Lycos Announces the Most Popular Blog Topics of 2004

Lycos Announces the Most Popular Blog Topics of 2004

Education, Entertainment and Health/Fitness Top List of What Tripod and Angelfire Members are Blogging About Most

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/), a leading provider of search, community and technology lifestyle destinations and a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications, Corp. (KOSDAQ: 035720), a premier Internet portal in Korea, today announced the following information from Tripod and Angelfire on Lycos.

Tripod (http://www.tripod.com/) and Angelfire (http://www.angelfire.com/), which offer free blog tools to its millions of members, make up one of the largest communities on the Internet. Earlier this month, Merriam-Webster announced the number one Word of the Year (based on online lookups) is Blog. Blogging has gained tremendous momentum as a technology and social movement this past year. The following is a list of the most popular blog topics of 2004, based Tripod and Angelfire member blogs on Lycos.

The Top Five Blog Topics, Based on Tripod and Angelfire Member Blogs, of 2004 are:

1) Entertainment
2) Personal Journals
3) Education
4) Health/Fitness/Parenting/Babies/Pregnancy
5) Politics



The two most popular blogs on Lycos in 2004, based on traffic to the blog, include the following:

* http://captainhoof.tripod.com/blog/, non-fiction site written by
Hollywood insider, Rance, who provides all the latest behind the scenes
gossip from the world of TV, film and music.
* http://blubberybastard.tripod.com/blog/, a fiction site, and soon to be
published book by St. Martin's press, detailing the story of Gus
Openshaw's revenge against the whale that killed his wife and child,
and left Gus with one arm.



"While many Tripod and Angelfire members use their blogs to publicize the events in their own lives, as well as the lives of celebrities, a number of educators have turned to blogging as a method to share class notes, assignments, and to even accept answers from students," said Jamie Riehle, group product manager of web publishing for Lycos. "Several instructors use blogs to facilitate on-line student discussions, capitalizing on the interactive nature of the blog."

"Similarly, many mothers, or mothers-to-be, are using blogs as a way to share information, tips and photos of their children with others," Riehle added. "The integration of the Tripod and Angelfire photo albums into the blog tool has made it easy to share baby photos with friends and family around the corner, or around the world."

About Lycos, Inc.

Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Wired.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, http://www.daum.net/.

Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.


Source: Lycos, Inc.

CONTACT: Kathy O'Reilly of Lycos, Inc., +1-781-370-3454,
Kathy.O'Reilly@lycos-inc.com

Web site: http://www.lycos.com/


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