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CKA.V should be interesting to watch tomorrow CLICKHOUSE.COM ONLINE INC. SIGNS A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH FREESHOP.COM AND ZDNET GROUP Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 18:03:25 -0800 January 6, 2000 CDNX Trading Symbol: “CKA” PRESS RELEASE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES SIGNED WITH FREESHOP.COM AND ZDNET GROUP The Board of Directors of ClickHouse.com Online Inc. (“ClickHouse.com”) is pleased to announce that strategic alliances have been established with Freeshop.com (NASDAQ:FSHP) and ZDNet Group (NYSE:ZDZ). Freeshop.com, a leader in direct marketing services, will be assisting ClickHouse.com in increasing the visibility of the ClickHouse.com Ad Network through Freeshop.com's current marketing channels. ZDNet Group is a leading media and marketing company focused on computing and Internet-related technologies. This alliance will enable Clickhouse.com Network Members access to advertising on the ZDNet Network as well ZDNet will also be advertising to the visitors of the ClickHouse.com Ad Network. ClickHouse.com is pleased to report that over 100 members have joined the ClickHouse.com Ad Network. This represents a doubling in the number of Network Member sites since December 15, 1999. “ We are very happy with the interest and response we have had to date,” said Edward Kelly, Director of Business Development & Sales for ClickHouse.com. “We plan to move very aggressively to form affiliate programs with Internet companies across North America and Asia to acquire more Network Members which will be attractive to our paying advertisers”. ClickHouse.com is also pleased to announce that Ms. Vivian Lee will be joining the company as Manager of Internet Marketing to further advance and build our existing Internet marketing infrastructure. Ms. Lee has received a M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business from Simon Fraser University and holds a Certificate in Internet Marketing from the University of British Columbia, a program that recently received the Innovative Programming Award from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) of North America. The Company looks forward to having Vivian apply her education and corporate experience in assisting ClickHouse.com further expand into the North American Internet markets as well as open doors to the expanding Asian Internet markets. ClickHouse.com Online Inc. is a new online advertising network and services company founded to develop, implement and market unique technology and systems for companies wishing to advertise and increase their visibility over the Internet. The company is positioning its ClickHouse.com Ad Network to address two problems for online advertisers; high cost and ineffective targeting. The nature of the network is to aggregate member sites which are thematically tied and part of specific vertical markets and/or geographic regions selected by the company, e.g. LINUX/Open Source Software and Finance. Network Member sites receive no-cost visibility on other sites also populating the network, and revenue from paying advertisers desiring access to the targeted audience the network as a whole delivers. The ClickHouse.com Ad Network is based on the LINUX operating system, which originated as an Open Source software project and now provides the basis for products from companies such as VA Linux Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNUX), Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT), and Andover.net, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDN) ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CLICKHOUSE.COM ONLINE INC. "RUSSELL KRYWOLT" ___________________________________ Russell Krywolt, President & CTO The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this press release. For additional information, please visit our website at www.clickhouse.com or call Brad McLean at (604) 659-5445 or email brad@clickhouse.com. Brad McLean Manager, Investor Relations ClickHouse.com Online Inc. Tel: 604.659.5445 Fax: 604.659.5469 brad@clickhouse.com www.clickhouse.com