MEDIA ALERT - Web Users More Interested in Robert Urich's Death Than Robert Blake's Arrest; Spider-Man, Still Hotter Than the Scorpion King Online

Business Wire, April 23, 2002

Business Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002

THE LYCOS 50(TM) For Week Ending April 20, 2002

Terra Lycos (NASDAQ:TRLY), the largest global Internet network, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular user searches for the week ending April 20, 2002. 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.

The Lycos 50(TM)Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending April 20, 2002:

1)   The IRS                        6)   Britney Spears
2)   Dragonball                     7)   KaZaA
3)   The Big Game                   8)   Prom Hairstyles
4)   Taxes                          9)   NFL
5)   Tattoos                       10)   Morpheus

Notes of Interest:

Last week, cable news outlets CNN, FOX News and MSNB devoted hour after hour to the arrest of B-list actor Robert Blake on charges that the former Baretta star allegedly killed his wife in May of 2001. But Web users didn't seem to care. Blake didn't even come remotely close to getting enough searches to make this week's list. However, the death of actor Robert Urich generated twice as many searches as the late Dudley Moore and Milton Berle combined, putting Urich on The Lycos 50 at number 41.

Movie Mania:

With two weeks left before it premieres nationwide, Spider-Man (#11) nearly makes the top 10 this week, while the number one box office film, The Scorpion King missed The Lycos 50 all together, generating about as much online interest as Robert Blake. This past weekend, The Scorpion King pulled in $36 million, far less than its predecessor The Mummy Returns, which made $68 million on its opening day and peaked on The Lycos 50 at number 25.

Prom Dresses Fall, Prom Hairstyles Up:

As the prom season draws closer, searches for prom dresses (#29) continue to decline, while search activity for prom hairstyles heats up. This week, prom hairstyles (#8) made the top 10 for the first time ever.

About Terra Lycos

Terra Lycos is the largest global Internet network operating in 43 countries in 20 languages, reaching 111 million unique monthly visitors worldwide. The group, which resulted from Terra Networks, S.A.'s acquisition of Lycos, Inc. in October 2000, operates some of the most visited Web sites in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America and is the largest access provider in Spain and Latin America. The Terra Lycos network of sites includes Terra in 17 countries, Lycos in 26 countries as well as other sites such as Angelfire.com, Atrea.com, ATuHora.com, Azeler.es, Bumeran.com, Direcciona.es, Emplaza.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, Ifigenia.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Maptel.com, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, RagingBull.com, Rumbo.com, Tripod.com, Uno-e.com, and Wired News (Wired.com), among others. With headquarters in Barcelona and operational units in Madrid and Boston, Terra Lycos is listed on the Madrid (TRR) stock exchange and on the NASDAQ (TRLY) electronic market. For more information, please visit our corporate Web site at http://www.terralycos.com.

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