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To: sandintoes who wrote (19481)	6/7/2000 9:00:00 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 28311

Mercata's We-Commerce Network Debuts PowerBuy Center On Go2Net Network Go2Net to Offer Mercata's PowerBuy Group Purchases BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000--Mercata(TM) (http://www.mercata.com), an e-commerce company that enables individual buyers to combine their purchasing power to achieve discounts on high-quality, brand-name products, today announced that Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) has launched a new PowerBuy(TM) Center, powered by Mercata's We-Commerce(TM) Network. This establishes Go2Net as the first major Internet portal to offer Mercata's PowerBuy group purchases, using the We-Commerce Network's private-label solution. "We are thrilled about this strategic relationship with Go2Net, allowing the We-Commerce Network to expand its private-label solution into the portal arena," said Warren Meyer, executive vice president of Mercata's We-Commerce Network. "This expansion is yet another example of Mercata offering group buying to a large group of customers and will bring the power of group buying to the millions of users currently logging onto Go2Net every day." Go2Net's PowerBuy Center displays all PowerBuy items from We-Commerce Network partners, including Mercata.com, and is available at go2net. Mercata's We-Commerce Network, the provider of hosted group buying services, hosts the PowerBuy Center, providing the service's content and maintaining back-end support, along with seamless integration with the Go2Net Network. "Mercata's group buying programs extend a dynamic and new pricing model to Go2Net's users," said Thomas Camp, Go2Net vice president of business development. "Mercata has established itself as an innovator in the group buying sector and we're looking forward to featuring their convenient and cost-effective offerings." About Mercata and the We-Commerce Network Mercata, Inc. (http://www.mercata.com) has developed a new form of Internet-based group buying that combines individual buyers' purchasing power to achieve discounts on high-quality, brand-name products and services. For online businesses, Mercata(TM) offers an e-commerce solution through its We-Commerce(TM) Network (http://www.we-commerce.com), which provides online, hosted group buying services designed to allow companies to increase sales opportunities, grow their customer bases through viral acquisition, and better control price, margin and inventory. Mercata's PowerBuy(TM) group purchases and the We-Commerce Network are powered by its patent-pending business methods and technology. Founded in September 1998, Mercata is a privately held company with funding from Vulcan Ventures Inc., Highland Capital Partners, Global Retail Partners, Europ@web, Amerindo and other investors. "Mercata," "We-Commerce" and "PowerBuy" are trademarks of Mercata, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact:

To: sandintoes who wrote (19481)	6/7/2000 9:03:00 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28311

ditto.com Becomes Image Search Partner for Go2Net's MetaCrawler and Dogpile Visual Search Engine to Provide Picture-Based Search Capabilities EMERYVILLE, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000--ditto.com Inc., the premier visual search engine, today announced a partnership with Go2Net Inc.(TM) (Nasdaq: GNET), establishing ditto.com (www.ditto.com) as an image search provider for Go2Net's MetaCrawler(R) (http://www.metacrawler.com) and Dogpile(SM) (http://www.dogpile.com), the Internet's two most popular metasearch services. Go2Net today launched ditto.com-powered image search on Dogpile; MetaCrawler went live with ditto.com's image search May 10. ditto.com provides search results in pictures, allowing users to easily find what they are looking for. With more than 4.1 million images in its database and using proprietary technology to cull through more than 100 million images, ditto.com has the largest selection of pictures on the Web. With access to ditto.com's index of images, MetaCrawler and Dogpile users will be able to find information on and pictures of anything from celebrities and sports figures, to travel destinations and pets. "By using ditto.com, people can easily find highly relevant pictures, products and information that relate to their interests, jobs and passions," said Wayne Willis, president and CEO, ditto.com. "Search is easier and more entertaining when you can see what you are looking for." "We're looking forward to adding ditto.com's image search capabilities to MetaCrawler and Dogpile," said Steve Goldberg, Go2Net's senior vice president, Consumer Division. "This adds another opportunity to build on MetaCrawler and Dogpile's ability to simultaneously search the Internet's leading search databases." About Go2Net 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 ecommerce solutions. The company also develops Internet technologies for its own network and for license to strategic partners. The Go2Net Network(SM) is home to many of the Internet's leading vertical destinations, including: MetaCrawler(R), Silicon Investor(SM), the HyperMart Network(R), PlaySite(SM), Dogpile(SM) and 100hot(R) About ditto.com ditto.com, Inc. is the Internet's leading visual search engine. The site delivers its search results in pictures because it's easier for people to find what they're looking for when they're looking at it. Using proprietary technology to filter through more than 100 million images on the Internet, ditto.com has indexed the broadest selection of the best pictures, allowing for quick delivery of the most relevant images, information and products. So whether it's entertainment, sports, travel or pets -- ditto.com is the place for people to see what they want to find. A privately held company, ditto.com has headquarters in Emeryville, Calif. For more information, visit www.ditto.com.