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Paris Hilton Sex Video Searches Soar, Sending Socialite to Number One Search Term; Prince Charles Scandal Continues to Rock the Web

Lycos Search Presents The Lycos 50 for Week Ending November 15, 2003

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Terra Lycos (Nasdaq:
TRLY), the global Internet Group, today announced the following information
from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular user searches for the week ending
November 15, 2003. 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 November 15,
2003:

1) Paris Hilton
2) KaZaA
3) Britney Spears
4) Christmas
5) Prince Charles
6) The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
7) NFL
Pamela Anderson
9) Brooke Burke
10) Clay Aiken

Notes of Interest

With rumors flying around the Internet about a homemade sex tape,
debutante Paris Hilton rose to number eight on last week’s The Lycos 50. Once
the tape itself hit the Web, Hilton skyrocketed to number one on this week’s
list. For every search this week for KaZaA (#2), there were six searches for
Hilton or the tape. For every search this week for Britney Spears (#3), there
were eight searches for Hilton or the tape. There were more searches for
Hilton and the tape than there were for items ranked number two through number
15 combined. Also this week, besides the Hilton tape, there are plenty of
searches for rumored pictures of former P.O.W. Jessica Lynch (#23) — which
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt decided not to publish. Meanwhile, with all the
buzz surrounding the Paris Hilton video, Prince Charles drops to number five
this week, but there are still plenty of searches coming from both sides of
the Atlantic seeking insight into the mystery of the sexual rumors surrounding
the Prince of Wales.

Other Notes of Interest

The return of B-level celebrity Anna Nicole Smith (#39) and the first-ever
Lycos 50 appearance for weight-loss supplement Trim Spa (#43) are both
connected to the beginning of an advertising campaign featuring Smith as the
Trim Spa spokeswoman. In an October 2002 Lycos 50 article about searches for
Trim Spa, it was noted that Howard Stern’s cohorts had razzed Smith about her
weight during a Stern show appearance and told her to use Trim Spa (which is a
Stern advertiser). Apparently Smith listened, because she now claims that the
supplement has helped her get back to the same weight as her Guess Jeans
modeling days. Smith will now appear in commercials for Trim Spa and is
prominently featured on the product’s Web site.

The Popularity of Tupac

This week marks the highest-ever rank for rapper Tupac Shakur (#12), who
continues to consistently make appearances on The Lycos 50 — and release new
albums — despite the fact that he has been dead since 1996. The recent wave
of Tupac interest comes from a new documentary film on his life called Tupac:
Resurrection.

Election Watch

Howard Dean continues to lead in Web popularity this week, generating 47
percent of the search activity among the democratic presidential candidates,
while John Kerry generated 16 percent, Wesley Clark 10 percent, and all other
democratic hopefuls combined, 27 percent.

About Terra Lycos

Terra Lycos is a global Internet group, with a presence in 40 countries in
19 languages. The group, which resulted from Terra Networks, S.A’s acquisition
of Lycos, Inc. in October of 2000, operates some of the most widely visited
Web sites in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is the largest access
provider in Spain and Latin America. Terra Lycos’ network of Web sites
includes Terra in 18 countries, Lycos in 22 countries, Angelfire.com,
Atrea.com, Azeler.es, Educaterra.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com,
Ifigenia.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Maptel.com, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com,
RagingBull.com, Rumbo.com, Tripod.com, Uno-e.com and Wired News (Wired.com),
among others. Terra Lycos, with headquarters in Barcelona and operating
centers in Madrid and Boston, as well as elsewhere, is listed on the Madrid
stock exchange (ticker: TRR) and on the Nasdaq electronic market (ticker:
TRLY).

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

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