Kathy Ireland and USA Network Stars Lead Lycos Chat Schedule

Business Wire, April 1, 1999

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1999--Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS), the second most visited hub on the Internet and owner of the largest Web community, today announced three exclusive online chats, including two promoting upcoming premieres on the USA Network: a USA Sports documentary of the "last great race on Earth" along the Iditarod Trail and a new variety show called "Happy Hour," featuring Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa.

Following is the chat schedule. Users can participate in these chats through Lycos (www.lycos.com) or by using the Lycos chat area at chat.lycos.com.

April 6, 1999, 7 p.m. Eastern Time

Supermodel and WalkAmerica Chairperson Kathy Ireland

Perhaps most famous as a cover model for Sports Illustrated, Kathy Ireland is truly a woman of accomplishment. She is a wife and mother, fashion designer, corporate executive, humanitarian and health advocate. This year, Ireland was named the national honorary chairperson for the 1999 March of Dimes WalkAmerica. WalkAmerica is the largest, oldest walking event in the country and attracts more than a million participants in 1,400 communities. Also this year, Ireland received the National Association of Women Business Owners award in acknowledgment of her accomplishments in the industry of fashion, health and wellness, videos and her philanthropic efforts. This is the first of several expected chats by Ireland on Lycos.

April 6, 1999, 8 p.m. Eastern Time

USA Network Iditarod Analyst Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher will be the USA Sports color-commentator for a documentary of the Iditarod Trail sled dog race to be broadcast on April 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Butcher is known as the "Michael Jordan of dog sled racing," having won the Iditarod race four times, including three consecutive record-setting performances in 1986, 1987 and 1988. A native of Cambridge, Mass., Butcher has received various accolades from the Women's Sports Foundation and the French Academy De Sport.

April 13, 1999, 8 p.m. Eastern Time

Hosts of "Happy Hour" Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa

Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, sons of the late Frank Zappa, are co-hosts of the new USA Network variety show, "Happy Hour," which airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT and will feature celebrities participating in a series of games and other activities. Formerly, Dweezil and Ahmet hosted MTV Live and appeared as the infamous "Baseball Detectives" for various ESPN guest spots. Dweezil and Ahmet are also musically inclined and are both recording solo albums.

About Lycos, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS) is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, the second most visited hub on the Internet reaching more than 48 percent of Web users. The Lycos Network is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community services and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Suck.com and MyTime.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com), "Your Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major presence throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

On February 8, 1999, Lycos, Inc. entered into agreements with USA Networks, Inc. (USAi) and Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. (TMCS). Under the agreements, Lycos, TMCS and USAi's Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster and Internet Shopping Network/First Auction will be combined to form a company to be named USA/Lycos Interactive Networks, Inc. The formation of USA/Lycos is subject to the approval of the Lycos stockholders and customary regulatory approvals.

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