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To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (16886)	3/31/2003 12:30:44 PM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32945

Searches at Meta-Search Engine WebCrawler Grow 47 Percent Since Removal of Pop-Up and Banner Advertising Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003-- Removal of Pop-Up and Banner Advertising Last July Designed to Provide Web Searchers with Comprehensive, Relevant Results Faster, from the Many Search Engines WebCrawler Meta-Searches Since removing pop-up and banner advertising in late July 2002, searches at WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com), one of the first search properties on the Internet and part of the InfoSpace Network (Nasdaq:INSP), have grown 47 percent, according to internal statistics. This increase is a result of the six-month period spanning August 2002-January 2003. "WebCrawler was the first site to officially ban pop-up advertising," said York Baur, InfoSpace executive vice president, wireline and broadband. "Obviously, this move has proven to be a success, both from a user and business perspective. The increase in searches conducted at WebCrawler enables us to keep the site pop-up and banner advertising free, while Internet users find comprehensive and relevant results faster," Baur added. In addition, InfoSpace today announced it has taken the step of removing non-targeted advertising from other core search properties, including Excite Search (http://search.excite.com), Dogpile (www.dogpile.com) and MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com). "Targeted advertising now will only appear on the search results pages at Excite, Dogpile and MetaCrawler, if it is applicable to the conducted search or an advertiser's keyword purchase," said Daniel Russell, InfoSpace vice president of advertising sales. "Eliminating run-of-network advertising is not only a positive for our users, but we've found it increases the click-through-rate and conversion of our highly-targeted Keyword Integration Units for advertisers." "The removal of non-targeted advertising, such as run-of-network placement, is a natural progression in our efforts to present only relevant information to users," added Baur. About WebCrawler WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com), one of the first search properties on the Internet, is a meta-search engine, which allows users to search multiple search engines at once, returning the most comprehensive and relevant results fast. WebCrawler is part of the InfoSpace Network (Nasdaq:INSP). About InfoSpace InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP) provides wireless and Internet software and application services. The Company develops software technologies that enable customers to efficiently offer a broad array of network-based services under their own brand to any device. InfoSpace corporate information can be found at infospaceinc.com. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company's WebCrawler meta-search engine. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, the adoption of InfoSpace's meta-search services by consumers and those discussed in InfoSpace's Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the section entitled "Factors Affecting Our Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. --30--NL/se* CONTACT: WebCrawler Steve Stratz, 425/709-8167 steve.stratz@infospace.com KEYWORD: WASHINGTON INDUSTRY KEYWORD: E-COMMERCE INTERNET PRODUCT SOURCE: InfoSpace, Inc.