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

To: Urlman who wrote (417)	10/28/1998 6:36:00 PM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

DIS acquire GNET? You're kidding, right? Or, do you mean just the Go2Net name? Hardly seems worth the effort or expense.

To: Urlman who wrote (417)	10/29/1998 12:50:00 AM
From: Urlman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

REPOST: 3 GO PORTALS - BRAND NAME RECOGNITION - DISNEY, GNET, & GOTO In case you didn't realize it yet the new GO PORTAL will be rolled out by Infoseek and Disney in a few days called "GO.COM" @ go.com There is GOTO.COM Portal @ goto.com & our beloved Go2net @ go2net.com The latter 2 pose a problem for Disney because they interfere with the "GO.COM" brand name. But is it a problem or really an opportunity for Disney? I think that both Go2Net & GOTO.com are very strong acquisition or investment capital opportunities for Disney. The "GO SYNERGY" is already in place so it makes a little more sense than the Lycos acquisition of Hotbot. Also take in cosideration what Altavista did to preserve it's BRAND IDENTITY ... it paid 3 Million Dollars for it news.com ...what you have to understand is that Altavista already had a site in place @ altavista.digital.com but some dude registered altavista.com for $70 and turned that $70 into 3 Million just because of the name! Urlman GNET stockholder & client (GNET hosts my webpage killpopradio.com )