The Lycos 50 for Week Ending September 2, 2000; CBS Survivor is Over While Big Brother Lives On; Actress Amanda Peet Scores Big With Users

Business Wire, Sept 6, 2000

      Business/Technology Editors & Entertainment Writers

      WALTHAM, Mass.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000--The following
information is from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular user
searches for the week ending September 2, 2000. For a complete list of
The Lycos 50(TM) and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report,
go to http://50.lycos.com.
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      The Lycos 50(TM)Top 10 Search Terms For The Week Ending September
2, 2000

1)    Britney Spears                  6)   The Olympics
2)    Dragonball                      7)   Firestone Tire Recall
3)    Big Brother                     8)   NFL
4)    Football                        9)   `N Sync
5)    Pokemon                        10)   Anna Kournikova

      Notes of Interest:

      Survivor (#27) is over, for now, but Big Brother is riding high
with Web users at number three on the list. Big Brother has always
been a much bigger hit online than on television. In fact Lycos users
have kept the show in the Top 10 on The Lycos 50 for the past nine
weeks. This may be due to the live housecams featured on the Big
Brother Web site.

      Other Notes of Interest:

      Although her new movie Whipped got panned by critics, actress
Amanda Peet (#34) is still a hit with Web users. She appears to be
building a big momentum after her earlier appearance this year in The
Whole Nine Yards.

      Back to the Books:

      Back to school means back to the books as textbooks made its debut
at number 21 on the list. About half the queries specified college
textbooks while Cliff Notes also ranked high with users.

      Final Factoid:

      The Lycos 50 Campaign 2000 watch of the two presidential
candidates shows search queries for Al Gore at 53 percent and queries
for George W. Bush at 47 percent.

      About Lycos, Inc.

      Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. is a leading Web media company and
owner of the Lycos Network, one of the most visited hubs on the
Internet reaching nearly one out of every two U.S. Web users. The
Lycos Network is a unified set of Web sites, attracting a diverse
audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web
search and navigation resources; Web community and communications
services including free homepage building, free Web-based e-mail,
clubs, chat, instant messaging; a personalized My Lycos start page; a
comprehensive shopping center featuring more than 3,100 merchants; and
an assortment of compelling content such as games, music, news, fun
and educational information and activities for kids as well as
information about investing, technology, entertainment, sports, small
business, travel and more. The Lycos Network is composed of premium
sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot,
HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Sonique, Quote, Gamesville, Lycos
Zone and Matchmaker. 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, Asia and Latin America.

      On May 16, Lycos, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement with
Terra Networks, S.A. (MC: TRR; NASDAQ: TRRA), a global Internet
company and the leading provider of Internet access and interactive
content and services to the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world,
under which Terra will acquire Lycos in a stock-for-stock transaction.
Upon completion of the transaction, Lycos shareholders will own
approximately 41.6% to 49% of the new company, Terra Lycos. The
formation of Terra Lycos is subject to shareholder and regulatory
approval.

      (c)2000 Lycos, Inc. - Lycos(R)is a registered trademark of
Carnegie Mellon University. All other trademarks or service marks
mentioned herein are those of Lycos or their respective owners. All
rights reserved.

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