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To: H James Morris who wrote (41807)	2/22/1999 10:47:00 PM
From: Tom D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Media Metrix: AMZN has strong Jan 99 WebSite Traffic Media Metrix reported its measurements of website traffic for January 1999. I have included the Media Metrix data for AMZN for November and December, as well as the comparable data for Netscape, Yahoo.com and the Media Metrix total universe internet traffic data as controls. Here are the numbers of unique visitors….. January 99 Amazon.com 9.033 million Netscape.com 18.001 million Yahoo.com 29.198 million Total Universe 58.383 million December 98 Amazon.com 9.134 million Netscape.com 17.548 million Yahoo.com 26.843 million Total Universe 56.781 million November 98 Amazon.com 7.812 million Netscape.com 16.987 million Yahoo.com 27.282 million Total Universe 56.781 million October 98 Not available Here is the URL for these Media Metrix data: mediametrix.com Given the seasonality of bricks and mortar book store holiday sales, one might have expected a dramatic decrease in January 99 website traffic, compared to December 98. Based on these data, it appears likely that Joy Covey was correct in the Q4-98 conference call with her prediction that Q1-99 revenues might exceed Q4-98's. By way of recap, in Q1-98, the revenues were $87M, vs $66M in Q4-97. Another cautionary note for AMZN bears is to be factor in how much impact the Shop-the-Web referral fees will contribute to minimizing AMZN's losses in Q1-99. Good luck to all, short and long. Tom D