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To: B. A. Marlow who wrote (5939)	5/21/1999 7:07:00 PM
From: Sleeper	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28311

An interesting remark that ignores the Media Matrix numbers: Friday May 21, 5:50 pm Eastern Time Nasdaq ends drowsy week down, summer slowdown seen NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) <<Text deleted>> Internet gateways Excite Inc. (Nasdaq:XCIT - news), Go2Net Inc. (Nasdaq:GNET - news) and Lycos Inc. (Nasdaq:LCOS - news) were among the top losers on the Nasdaq exchange. One analyst said that as portals multiply, they are each getting a smaller share of visitors as they divide an audience that is not growing in size. Portals rely on visitor numbers to attract advertisers to their sites. <<Additional text deleted>> Media Matrix is the recognized source on the subject and this unnamed analyst was apparently ill informed, malintentioned or both. Still, bad press like this hurts stock valuations and is the market equivalent of yelling, "Fire!" in a crowded movie theatre. People get hurt in the stampede to the exits. JMO, but true nonetheless. Sleeper