Esther Dyson, Internet Icon and Best-selling Author, Tops Looksmart Radio Guest List for Week of July 5, 1999

Business Wire, July 7, 1999

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1999--

Looksmart Radio, one of the Internet's first talk radio programs, announces its programming for the week of July 5 featuring Esther Dyson in a segment about "Women on the Web."

This week Looksmart Radio welcomes industry icon Esther Dyson to the daily, hour-long show. Dyson is the interim chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit, international corporation formed to oversee the Internet's core technical management functions.

Mike Walter, host of Looksmart Radio, and Dyson will discuss controversial issues surrounding Internet taxes and domain registrar accreditation.

Other guests scheduled to appear on Looksmart Radio the week of July 5 include: -0-

     --   Philip Letts, CEO of Beenz.com, on Web currency;

     --   David Neuman, president of Digital Entertainment Network,
          the made-for-the-web TV network;

     --   Nancy Flynn, co-author of Writing Effective Email: Improving
          Your Electronic Communication;

     --   Roger Coryell, president of Lark Media and proprietor of
          "The Garlic Page...the page that stinks!"

     --   Jo Ann Mills Laing, chairman of an Internet marketing and
          content company, talking about The Net Revolution...12 Ways
          the Web Will Change Women's Lives Forever;

     --   Dana Lyon, publisher of Wired Magazine (www.wired.com);

     --   Robert du Puis, author of How to Avoid High-Tech Stress,
          explores the wide-reaching impact of high-tech stress on our
          lives and careers.

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Looksmart Radio is a nationally syndicated on-air and online Internet talk radio program. Via www.looksmart.com/radio, users can access Looksmart Radio and listen to Internet news, search tips, interviews with celebrities and lifestyle experts, horoscopes, Web site reviews, Internet stock reports with Matt Ragas of The Raging Bull, and much more.

Mike Walter, host of Looksmart Radio, was the founder and CEO of Tuneup.com and one of the pioneers of Internet radio.

Looksmart Radio is broadcast in Real Audio and in Microsoft Windows Media Player. The program is also simulcast in Emblaze technology which allows the user to listen or view streaming media effortlessly without a plug-in. Looksmart Radio programs are archived and available for users to listen to at their convenience.

About Looksmart

Looksmart, a leading Web directory and search tool, creates and maintains one of the largest editorially reviewed directories of content on the World Wide Web. Looksmart's directory is distributed through multiple channels, including a global network of ISPs, major Web sites, portals and viral marketing.

Through its partnership with Cox Interactive Media, Looksmart also offers one of the largest collections of quality local Web content in more than 65 U.S. markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and can be contacted at 415/597-4850.