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GO Network Announces Winners of National GO-Getters Search; Three Official GO Network GO-Getters Win Over $1,200 in Cash and Prizes Each.


SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors; machinery and instruments; electrical, electronic, and aerospace products; , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1999--

Infoseek One of the first major search engines on the Web. In 1999, in partnership with the Walt Disney Company, it became Go.com (www.go.com). In 2001, Disney stopped providing the search capability on Go.com in order to focus on its other top-ranked Web sites, such as ESPN.com, ABCNews.  Corp. (Nasdaq:SEEK), home of GO Network(TM) (www.go.com), today announced the three winners of the GO Network GO-Getters search, a program launched in June 1999 to reward people who embrace the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 and use it as a tool to turn information into action.

"GO Network GO-Getters know how to use the Internet to accomplish everything they need both at work and in their personal lives -- these people go out there and make it happen," said Harry Motro, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Infoseek.

All three winners will receive over $1,200 in cash and prizes and have the opportunity to represent the GO Network GO-Getters program in their hometowns.

Who Are They? -0-

GINGER -- Hayes, Va.
--   As the mother of seven, Ginger B. from Hayes, Virginia is the
     epitome of an Ultimate GO-Getter. Ginger is always on the GO,
     using the Internet to get her through her busy day. When she is
     not online as a Real Estate agent or researching information for
     her clothing store, Ginger can be found day trading stocks.

SHAWN -- Aiken, S.C.
--   Shawn is from Aiken, South Carolina and has been using the
     Internet for over five years. As a single father of three, a
     Senate employee, and a smoothie shop owner, Shawn has researched
     everything on the Internet from soccer rules and strategies to
     smoothie recipes for his shop. The Internet has made Shawn's life
     both easier and more enjoyable.

ELLEN -- Santa Barbara, Calif.
--   The Internet has opened a whole world of resources for teacher
     and author, Ellen J. from Santa Barbara, California. Ellen uses
     the Internet for everything from tracing the origins of her
     students' last names to finding a veterinarian for her sick dog
     in the middle of the night. Ellen prides herself on going and
     going without needing to leave her home!


-0-

The three GO Network GO-Getters selected represent people constantly on the go, able to accomplish multiple tasks at once while still finding time to enjoy life and GO Network wants to acknowledge their accomplishments.

People interested in additional information about GO Network's GO-Getters search and the winners can log onto http://promotions.go.com/gogetters. The search ran from June 10 through June 24.

About Infoseek

Infoseek Corp. (Nasdaq:SEEK) is the home of GO Network, a premier global media network enriching people's daily The People's Daily (Chinese: 人民日报; Pinyin: Rénmín Rìbào), a daily newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide  lives by combining integrated Internet services with leading consumer brands.

Now one of the top five sites on the Internet, GO Network was launched in January 1999 by Infoseek, in partnership with The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
Disney, Walter Elias Disney
 Company (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:DIS (Data Instrumentation Systems) See DST.

Dis

god of nether world; identified with Pluto. [Rom. Myth.: Leach, 315]

See : Underworld
), and is the online home of leading world brands such as ABCNEWS.com for news, ESPN.com for sports, Disney.com and Family.com for kids and family, Infoseek for search, and Disney.com and ABC ABC
 in full American Broadcasting Co.

Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928.
.com for entertainment.

In addition, Infoseek licenses its Ultraseek Server search and navigation software to companies for their own intranet, extranet and Internet sites. Infoseek is headquartered in Sunnyvale.

For more information about Infoseek, please visit Infoseek's corporate Internet home page at info.infoseek.com or to request additional information about Infoseek, call our Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 Request Line at 408/543-6960 or visit our new investor relations web site at www.ir-infoseek.com http://www.ir-infoseek.com.

Note to Editors: Infoseek, Ultraseek and the Infoseek logo shown are trademarks of Infoseek Corp., which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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