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Redherring.com to Provide Editorial Content for Go2Net's Silicon Investor First IPO Commentary Provider for Personal Finance Hub, Ranked the 'Stickiest Site on the Web' SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Redherring.com today announced an agreement with Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) in which visitors to Go2Net's popular Silicon Investor personal finance discussion and information site (http://www.siliconinvestor.com/) now will be able to read initial public offering (IPO) commentary from Redherring.com. Nielsen NetRatings recently ranked Silicon Investor the "Stickiest Site on the Web," as investors use the site to post and read messages, build portfolios, and read news and commentary. Redherring.com will provide articles and commentary to the "Market Insight" section of Silicon Investor daily. Each in-depth IPO feature will include links to related stories, referenced companies and people, all of which are available on the Redherring.com site. In addition, Redherring.com will supply daily headlines on investing and technology business topics to Silicon Investor's "Company News" channel, which is available throughout the Go2Net Network. Users who search for company news on the Go2Net Network will access Redherring.com headlines based on specific company ticker symbols. The relationship makes Redherring.com the first content provider to make IPO commentary available to Silicon Investor's "Company News" channel. "Redherring.com clearly is a market leader in private-equity market news and analysis," said Bryan Burdick, Go2Net senior vice president and managing director of Silicon Investor. "The new relationship gives our site's users a powerful business tool to enhance their investment research process." Jeff Cain, Redherring.com's vice president of business development, said, "Silicon Investor has a broad audience of smart and savvy investors, who have a specific interest in better understanding how trends in technology impact their daily investment decisions. They will appreciate and benefit from our technology-business news and analysis." About Go2Net, Inc. Go2Net (http://www.go2net.com) is one of the Internet's leading networks, providing consumer services, business services, and enabling services. The company offers through the World Wide Web a network of branded properties and aggregated content in the categories of search and directory, personal finance, multi-player games, small business services and e-commerce solutions. The company also develops Internet technologies for its own network and for license to strategic partners. The Go2Net Network is home to many of the Internet's leading vertical destinations, including: MetaCrawler, Silicon Investor, the HyperMart Network, PlaySite, Dogpile, and 100Hot. About Redherring.com Redherring.com blends strategic business data with the unique Red Herring insider perspective to create an online, interactive link between business, technology and capital. Unmatched in its personality and predictive power, Redherring.com provides news analysis and opinion on today's top stories, ideas and investments, explaining what's new in the business of technology and why it matters to the business leaders and investors who are shaping the future of business. About Red Herring Communications Red Herring is an integrated media company that provides strategic technology business information to the leaders of technology driven businesses. Founded in 1993 to create and publish a national magazine, the company has evolved into the leading source of insider perspective on technology and business. Today, Red Herring Communications produces, distributes and broadcasts its unique blend of news, commentary and analysis online, in print and through events. These media venues provide coverage of technology business news and events that is opinionated, predictive and actionable. Red Herring Communications is privately held and is based in San Francisco. SOURCE Red Herring Communications CONTACT: Barry J. Zusman of Plesser Associates, 212-319-8383, or bzusman@plesser.com, for Red Herring Communications URL: redherring.com prnewswire.com (C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.