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Technology Stocks : InfoSpace (INSP): Where GNET went! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steven R. Michaud who wrote (19699)	6/21/2000 1:17:00 AM
From: tahoe_bound	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

Contradictory. "But he said that for Go2Net, it means a quarter that, although not as strong as last year, was still strong. He's comfortable with Wall Street's estimates for this quarter and the rest of the year." The quarter he said, not the entire year. Did he mean the quarter results as a whole, or mean that the ad revenues separately would not be as much as the year ago quarter? That is quite a contradiction saying the quarter may not be as strong yet he accepts Wall Streets estimates which are presumably higher. Revenues for the quarter alone ending in March were almost as high as all of the 1999 quarters combined.

To: Steven R. Michaud who wrote (19699)	6/21/2000 1:23:00 AM
From: Steven R. Michaud	Respond to of 28311

For all those that are either new, or have forgotten what has happened in the past year or two, here's a recap of the major undertakings... I had some questions in between the entries...for those of you that have the time, or have additional comments please provide... Now...when are we going to get more news like last year...(okay, activity) v/r Steve From the following link.... marketguide.com Here's the actual text... March 22, 2000 GoTo.com, Inc. expanded its affiliate network with a two-year agreement with Go2Net, Inc. Effective this month, users of MetaCrawler and Dogpile, both of which obtain their results by simultaneously searching multiple leading search engines and directories, will have access to GoTo.com's relevant search results. Under the agreement, GoTo.com will pay Go2Net an undisclosed amount to extend its search results to Go2Net's metasearch services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20, 2000 Go2Net, Inc. and FindWhat.com, operator of a pay-for-position Internet search engine offering performance-based Net advertising services, announced a comprehensive distribution agreement. As part of today's agreement, Go2Net will receive warrants to purchase 725,000 shares of FindWhat.com common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 a share. The warrants represent approximately 5% of the outstanding FindWhat.com common stock on a fully diluted basis. From a distribution standpoint, Go2Net will include FindWhat.com search results in its metasearch services, MetaCrawler and Dogpile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Right now FindWhat.com's stock is at $2.80 a share..though it did get up to the upper teens...just wonder if GNET purchased or didn't purchase that stock...and if they did, did they sell it before Tech meltdown..to current levels??? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 20, 2000 Go2Net, Inc. and Primecom, Inc., publisher of QuickSite Web design software, announced an agreement that will provide free Web hosting services to Primecom's small business customers on Go2Net's HyperMart Network, an Internet community of small businesses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How many businesses did ths add to the HyperMart network?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 16, 1999 Allegiance Telecom, Inc. and Go2Net, Inc. announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to develop web-based applications for the small and medium-sized business user, which will help put these businesses on a level playing field with large corporations. Plans call for the development of a customized Allegiance private-label Internet portal, an on-line small business center and a web-based platform for applications hosting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Levy, did we ever find out how much Allegiance was going to pay GNET, or was it the other way around??? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 15, 1999 Hasbro, Inc. named Go2Net Inc. as its technology partner for Games.com, Hasbro's online game portal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I recall this was a 7.5 million a year deal (for GNET) for 3 years... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 9, 1999 Go2Net Inc. agreed to provide MyComputer.com's site tracking and analysis tools for member businesses of Go2Net's HyperMart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does GNET get money from MyComputer.com for this service...?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. and CommTouch Software Ltd., a provider of outsourced email and messaging services, launched Custom Mail free email services on Go2Net's Silicon Investor financial Web site and MetaCrawler search engine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 29, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. agreed to exclusively integrate Net2Phone Inc.'s personal computer-to-phone technology and other communications services throughout the Go2Net Network, enabling users and online businesses to send and receive voice mail, faxes, e-mail, and telephone calls from a single Web-based environment. Net2Phone's Internal protocol telephony services will also be integrated into Go2Net's HyperMart and Virtual Avenue business hosting services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think this was also a 3-year deal..with 7 million or so a year plus royalties if Net2phone does a certain amount of business via GNET...(please correct if wrong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 26, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. acquired FreeYellow.com, a provider of free Web site building tools and hosting services, for $19.5 million in cash and stock. Go2Net, a network of technology- and community-driven Web sites, said it expects the acquisition will strengthen its product offerings in the small business commerce and services sector. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added members to HyperMart.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 4, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced the formation of a new company, Broadband Partners, which is a joint venture among Go2Net, Vulcan Ventures, Inc., Charter Communications, RCN Corporation, and High Speed Access Corporation. Broadband Partners is being created to provide Internet portal services initially to customers of Charter Communications and RCN, and potentially to other MSOs in the future. Go2Net will own a minority equity interest in the joint venture. August 4, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. acquired Dogpile LLC, operator of an online meta-search service, for $40 million in stock and $15 million in cash. Go2Net said it will use Dogpile's search technologies for its HyperMart and Virtual Avenue free business hosting services, as well as other areas of its network. The company said the technologies will allow users to search for specific businesses or business categories. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 8, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced a comprehensive licensing agreement with Intershop Communications, Inc., the leading supplier of sell-side electronic commerce hosting solutions. Under the agreement, Intershop will provide easy-to-use, browser-based interfaces for setting up online storefronts to members of Go2Net's HyperMart (http://www.hypermart.net ) and Virtual Avenue ( virtualave.net ) business hosting services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does this cost GNET??? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 7, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. and Vulcan Ventures Inc. intend to invest $20 million in cash in CommTouch Software Ltd., a provider of partner-branded, Web-based e-mail services. Go2Net said it intends to enter a business relationship with CommTouch in which CommTouch will develop enhanced e-mail and related services for the Go2Net network. The transactions are contingent upon the closing of CommTouch's initial public offering. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 1, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. acquired Authorize.Net Corp. a payment authorization service for online businesses, for $90.5 million in cash and stock. The purchase price consists of $77 million in Go2Net stock and $13.5 million cash. The price is subject to increase, based on Authorize.Net's achievement of certain performance milestones over the next two years, Go2Net said. Go2Net said the acquisition brings it a critical component in its ongoing development of end-to-end commerce systems for its HyperMart and Virtual Avenue business hosting services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think this is probably one of their best moves..besides getting PA to invest in them and use them as the front for thier cable internet setup... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 14, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced the acquisition of IQC.com for approximately $20 million in Go2Net stock. The transaction is effective immediately and brings Go2Net a powerful suite of free and subscription-based financial analysis and real-time charting services, which it will fully integrate with Go2Net's Silicon Investor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 29, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. purchased Virtual Avenue, a provider of free Web hosting services, for about $23 million in stock. Go2Net said it also acquired the USA Online directory of business Web sites as part of the transaction and will add it to its Hypermart business hosting service. Go2Net said Virtual Avenue will add more than 85,000 member businesses to the 190,000 businesses in Hypermart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 27, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. and Fleet Credit Card Services unveiled Go2Net-branded credit cards, which are available immediately. Fleet Credit Card Services, Horsham, Pa., is part of Fleet Financial Group Inc. The companies said the no-annual-fee MasterCards will be marketed, issued, and administered by Fleet Credit Card Services under an agreement announced in December 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 19, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced the acquisition of Haggle Online (http://www.haggle.com), a leading online auction site, for approximately $6.5 million in Go2Net stock. This transaction adds auction services to the Go2Net Network, which has established several of the Internet's most popular destinations in the categories of search and directory, finance, business services and commerce, and games. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15, 1999 Go2Net, announced a $300 million investment by Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, through the sale of convertible preferred stock to Vulcan Ventures Inc., Mr. Allen's investment organization. As part of the transaction, Vulcan Ventures entered into agreements to purchase 1.4 million Common shares from Go2Net's executive officers and directors, and agreed to begin a tender offer to purchase up to 3.6 million Go2Net's shares at $90 each. Assuming that all of the shares tendered for are purchased and the preferred stock sale is completed, Mr. Allen will own approximately 54% of the Company's Common shares outstanding, assuming conversion of the preferred stock. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 16, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced the details of its e-commerce strategy and launch plan for the introduction of a comprehensive e-commerce software solution for HyperMart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 4, 1999 Go2Net, Inc. announced that it has acquired Web21, the first online service to establish a category-by-category ranking of Internet sites.