Media Alert - Get Inspired to Find Last Minute Love At Lycos Matchmaker.Business/Technology/Entertainment Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2002 More than 40% of Terra Lycos Network Users Polled Say they Are Waiting for the Love of their Life, While 1 in 4 are Actively Seeking a Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. Date Terra Lycos (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TRLY), the leading global Internet network, today revealed results of a survey conducted by Lycos Opinion Minders for Lycos Matchmaker Matchmaker - A language for specifying and automating the generation of multi-lingual interprocess communication interfaces. MIG is an implementation of a subset of Matchmaker. (http://www.matchmaker.com), the most fun and entertaining way to meet new people. The survey polled Lycos users, outside of the Matchmaker community, for their opinions on Valentine's Day. Results of the survey confirmed that Valentine's Day is a time to seek out love: -- One out of four users polled say they are actively seeking out a Valentine's Day date. -- More than 40% of users say that they are waiting for the love of their lives this Valentine's Day. Results of the survey also showed dating trends: -- 37% of users say that plans for a second date is the best indicator of a successful first date, while 31% say it is a kiss or a hug at the end of the night. -- 66% of users say that a romantic dinner or a weekend getaway is their ideal Valentine's Day date. For last minute valentines, "Love at Lycos" (http://love.lycos.com), a network-wide guide that hosts a wealth of Valentine's Day content and offerings in one comprehensive site, makes it easy to plan that perfect romantic day with tips on what to buy and where to go. Romantics also won't want to miss the chance to register for Cupid's Cash Giveaway, where one lucky winner will walk away with $10,000 cash. Lycos Matchmaker also invites users to play matchmaker with a new Valentine's Day e-Card at http://ecard.matchmaker.com/cupid0202/cupid0202.html. Lycos Matchmaker is the ultimate source for finding love online - with a free trial membership, more than 5 million registered users, more than 90 geographic and lifestyle communities and with more than 100 success stories submitted each month - Matchmaker wants to ensure that singles make love happen for Valentine's Day and the whole year through. About Terra Lycos Terra Lycos is a global Internet network operating in 43 countries in 20 languages, reaching 109 million unique monthly visitors worldwide. Created by the combination of Terra Networks Terra Networks, S. A., usually referred to as "Terra", is an Internet multinational company with headquarters in Spain. Part of Telefónica Group (the former Spain's public telephone monopoly and now one of the most important telecommunications companies in the world), Terra , S.A. and Lycos, Inc., in October 2000, Terra Lycos is one of the most popular Internet networks in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and is the largest Internet access provider See ISP. (networking, company) Internet Access Provider - (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. in Spain and Latin America. The Terra Lycos network of sites includes Lycos.com, Terra.com, Angelfire.com, ATuHora.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, Rumbo.com, Sonique, Tripod.com, RagingBull.com and Wired News Wired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Condé Nast later purchased Wired News on 2006-07-11. (Wired.com). The company's headquarters are in Barcelona and it has major offices in Boston, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Miami, Monterrey and Sao Paulo among others. It is listed on the Madrid stock exchange Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) The largest of Spain's four stock exchanges. (TRR TRR Transportation Research Record (Journal) TRR Test Readiness Review TRR Target Ranging Radar TRR Total Rate of Return TRR Taiwan Research Reactor ) and on the Nasdaq electronic market (TRLY). For more information, please visit our corporate Web site at http://www.terralycos.com. (c)2002 Lycos, Inc. Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Terra Networks, S.A., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved. |
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