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To: Tom Hua who wrote (206)	8/3/1999 9:10:00 AM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 293

TODAY's NEWS is HERE>Tuesday August 3, 8:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Talk City, Inc. Lifetime Television and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Choose Talk City as Online Community Services Provider CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet community provider Talk City, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCTY - news) today announced that it has been tapped to provide online community services for Lifetime Television, a leading cable television network, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. These media outlets join 35 other major media, Internet distribution, and Internet content concerns which have chosen Talk City to provide online community services and comprise the growing Talk City Network. For Lifetime Television, Talk City is the chat provider for the Lifetime Online Web site ( lifetimetv.com ), managing special event chats for Lifetime celebrities, as well as an ongoing online discussion about Lifetime's television programming and issues of concern to site visitors. Lifetime Online will be promoted on-air on Lifetime Television. For the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Talk City will provide message boards and chat for its Web site ( seattlep-i.com ), which will be promoted in the newspaper. ``Talk City has already greatly expanded the reach and usage of several Hearst Web sites, and we're confident that Talk City's community expertise will extend the brand reach of Lifetime Television and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the online realm,' said Tim Nolan, Director of Business Development, Hearst New Media & Technology, a division of The Hearst Corporation. ``Today's additions to the Talk City Network reinforce our position as the community provider of choice for major media concerns that wish to extend their franchises online. We're pleased to further integrate our services with Hearst, and look forward to working with them to help use the online community medium to build a more loyal customer group,' said Peter Friedman, Talk City's CEO and Chairman. About Talk City Talk City is a provider of online communities and interactive services for businesses and consumers. Talk City offers businesses a wide range of services that help them develop and expand online relationships with customers, suppliers and employees. These services include designing fully integrated, customized communities, producing online events, conducting online market research and facilitating online meetings. For consumers, Talk City operates a network of online communities located at www.talkcity.com. The network includes 20 topical categories, over 50 themed communities, 50 co-branded network participant communities and thousands of user-generated communities. Some of the Talk City network participants include Cox Interactive Media, The Hearst Corporation, the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., WebTV Network, Excite@Home and AT&T WorldNet.