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To: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER) who wrote (14671)	10/12/1998 1:17:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 27307

This a post from TMF on AOL by Marion: "<<SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO) Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yoyodyne Entertainment, Inc., a recognized leader in Internet-based interactive direct marketing, for 280,664 shares of Yahoo!(R) common stock. The acquisition combines Yoyodyne's extensive database of self-selected consumers and its expertise and proven ability in direct-permission marketing with Yahoo!'s>> In an effort to understand what a " leader in Internet-based interactive direct marketing" is, I went to Yoyodynes Web page and got this: <<Yoyodyne Entertainment is the leader in online games and sweepstakes. We've given away gobs of prizes, including a million dollars, a trip to Hawaii, and an autographed picture of Hugh Grant! If you're looking for free fun on the Internet, you've come to the right place, yessireebob. Check out our games page to see what you could be doing in your spare time, instead of that pesky work stuff. There are approximately fifty-three hard-working Yoyodynettes who dedicate their lives to making the Internet a fun place to be. We have bios of the crew (with pictures!), if you're interested. If you'd like to work for Yoyodyne, check out our jobs page on our biz-to-biz site (when you get there, click on "job listings"), which will give you all the info you need. If you'd like to know all the business-y stuff about Yoyodyne (like how you could sponsor one of our fabulous games), check out our business site.>>"