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To: levy who wrote (22833)	12/16/2000 5:22:29 PM
From: The O	Respond to of 28311

US Top 50 Properties Affected by Recent Web Mergers, Site Closures & Newcomers, according to NetValue Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2000--There have been some major shifts in the appearance of the top 50 US Properties on the Web, according to measurement company NetValue. In October, CNet, InfoSpace and Uproar completed acquisitions that vaulted them in the rankings. From a purely performance point of view, Uproar gained the most success with the addition of Iwin.com, the online lottery site, to its network. In September, the Uproar Network was ranked 41st and had only 6.4 million unique visitors. NetValue said that after adding Iwin.com into the mix, Uproar surged 125.8% to 14.5 million unique visitors, capturing the 12th spot on the Top 50 list. The Uproar Network now reaches 17.2% of the US online population. Adding Go2Net under its umbrella also proved to be significant source of traffic for Internet services provider Infospace. Unique visitors increased 110.5% to 14.2 million, leading InfoSpace to become the 13th most visited property in the US. CNet had a 31.9% increase in unique visitors within the US to 13.5 million after its acquisition of ZDNet, but experienced more substantial increases in Europe. In France, CNet increased 226.0% to 864,000 unique visitors and in Germany they experienced a 220.7% increase to 1.2 million unique visitors, according to NetValue. But mergers were not the only happenings in the Top 50. According to NetValue: - Priceline, a veteran of the Top 50 Property list for the past 4 months, lost 47.5% of its audience after the closure of their WebHouse Grocery and Gasoline offerings. This audience loss dropped the Internet retailer to a ranking of 92nd - a record low. - Grab.com, the $1 billion lottery site, came from nowhere to grab the 40th spot on the Top Properties list and the 42nd spot on the Top Domains list. The winner will be chosen on December 29th, so Grab.com is sure to move up in the list as that date draws near. - B2B marketer ZMedia entered the Top 50 Properties list for the first time, claiming the 50th spot. ZMedia provides access to a network of websites that can supply email addresses via co-registration. According to NetValue, ZMedia.com had 5.4 million unique visitors in October. - Napster.com reached an all-time high 6.5 million unique visitors in October and was ranked 35th. That's a 20.4% increase over September results and comes on the heals of Napster's alliance with Bertelsmann AG. About NetValue NetValue delivers unprecedented insight into how specific population groups behave online. Using representative panels of Internet, intranet and extranet users, NetValue is the only company to present the complete picture of global online behavior. Through proprietary technology NetValue is able to capture all Internet activity--Web, e-mail, chat, audio, video, games, instant messaging, and FTP. Combining homogenous panel recruitment methodology with comprehensive technology and expert analysis, NetValue not only delivers accurate data but also online behavioral insight that transforms businesses. Founded in France in 1998, NetValue launched in the US in April 2000 and has operations in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, US, Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, China and Taiwan. In January 2000, NetValue executed a successful Initial Public Offering on the Nouveau Marche and is using funds raised to continue international expansion and technological developments.

To: levy who wrote (22833)	12/16/2000 8:40:56 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

>Then, I want to get sued by the Department of Justice Does this guy like to get sued or what? The list of suits against HIM PERSONALLY during the early days is a mile long, some of which he hasn't settled yet. Never in the history of the internet has there been such a pathetic excuse for an executive. I have to give him credit though, he managed to suck nearly a billion dollars of cash out of INSP stock before he left town. Absolutely amazing how much he stole from the investing public. Staggering.