WebMD and Lycos Announce $52 Million Internet and On-Air Healthcare Alliance; WebMD to be Exclusive Healthcare Content and Services Provider Across the Lycos Network.

WALTHAM, Mass. and ATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--

Largest Lycos Agreement Ever Will Leverage Planned Combination

of Lycos and USA Networks Properties for WebMD

Lycos President and CEO Bob Davis

to Join WebMD Board of Directors

Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq:LCOS), the second most-visited hub on the Internet and the world's largest online community, and WebMD, a leading Internet healthcare portal, today announced a broad content, community and commerce alliance that includes the development of a co-branded consumer health channel, e-commerce initiatives and promotional and advertising activities across both the Lycos Network and the USA Networks television properties.

The companies also announced that Bob Davis, president and CEO of Lycos, will join the WebMD board of directors.

According to the terms of the contract, $52.5 million will be paid to Lycos over a three-year period. Under the agreement: -0-

--   WebMD becomes the exclusive provider of all healthcare content,
     sponsorships, and e-commerce on the Lycos Network, the
     fastest-growing Network on the Internet. WebMD will develop a
     co-branded version of its consumer health channel, and links to
     the co-branded channel will be strategically placed on all Lycos
     Network properties.

--   The WebMD/Lycos co-branded Web site will integrate Lycos services
     such as e-mail, homepages and search; and members of both Lycos'
     and WebMD's communities will have easy access to the combined
     services with a single registration.

--   WebMD will also be the first to capitalize on the
     cross-promotional synergies Lycos expects from the proposed
     USA/Lycos Interactive Networks. WebMD will receive promotion at
     the multi-billion impression level across both the Lycos Network
     and the USA Networks television properties. WebMD will benefit
     from advertisements and informational spots on USA Network, The
     Sci-Fi Channel and Home Shopping Network directing consumers and
     healthcare professionals to the co-branded site.

--   The companies will pursue an expansion to the agreement to
     jointly create an e-commerce platform to provide consumers and
     physicians valuable health-related services and products. The
     e-commerce alliance will combine WebMD's healthcare experience
     with the USA Networks and Lycos infrastructures.

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"WebMD has been remarkably successful in combining in-depth content and a strong community to create a valuable Web resource for both healthcare providers and consumers. Its vision for the future -- to use the power of the Internet to access health professionals, and the resources and support communities they need -- complements Lycos' strategy perfectly," said Bob Davis, President and CEO of Lycos, Inc. "Our alliance with WebMD demonstrates the unmatched ability of Lycos to deliver totally integrated marketing capabilities."

Jeff Arnold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WebMD, Inc., said, "This alliance with Lycos represents another major step forward for WebMD, and we're excited to be the first to take advantage of the planned on-air and online cross-marketing capabilities with Lycos and USA Networks. We look forward to delivering timely and comprehensive healthcare content to Lycos' nearly 30 million users, as well as USA Networks' 70 million television homes. At the same time, we will be welcoming these consumers into an extensive yet close-knit Internet community, where they will find guidance and support from others with similar health conditions and concerns."

Added Arnold, "We're also delighted to welcome Bob Davis to the WebMD board. Bob has played a major role in Lycos' supercharged growth, and we are sure that WebMD will benefit enormously from his valuable insights on how to build and manage a fast-growing Internet company."

Barry Diller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of USA Networks, Inc., stated, "The central concept underlying the USA/Lycos proposed transaction is to combine the power of television and the Internet to meet the needs of users, while attracting partners through access to a larger and more lucrative audience. So it's fitting that one of the first to capitalize on our strategy will be a dynamic and fast-rising company like WebMD, with the capability to offer our users and viewers the most authoritative and trustworthy information in an area -- healthcare -- that is so important to them today."

On WebMD's co-branded site, consumers will be able to access a Health and Wellness Center, which offers reliable medical advice, breaking health news, online communities, a physician directory, and a wealth of information on virtually anything that has to do with health. Healthcare professionals will be able to access WebMD.com and its suite of professional services through the new Lycos/WebMD Channel.

Lycos will promote WebMD across its network, including Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News and MyTime.com.

About Lycos, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq:LCOS) is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, the second most visited hub on the Internet reaching 48.8 percent of Web users. The Lycos Network is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community services and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News and MyTime.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com), "Your Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major presence throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

On February 8, 1999, Lycos, Inc. entered into agreements with USA Networks, Inc. (USAi) and Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. (TMCS). Under the agreements, Lycos, TMCS and USAi's Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster and Internet Shopping Network/First Auction will be combined to form a company to be named USA/Lycos Interactive Networks, Inc. The formation of USA/Lycos is subject to the approval of the Lycos stockholders and customary regulatory approvals.

About WebMD

Launched October 5, 1998, WebMD, Inc. (www.WebMD.com) offers a comprehensive suite of Internet-based services for physicians, including a premier medical information library; a virtual office with real-time insurance verification and referral authorizations, unified messaging and telephone-based patient test results; customized Web sites for physician practices; competitively priced supplies and hundreds of continuing medical education courses. Its separate consumer Web site offers a broad range of premium branded content and services designed to allow Internet users to take charge of their health and to access healthcare professionals, resources and support communities.

WebMD has 32 strategic alliances for content, services and distribution with companies, including McKessonHBOC (Nasdaq:MCK), ENVOY Corporation (Nasdaq:ENVY), Medirisk, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:MDMD), MedQuist/Transcription Services Ltd. (Nasdaq:MEDQ), DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company (NYSE:JNJ) and Thomson Healthcare Information Company, Inc. WebMD's corporate headquarters are located in Atlanta.

WebMD physician subscriptions are available by calling 877/GO-WEBMD or accessing the web site at http://www.webmd.com. Consumers can access comprehensive healthcare information and services through a separate web site at the same address.

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