UBID, EXCITE AND IWON FORM STRATEGIC MARKETING AGREEMENT

2^nd Largest Online Auction Site Named Exclusive Provider of Auctions for The Excite Network

CHICAGO, IL – April 4, 2002 – uBid, a leading retail auction and e-commerce marketplace and majority-owned company of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI), and The Excite Network (iWon and Excite), the 8^th most trafficked site on the Internet on a daily basis¹, today announced an agreement that integrates all of uBid’s item listings and categories into the popular Excite and iWon Auctions destinations.

Under the terms of the agreement, uBid becomes the exclusive provider of online auctions on behalf of Excite and iWon, allowing their millions of users the opportunity to bid on relevant auction listings without leaving the Excite or iWon sites, while actual purchases are transacted through uBid. The co-branded sites offer bidders a variety of name brand merchandise and product specials. The agreement comprises content integration, sponsorship and advertising, incorporating uBid's brand and links throughout both the Excite and iWon Web portals.

“Excite and iWon can now provide their audience with an exciting, leading-edge auction technology format featuring brand name merchandise,” said Tim Takesue, acting chief executive officer of uBid. “As two of the Web’s leading sites, iWon and Excite will help generate traffic and exposure for the millions of items available on uBid. This agreement, coupled with recently announced relationships with other leading Internet properties, underscores our great product offering as well as our ability to fulfill needs for other businesses to offer competitive, full-service auction capabilities.”

In December 2001, uBid became the premier provider of content and products for the MSN Auctions Channel and expanded its relationship with MSN’s eShop Merchant Program, to include a permanent anchor position in computing, electronics, travel, sports and outdoors, home and garden and collectibles. In addition, uBid announced similar agreements last year with About, Inc., the 5^th largest Web Property according to Jupiter Media Metrix and AltaVista.

Visitors can simply click on the Auctions tab on Excite or iWon to gain entry to uBid’s online auction marketplace, where for a $9 starting bid a customer can stake a claim to thousands of brand name products daily, ranging from consumer electronics to travel and events.

About The Excite Network

The Excite Network, combining the leading personalization portal, Excite, with the leading loyalty portal, iWon, was formed in November 2001 through the purchase or license of certain assets of Excite@Home by The Excite Network (formerly known as iWon, Inc.) The privately held network is one of the few profitable Internet companies, and is backed by institutions including JPMorgan Partners, Bain Capital and Viacom. The Excite Network is the 8th largest property online on a daily basis, attracting over 16 million monthly unique users (Jupiter Media Metrix).

The Excite Network has one of the most loyal and desirable audiences online. The Network boasts the highest concentration of 18-34 year olds and 25-54 year olds, and the Internet’s most loyal and affluent consumers among leading portals. Possessing some of the most innovative and compelling advertising products on the Internet, The Excite Network is uniquely positioned to deliver unparalleled reach, branding and targeting solutions. The Excite Network is based in Irvington, New York with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Dallas and Seattle.

About uBid

uBid, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., is a leading retail auction and e-commerce marketplace that offers consumers and businesses three ways to buy and sell. The company’s Internet auctions feature a rotating selection of more than 12,000 products daily in 16 different product categories, providing consumers and small to mid-sized businesses with the opportunity to purchase a wide range of brand name merchandise, often at greatly reduced prices, through live-action bidding. Product categories include computers; computer peripherals; computer components; home office; housewares; sports and hobbies; jewelry and gifts; accessories; off-lease computers; consumer electronics; digital cameras and video; apparel and linens; home improvement; travel and events; collectibles; and everything else. In addition to uBid’s own auction listings or uBid Direct, uBid features uBid Preferred Partner auctions in which consumers will find products listed by uBid-approved businesses and backed by uBid or brand warranties. Users can also buy or sell products through uBid’s Consumer Exchange, in which consumers list their items for auction with no listing fee.

With more than 3 million registered users, uBid is committed to providing its customers with the highest quality auction experience on the Internet and offers supplier warranties on most consumer products. uBid also meets Better Business Bureau Online standards, which gives customers the confidence and security to bid safely online. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.ubid.com.

uBid and uBid.com are trademarks of uBid, Inc. All other products and services mentioned may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

¹Jupiter Media Metrix Inc. – Media Metrix U.S. Top 50 Web and Digital Media Properties at Home and at Worked Combined in the U.S. February 2002 Measurement Period

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Denise Mancini

Manager, Public Relations

773-272-4562

denisem@ubid.com