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To: brk who wrote (330)	1/19/2000 11:49:00 AM
From: Susan G	Respond to of 438

I've been watching like a hawk to add more but was so busy watching GNET this am I missed it when my alert set at 62 went off. When this stock moves, it moves fast!!

To: brk who wrote (330)	1/19/2000 12:33:00 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 438

Given that a takeover is just a question of time, it is pretty amazing that there is not more focus on this puppy. I have to assume that stockboy is immersed in his busy season. Wonder if he is on the tax or the audit side. He sounds like a tax guy. I don't think that the partners would let him out of the office too much. I actually miss the entertainment that he provides. Old BOUT news, but important: biz.yahoo.com Tuesday December 21, 9:23 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: About.com, Inc. About.com is the Fastest Growing Web Property Among the 20 Largest on the Internet, According to Media Metrix 26% Increase in Unique Users Rockets About.com to the 11th Largest Web Property on the Net NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- About.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOUT - news), the leading network of niche vertical sites, today announced that it is the fastest growing Web property in Media Metrix's Top 20 Rankings for the month of November 1999. According to Media Metrix, About.com attracted 11.0 million unique users propelling it to the 11th largest Web property. For the fourth consecutive month, About.com holds the coveted position as the number one news, information and entertainment site on the Internet. ``We're knocking on the door of the Internet's elite,' said Scott Kurnit, Chairman and CEO of About.com. ``Entering the top 10 of all web properties has been a key objective since we started this unique network. Our rapid growth, including the recent acquisition on North Sky, Inc., continues to make us more attractive for partnership opportunities, helping us create even better services for our millions of loyal customers. Our continuing move up the charts and enhanced offerings are also capturing increased mindshare among marketers that About.com is the very best way to reach targeted market segments on the Web.' About About.com, Inc. About.com, Inc. is the leading network of niche vertical sites for consumers and businesses. The network includes more than 650 highly targeted environments, each overseen by a professional guide. Each vertical niche provides a comprehensive consumer experience including the Internet's best link directories, original content, community features and commerce opportunities. Media Metrix (November 1999) ranks About.com as the largest news, information and entertainment Internet property. More information about the company can be found at about.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties regarding About.com. Investors are cautioned that such results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from anticipated events or results include the company's limited operating history, history of losses and anticipation of continued losses, potential volatility of quarterly operating results, and other risks that are contained in About.com's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE: About.com, Inc.