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To: jon zachary who wrote (13047)	10/20/1999 1:10:00 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 28311

Geeeze Jon...You must have had a HARD night last night... The best thing I could suggest is that you go to bed for a month or so, or at least don't look for a month or two, and THEN see what is going on....REMEMBER, Rome wasn't built in a day! If you honestly look at last year at this time, versus this year, and see what has happened...you will begin to see a bigger picture. If you are truly long, you will surely realize that! Outdoor Advertising....I'm not a big sports nut myself, but I do know that you ALWAYS see the advertising on the backboards on TV. As an aside here, I am always a fan of outside of bus advertising....buses are everywhere, and you see the ads. Wouldn't it be something if that type of advertising was EVERYWHERE at the same time... Re: $300 million in cash....HEEHEE....I don't think WE have to worry about that AT ALL...! I suspect there are a few other folks doing just that!!! The shareholders are VERY happy about that, I'd think! Re: Name recognition.....Remember the reason/s you bought GNET in the first place.... I personally did because of MetaCrawler....if you EVER do any research, you will see the value in a neo-second. And SI continues to get better daily. 100 Hot...Just think, you don't really have to do much bookmarking anymore...it's all there for you! Re: Hypermart....I haven't joined that as yet, but most probably will. I have a small business, and have for years. Small business is THE only large segment of growth in the country, and has been for years!!! I think with some work, this property will become most valuable. Re: Name recognition and branding.....Hopefully, that is being worked on....as we speak! In fact, I'd think the announcement about the outdoor advertising is just the first of many types of advertising for name recognition. Be patient....I think the time is coming that we will all be glad we were. Remember, Microsoft didn't grow big and powerful overnight. Neither did IBM. Nor Costco. Nor Nordstrom. Nor AT&T. I believe that given time, this company has the potential to be 'with the stars'.... For some perspective....look just how long it takes to build a major new sports stadium.....and compare GNET to that...are you smiling yet? And on top of that, just think we don't have to deal with the cost overruns, and delays, etc. We can just continue learning, and comparing notes and information, while knowing GNET is in competent hands. IMO.... KLP

To: jon zachary who wrote (13047)	10/20/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: brk	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 28311

the reason i can not wait until earnings is that i would seriously like to know what they are doing with 300 million in cash Well, I know that Russ didn't bury it a sack in his back yard because I believe he lives in a condo, so we can probably assume that, at the very least, it is drawing 4% interest in a savings acct. (that's 12 million a year TA guru) Listen jon, get on a plane and fly out for the next shareholder meeting. I'll style you out with a place to stay and you can fire off all your questions directly at RH and Keister face to face. These guys are brilliant (this is of course because they are both Seattle natives Mr Rose) :-) and they have a master plan. I share your frustrations jon, and I suspect that we will drop out of the media metrix top 10 list due to the lack of brand recognition, but I have not lost one bit of confidence in the long term success of this company due primarily to my faith in Russ as a prophet amongst internet CEO's. Happy trading - #26