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To: Josef Svejk who wrote (452)	11/6/1998 5:57:00 PM
From: Jeff Dryer	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 28311

Josef, Christopher Byron didn't do his homework. In an article carried by TheStreet.com today, Christopher Byron states that Go2Net has 23 employees. Not true. An excerpt from Go2Net's September 18, 1998 S-3 filing states that Go2Net has "53 full-time employees and seven independent contractors." We now have more than 70 employees. Christopher Byron could have easily called Go2Net to verify the number of employees before making up a number that suits his negative bias. As a former writer for Go2Net, Christopher knew -- or should have made an effort to find out -- the truth. He deliberately chose to ignore the facts. I would like to see him show a little more maturity and journalistic integrity. The fact that he doesn't bother to do basic research calls into question the whole thesis of his article. I believe there are many SI members who are much more qualified than Christopher Byron to be reporting the news. By Christopher Byron Special to TheStreet.com 11/6/98 11:42 AM ET "The Internet Sucker's Index, on the other hand, includes the likes of Go2Net (GNET:Nasdaq) (23 employees) and numerous other equally forgettable operations, giving jobs to a mere 25,000 people, and producing, with the exception of America Online and eBay (EBAY:Nasdaq), no profits at all." ----------------------------------------------------- From Go2Net's September 18, 1998 S-3 filing "Expansion of Operations and Managing Potential Growth. Since its inception, the Company has grown rapidly and as of June 30, 1998 had 53 full-time employees and seven independent contractors." Jeff Dryer Co-founder Silicon Investor

To: Josef Svejk who wrote (452)	11/6/1998 6:11:00 PM
From: mod	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

Check out #reply-6322626. Mr. Auric ("short 'em all, let God sort 'em out" a/k/a "show me the internet profits") Goldfinger, is recommending purchase of Peapod! PPOD is projected to do nothing but lose money, through at least the year 2000. Peapod appears to follow the Amazon.com business model ("the more we sell, the more we lose"). Auric has been the champion of discounted cash flow on this thread to analyze GNET and internet companies: #reply-6186731 #reply-6112848 #reply-6099481 If he believes his own postings on DCF, how can he possibly justify the purchase of PPOD? I myself have no opinion on PPOD, but am curious how his methodology can change overnight re: internet valuations. Does this mean he has changed his opinion on GNET? Inquiring minds want to know. Dennis