Lycos, Inc. Announces 2-For-1 Stock Split

Business Wire, July 6, 1998

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1998--Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2-for-1 stock split payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 1998. The stock split will be effected in the form of a stock dividend of one share of Lycos common stock for each share of common stock outstanding on the record date. The split is subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company's authorized common stock, which is currently insufficient to permit consummation of the split. Upon shareholder approval of the amendment, certificates representing additional shares as a result of the stock split will be distributed in August 1998.

The stock split is designed to improve trading liquidity and broaden ownership of the Company's common shares. After the stock split, there will be approximately 38,000,000 common shares outstanding.

About Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com)

Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS) is a New Generation Online Service that combines all aspects of community, leading Web navigation resources and cutting-edge business and consumer e-commerce solutions. Located at http://www.lycos.com, Lycos -- "Your Personal Internet Guide" - is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Through the acquisition of Tripod, Inc., the leading community site on the Web, located at http://www.tripod.com, Lycos has become the most full-featured community-oriented home base on the Internet, providing free personal homepages to all users. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos maintains U.S. offices in New York City, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. International offices are located in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, the UK, Spain and The Netherlands.

(c) Lycos, Inc. "Lycos" is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Lycos or their respective owners. All rights reserved.

   CONTACT: Ted Philip                  Michele Perry
             Chief Financial Officer     Marketing Communications Manager
             Lycos, Inc.                 Lycos, Inc.
             781-370-2700                781-370-2700
             tphilip@lycos.com           mperry@lycos.com