Lycos Announces ... The Face Book, Hottest Online Destination for College Students

WALTHAM, Mass., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/), a leading provider of search, community and technology lifestyle destinations, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending April 30, 2005. 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/. Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/.

  The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending April 30, 2005:

   1)  Pamela Anderson           6)  NFL
   2)  Paris Hilton              7)  Dragonball
   3)  Britney Spears            8)  Poker
   4)  Star Wars 3               9)  Lindsay Lohan
   5)  American Idol            10)  Mariah Carey

  Notes of Interest:

The FaceBook.com (#14) makes its first-ever appearance on The Lycos 50 as the hottest destination online for college students. Would-be college graduates are flocking to the FaceBook in hopes of networking and staying in touch with fellow classmates. Search activity for the FaceBook has increased more than 260 percent over the past week. Also making her first-ever appearance on the list is Tom Cruise's newest girlfriend, actress Katie Holmes (#50). Holmes stars in the upcoming summer film, Batman Returns, hitting theaters on June 15. Although Cruise may have a bigger name offline, he has never been a huge hit online with web users. The only time Cruise ever came close to making The Lycos 50 was in Feb. 2001, following his divorce from actress Nicole Kidman.

Other Notes of Interest:

Searches for Pope Benedict XVI (#42) dipped drastically, falling from the number two spot on last week's list. Meanwhile, The Drudge Report (#45) re- enters this week's list due in part to the highly-anticipated upcoming special edition Prime Time Live report on American Idol (#5), airing Wednesday night on ABC. Drudge is reporting that Idol judge, Paula Abdul, was romantically involved with a former Idol contestant, and Drudge is now speculating on whether Abdul will be fired from the popular FOX show.

About Lycos, Inc.

Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Wired.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, http://www.daum.net/.

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