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HearMe Community Membership Surpasses 6.5 Million Members MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1999--HearMe, (Nasdaq: HEAR) today announced that membership of its live voice-enabled consumer communities, HearMe.com(TM) and Mplayer.com(TM), has exceeded 6.5 million registered users, up from 5.4 million at the end of the third quarter. The steady growth of HearMe's Web communities illustrates the ongoing demand for real-time experiences centered around live voice. About HearMe HearMe is dedicated to reshaping today's Internet applications into real-time experiences through which large groups of people can interact and communicate using text, voice and video. The company develops, operates and licenses technology that enables real-time Internet communication, collaboration, and communities where people can gather to share affinities, interests, or ideas. Founded in early 1995, Mpath Interactive, Inc., dba HearMe is located in Mountain View, Calif. The Company can be found on the Internet at www.hearme.com or reached at 650/429-3900. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's dependence on its ability to significantly increase its membership base, user minutes, advertising revenue and revenue from HearMe Technology Products customers; to maintain and develop strategic relationships with media, Internet and technology companies; and to compete effectively. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999, and September 30, 1999 and in the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HearMe, HearMe.com, and Mplayer.com are trademarks of Mpath Interactive, Inc., dba HearMe. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.