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To: John Pitera who wrote (80274)	12/17/1999 5:29:00 PM
From: wlheatmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

john, selling off today after the run up---doesn't portend buying next week,,,i don't know...but i'm no jerry favors...thank god..-g- mike

To: John Pitera who wrote (80274)	12/17/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: Ken98	Respond to of 86076

Do you think anyone cares about this: <<Friday December 17, 4:26 pm Eastern Time Flood of "dotcom" TV ads forgettable, survey says By Dick Satran SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Remember the name of that ``dotcom' Web site whose clever ad you saw on television last night? Probably not. Neither, apparently, does anybody else. Web sites flush with cash from Internet investors are flooding the airwaves with billions of dollars in advertising this Christmas season. But advertising industry analysts warn that money might be going to waste. A survey by the Internet research firm Active Research of San Francisco found that even among people who shop online, consumers recalled only a small number of ads. Twenty-five percent of those surveyed couldn't remember a single commercial. The ads cited the most came from Amazon.com Inc., (NasdaqNM:AMZN - news) already the biggest and best known online retailer. ...>> biz.yahoo.com Well, the media outlets have been doing their part to earn those ad dollars with the breathless "e-christmas" stories. It will be interesting to see if the results match the hype.