BuzzHits Provides Bay Area Music Lovers With the Answer to This and Other Burning Questions With Launch of Instant Song Information Service.

Business Editors/Entertainment Writers

Teams With Barnes & Noble.com To Give New Users

Opportunity to Buy First CD at a Special Discounted Price

"Who does that great song, you

know, the one that goes -- `Every morning

there's a hello hangin' from the corner of my

girlfriend's vocal span'.....?"(1)

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000

Ever hear a cool song on the radio then wait around only to get "and that was the great new song by `fndiakdh'." Sound familiar? BuzzHits thinks so and is coming to the rescue of frustrated Bay Area music fans with the launch of its innovative information-on-demand service that let's consumers get INSTANT information about songs they hear on the radio. BuzzHits debuts today in the San Francisco/Bay Area market with KYLD Wild 94.9FM, followed by LIVE 105 (KITS 105.3FM), KMEL (KMEL 106.1FM), Z95 (KZOZ, 95.7FM) and ALICE (KLLC, 97.3FM) over the next several weeks. Celebrating the launch of the new service, BuzzHits has teamed with Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) (www.bn.com) to offer a limited time to first time BuzzHits users the opportunity to purchase their first CD for a discounted price.

BuzzHits connects music lovers with the music they love through a powerful tool that gives them instant access to information about songs on the radio. Instead of having to wait and hope to catch the song information, listeners can access the BuzzHits "databank" either with their mobile, work or home phone by calling an easy to remember 1-800 number (1-800/777-BUZZ/1-800/777-2899) or by going to BuzzHits' web site at www.buzzhits.com. By simply calling the toll-free number and entering the radio station information, consumers get everything that they need to know about what just played and are also given the opportunity to buy the CD on the spot. Consumers can also go to the BuzzHits website to view the song information, purchase the artist's CD and listen to samples of additional songs.

"We created BuzzHits out of the same frustration people have with missing information they hear on the radio. By providing "real time" information about what's playing, we have created a totally new and easy way for people to identify and buy the music they love, whenever they want and from wherever they are," said George Wu, CEO of BuzzHits.

"We are excited to offer our San Francisco customers a convenient and innovative way to purchase the music they want right when they hear it," said Daniel Blackman, vice president for music, video and software at Barnes & Noble.com. "We are looking forward to building a strong relationship with BuzzHits and working with them more in the future."

About BuzzHits

BuzzHits is a technology and services provider that delivers a turnkey mobile commerce platform to companies using broadcast technologies to promote their products and services. By providing consumers an established source through which they can instantly obtain information and purchase products (1-800/777-BUZZ), BuzzHits enables companies to capture consumers at their peak point of interest.

Powered by RCS' propriety audio recognition software, BuzzHits' currently provides real-time information about songs played on the radio, driving mobile commerce for music retail partners. The company plans to extend the service to additional information categories including advertisements, events, sports, traffic, and weather. More information can be accessed via the company's website: www.buzzhits.com.

About Barnes & Noble

Since launching its online business in May 1997, Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) has become one of the world's largest Web sites and the sixth largest e-commerce site, according to Media Metrix. Focused largely on the sale of books, music, software, magazines, prints, posters and related products, the company has capitalized on the recognized brand value of the Barnes & Noble name to become the second largest, and one of the fastest growing, online distributors of books.

Customers can choose from millions of new and out-of-print titles and enjoy a variety of related content such as author chats, book synopses and reader reviews. The site also offers thousands of bargain books discounted up to 91 percent, the most popular software and magazine titles, as well as gift items for every occasion. The company recently launched its Prints & Posters Gallery, a unique collection of images that can be produced on demand on museum-quality canvas or high-quality paper, and its eCards service, an exclusive selection of greeting card images that can be personalized and enhanced with animation and music. With access to Barnes & Noble's more than 750,000 in-stock titles, Barnes & Noble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller ready for immediate delivery. The URL http://www.bn.com makes the site easy to find.

The Barnes & Noble.com affiliate network has more than 360,000 members and the company maintains strategic alliances with major Web portals and content sites, such as AOL, Lycos and MSN. The company is also a leader in business-to-business e-commerce with its unique Business Solutions program.

(1)Correct Lyrics -- "Every morning there's a halo hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's four post bed" -- Sugar Ray's "Every Morning"