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To: Y2k_fan who wrote (52307)	4/23/1999 7:45:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Monthly Web Ratings – 20 April 1999 2 n Overview Media Metrix measures online traffic with usage-monitoring software installed on approximately 10,000 home- and work-based computers nationwide. Internet traffic measurement is still controversial, but if analyzed with some skepticism, we believe the data can be a useful tool for valuation and trend analysis. Top 10 Reach % (Home and Work Based) Mar. Feb. Mar-99 May-98 Jun-98 Jul-98 Aug-98 Sep-98 Oct-98 Nov-98 Dec-98 Jan-99 Feb-99 Mar-99 1. 1. AOL Sites* 69.1% 42.4% 40.1% 40.1% 47.2% 50.2% 47.9% 53.5% 54.5% 54.0% 53.3% 69.1% 2. 3. Microsoft Sites* 51.9% 39.8% 41.1% 40.0% 46.2% 47.3% 46.3% 48.9% 48.4% 51.6% 51.5% 51.9% 3. 4. Lycos* 51.8% 27.1% 27.2% 26.4% 37.5% 38.3% 44.5% 45.2% 46.5% 48.8% 48.7% 51.8% 4. 2. Yahoo! Sites* 50.8% 49.3% 47.6% 46.2% 46.9% 47.9% 47.6% 48.0% 48.2% 50.5% 51.8% 50.8% 5. 5. Go Network* 38.6% NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM 39.0% 36.5% 38.6% 6. 6. Geocities.com 34.6% 24.8% 24.3% 24.0% 28.8% 27.8% 30.8% 32.0% 33.4% 33.0% 33.2% 34.6% 7. 7. Netscape.com 32.4% 31.5% 31.4% 32.7% 32.3% 33.7% 33.4% 29.9% 30.9% 30.8% 31.1% 32.4% 8. 8. Excite Network* 30.6% 31.7% 30.0% 31.0% 29.6% 31.2% 30.1% 30.0% 29.2% 31.2% 30.1% 30.6% 9. 9. Time Warner Online* 21.5% 17.4% 15.5% 15.5% 20.2% 21.9% 18.8% 18.6% 20.3% 20.9% 21.2% 21.5% 10. 10. BLUEMOUNTAINARTS 18.0% 2.5% 0.9% 1.0% 7.1% 9.0% 13.1% 16.0% 21.7% 14.6% 21.1% 18.0% Source: Merrill Lynch Internet Research, based on Media Metrix data. Top 10 Consolidated Networks, Estimated Total Minutes Per Month Per User Mar. Feb. Mar-99 May-98 Jun-98 Jul-98 Aug-98 Sep-98 Oct-98 Nov-98 Dec-98 Jan-99 Feb-99 Mar-99 1. 1. eBay* 130 117 128 105 124 120 124 132 124 140 122 130 2. 2. Hotmail.com 88 15 19 18 51 57 70 76 57 82 82 88 3. 3. Microsoft Sites* 71 33 34 36 36 39 45 59 54 68 63 71 4. 4. Yahoo! Sites* 68 36 40 46 41 45 43 57 60 61 58 68 5. 6. New York Times* 39 17 18 18 33 34 24 30 31 36 32 39 6. 5. Excite Network* 33 25 29 29 25 26 26 28 31 36 34 33 7. 8. CNN Networks* 30 19 26 24 19 28 25 20 25 25 26 30 8. 7. ESPN Internet Group* 30 18 14 20 39 36 27 37 29 24 30 30 9. 9. Dejanews* 28 NA NA NA NA NA NA 25 25 25 23 28 10. 10. Onsale.com 24 30 11 18 26 26 36 28 29 23 21 24 Source: Merrill Lynch Internet Research, based on Media Metrix data.