Howard Stern Search Activity Up 345% After Debut on Sirius Satellite Radio; Camaro, Most-Searched Concept Car Following Detroit Auto Show; Stacy Kiebler, Most Popular "Dancer" with the Stars

Searches for The Game, Cyclops Kitten and Smokeless Tobacco, Biggest Gainers Over Past Week

The Lycos 50 for Week Ending Jan. 1, 20064, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 18 -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/), a media destination for creators and consumers of quality content, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Jan. 14, 2006. 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 Jan. 14, 2006:

  1)  Poker                       6)  WWE
  2)  KaZaA                       7)  Pamela Anderson
  3)  Britney Spears              8)  Paris Hilton
  4)  NFL                         9)  LimeWire
  5)  Pokemon                    10)  Lita

  Notes of Interest:

Following his recent debut on Sirius Satellite Radio, searches for Howard Stern (#40) are up 345 percent, propelling him back onto this week's list. Searches for Stern's girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky are also up 170 percent following rumors last week that Stern was allegedly planning to tie the knot with Ostrosky. Stern has vehemently denied the rumors. Nearly half of Stern searches specify searches for Sirius Satellite Radio, with the most popular Sirius-related search query specifying Sirius stock price.

Meanwhile, at the close of the Detroit Auto Show last week, there was no question about "Best in Show" -- it was the Camaro concept car, making its debut on this week's Lycos 50 at number 16. Searches for the muscle car for the 21st Century raced up the Lycos search logs to speeds of 824 percent over the past seven days.

Other Notes of Interest:

During the USA Network's recent airing of the WWE's (#6) Raw wrestling, another wardrobe malfunction occurred, involving WWE Champion Edge's girlfriend, Lita (#10). The malfunction revealed a glimpse of Lita's breast, caught briefly on camera, before the network quickly went to black. In wrestling news, Stacy Keibler (#45) makes her return to the Lycos 50, this time for her dance moves. Keibler is one of the 'stars' on ABC's hit reality show, Dancing with the Stars.

  Biggest Movers and Shakers over the past week:
  1.        Spyware             610%
  2.        Podcast             520%
  3.        Fire Prevention     480%
  4.        The Game            328%
  5.        Vegan               305%
  6.        Camaro Concept      270%
  7.        Colin Farrell       240%
  8.        Cyclops-Kitten      190%
  9.        Beth Ostrosky       170%
 10.        Smokeless Tobacco   165%

  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 Lycos, Inc. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners.

Kathy O'Reilly, Lycos, 781-370-3454