ONElist Launches "Campaign 2000," Linking Voters to Presidential Information and Activities Via Email List Services.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999--

Parallel Agreement With Digital Democracy Group to Include

ONElist Functionality Within Political Candidates' Web Sites

ONElist, Inc. (www.onelist.com), the leading provider of free e-mail list and group communications services for average users of the Internet, today announced ONElist Campaign 2000, a dedicated online election forum designed to connect voters with presidential candidate information and discussion groups.

Within Campaign 2000 voters can peruse and share online campaign and event information about the upcoming presidential election, including candidates Lamar Alexander, Gary Bauer, Bill Bradley, Pat Buchanan, George W. Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Steve Forbes, Al Gore, John Kasich, John Keyes, John McCain, Dan Quayle and Robert Smith.

By building upon growing candidate involvement in the Internet, ONElist's Campaign 2000 offers an easy way for people to get involved with and connected to presidential campaigns. Voters participate by clicking the Campaign 2000 button on ONEList's home page (www.onelist.com) -- the forum offers links to candidates' campaign communications and empowers users to create their own discussion lists on candidates and individual political topics. With a few easy clicks, ONElist Campaign 2000 helps people reconnect to the political process.

"I am delighted that ONElist is adding a new section to its web site that will offer new and exciting information to Internet users interested in learning more about the presidential candidates," said presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole. "This web site will enable all of us to move beyond news media sound bites and communicate in a more complete and meaningful way to hundreds of thousands of people at once."

Based on ONElist's email list and group communication services, Campaign 2000 provides the underpinnings for an easy and open exchange of ideas and opinions between candidates and constituents. Campaign 2000 leverages email as a channel for frequent and timely communication of information for interested voters, and offers avenues for campaigns to communicate with local volunteers, enhance fundraising efforts, and conduct instant polls on timely issues.

"New Technologies are changing the way people interact and they're dramatically changing the way voters interact with political leaders as well as the political process," said presidential candidate Lamar Alexander. "The more information citizens have and the more dialogue that takes place regarding candidates and the issues that matter most to Americans, the better off our representative democracy is. So, I'm excited to be a participant in ONElist's Campaign 2000 forum which will give voters a greater opportunity to learn about the great field of presidential candidates and actively participate in the political process."

Digital Democracy Group Builds ONElist into Campaign Sites As part of the Campaign 2000 initiative, ONElist also announced an agreement with the Digital Democracy Group (www.digitaldemocracy.org), a campaign web site developer that employs the latest Internet technology to help organize political campaigns. Under the terms of the agreement, The Digital Democracy Group will incorporate ONElist's e-mail list functionality and group communications features, including User Surveys, within its client campaign Web sites.

"We recognize the incredible utility that email brings to any campaign organization," said Douglas Boxer, co-founder of the Digital Democracy Group. "By utilizing the unique features of ONElist, we can build a virtual field operation for our clients at no cost, saving thousands of dollars and hundreds of campaign worker hours."

About ONElist

Launched in 1998, ONElist, Inc. is the world's leading provider of free e-mail list and group communication technologies for average users of the Internet. Today, the ONElist service hosts over 150,000 lists, with members exchanging more than 16 million e-mail messages each day. ONElist is based in San Mateo, Calif. and is privately held. The company has received venture funding from @Ventures III, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) and Bertelsmann Ventures, the independent venture capital fund of Bertelsmann AG. For more information, visit ONElist's web site at http://www.onelist.com.