 24.2 percent in audience reach since August and Angelfire.com grew 20 percent mainly because of word of mouth and integration
across the Lycos Network.
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