Over 50,000 RIBBITs Received So Far; Charity Frogs Web Site Raises Money for the American Red Cross

Business Wire, Jan 17, 2000

Business Editors & Internet Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000

WHO: Venture Frogs, LLC, and the American Red Cross

WHAT: To date, over 50,000 unique visitors to www.charityfrogs.com
     have clicked on the "RIBBIT!" button, resulting in over $50,000
     to be donated by Venture Frogs to the American Red Cross. The
     site, which has been updated and redesigned, urges visitors to
     click on the "RIBBIT!" button. For every unique click received on
     the "RIBBIT!" button, the founders of Venture Frogs will donate
     $1 to the American Red Cross, up to a maximum of $1 million. The
     goal is to receive 1,000,000 clicks before the promotion expires
     on March 31, 2000.

WHERE: http://www.charityfrogs.com

WHY: The founders of Venture Frogs who are pledging to donate up to $1
     million are Tony Hsieh, 26, and Alfred Lin, 26. Prior to forming
     Venture Frogs earlier this year, the two were part of the
     founding team of LinkExchange, which was sold to Microsoft
     (Nasdaq:MSFT) last year for $265 million. Charity Frogs is a
     project that was formed as an Internet experiment with a
     philanthropic twist. The big question: Can word of mouth via the
     Internet result in 1,000,000 unique visitors and clicks to the
     Charity Frogs web site by March 31, 2000? The founders of Venture
     Frogs are prepared to donate $1 million to the American Red Cross
     if the answer is yes.

WHEN: Until March 31, 2000