The Murder Of Heavy Metal Band Member Dimebag Darrell Abbott Drives Search Interest;

The Murder Of Heavy Metal Band Member Dimebag Darrell Abbott Drives Search Interest;

Model Heidi Klum Makes First Ever Appearance On List; Web Users Dial Up Searches For Do Not Call Web Site

The Lycos 50 for Week Ending December 11, 2004

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Dec. 4, 2004. For a complete list of The Lycos 50(TM) and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com/. Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/.

The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Dec. 11, 2004:
1) Christmas 6) Brooke Burke
2) Clay Aiken 7) NFL
3) Paris Hilton 8) KaZaA
4) Britney Spears 9) Tara Reid
5) Pamela Anderson 10) Christmas Carols

Notes of Interest:


The murder of heavy metal band guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott (#16) sent web users scouring the Internet for news about the singer who was gunned down as he performed on stage last week in Columbus, Ohio. Ironically, the murder of Dimebag and four other people who were also killed by Nathan Gale, took place on the 24th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. Witnesses at the concert reported that Gale, who was killed by police at the scene, allegedly accused Dimebag of breaking up the band Pantera, another popular heavy metal group who toured with Ozzie Osbourne.

Other Notes of Interest:

Model Heidi Klum (#43) makes her debut on this week's Lycos 50, marking the first time Klum has ever appeared on the list. Klum's recent television show, Project Runway on Bravo, will pick the next hot fashion designer. Searches for Klum have increased more than 200 percent over the past week.

Do Not Call Me on My Cell Phone Either:

The Federal Do Not Call web site made it to number one on The Lycos 50 in June 2003, when the federal government introduced a national Do Not Call List to combat telemarketers. The WWW.DONOTCALL.GOV web site (#37) re-enters this week's list as the Do Not Call List now applies to mobile phones.

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.

Contact: Kathy O'Reilly, Lycos, 781-370-3454, kathy.o'reilly@corp.terralycos.com


Source: Lycos, Inc.

CONTACT: Kathy O'Reilly of Lycos, +1-781-370-3454,
kathy.o'reilly@corp.terralycos.com

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


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