FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Mark Mellinger
3141 Beaumont Centre Circle
Suite 204
Lexington, KY 40513
email: info@onedotcom.com
phone: 859-268-8383
web: www.onedotcom.com

ONEDOTCOM.COM TO OFFER FREE INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH 1STUP.COM

Innovative Access Offering Expands OneDotCom.com's Online Presence

Lexington, KY - OneDotCom.com announced today that it now offers free Internet access through an agreement with 1stUp.com Corporation, a leading provider of sponsor-supported Internet access solutions and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc.

OneDotCom.com now provides free, unlimited web access virtually anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. Consumers immediately can download the free Internet application from the OneDotCom.com web site at http://www.onedotcom.com.

OneDotCom.com's end-users receive free, unlimited Internet access in exchange for keeping 1stUp.com's compact, movable navigation bar on their screens during the free online session. This navigation bar presents users with small advertisements as well as convenient links to OneDotCom.com and other leading sites.

"OneDotCom, it's your dotcom(c)"

OneDotCom.com is the latest distribution partner to implement 1stUp.com's advanced technical solution. 1stUp.com's patent-pending technology also powers the popular AltaVista Free Access, FreeLane by Excite, and Lycos Free Internet Access.

"Through our relationships with OneDotCom.com and other leading consumer brands, 1stUp.com is helping lead the private label Internet access movement," said Jonah Steinhart, vice president of marketing and corporate communications at 1stUp.com. "OneDotCom.com now can take advantage of 1stUp.com's nationwide, reliable dial-up network and the 1stUp.com technology, which enables OneDotCom.com to integrate content and branding into an impressive Internet service offering and establish a constant online connection with consumers. This potent blend of high performance connectivity and quality content is competitive with any free or fee-based Internet service on the market today."

About OneDotCom.com:
OneDotCom is a new, privately owned Free Internet Service Provider and Internet Advertising Company based in Lexington, KY. OneDotCom is an innovative internet company that is excited to unveil its proprietary, geo-specific, advertising product that drives significant amounts of traffic to customer's web sites. OneDotCom enables any business from the smallest mom and pop store to the largest corporations the ability to become their very own Internet Service Provider like AOL(c) and Yahoo(c) and give away Free Internet Access to all of their customers. OneDotCom truly is "The Internet Advertising Solution for any Business of any Size".

About 1stUp.com:
1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., is a market leader in providing online and offline brand names with private label Internet access solutions and innovative advertising technology. 1stUp.com's patent-pending technology enables its distribution partners to brand, market and distribute free and cost-effective Internet services to their customers. Multiple leading ISPs support 1stUp.com's extensive ISP network to provide reliable connectivity. The 1stUp.com network is the largest in North America based on total dial-up numbers and delivers reliable Internet access to over 95 percent of the U.S. and Canada. 1stUp.com powers Internet access solutions for leading brands like AltaVista, Excite@Home, Lycos, and more than 130 additional brands. By aggregating the more than 4 million registered subscribers of its distribution partners, 1stUp.com is able to pass along the benefits of optimal connectivity costs and advertising revenues to its distribution partners.

For more information, visit www.1stup.com. 1stUp.com Corporation is located at 575 Market St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105. Telephone: 415-293-4700.

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This release contains forward-looking statements that address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits of the agreement between 1stUp and OneDotCom and the expected capabilities of OneDotCom to offer free Internet access and related services. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: 1stUp's products and technologies may not successfully interoperate with those of OneDotCom; 1stUp's business model is dependent upon advertising and may be adversely affected by the adoption of new laws and regulations affecting the provision of Internet advertising services, including laws and regulations covering privacy, pricing and content; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which 1stUp competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

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