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LYCOS, Inc. 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.
operates search and technology websites that foster online communities, including the new LYCOS Cinema,
which combines community with high-quality broadband video content.
Other LYCOS products and sites include LYCOS.com, Hotbot.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com, LYCOS Mail, LYCOS Phone,
LYCOS Entertainment, LYCOS Music, LYCOS Games and LYCOS Planet.
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, www.daum.net.
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Product: Lycos MIX
Located at http://mix.lycos.com, Lycos MIX is a new tool allowing groups of people
to pull video clips from a variety of different sources across the web into one playlist, creating a community around shared interests
and topics. With Lycos MIX, users respond to content with content, combining and collaborating on creating a video collection or
MIX for viewing and interacting, all in one place.
Unlike stand-alone video sites, Lycos MIX puts the video experience in the hands of viewers giving them full control over
creating a playlist of their favorite clips from multiple sites, and a means to view and chat in a shared communal experience.
With three easy steps, users can create a MIX for free. MIXES can be either public, meaning anyone can add video clips to the MIX
playlist, or private, where the MIX owner takes full control over what video content is added. Moderated MIX features also allow
anyone to submit videos to the MIX, but the MIX owner has to approve content before it appears. Users can create multiple MIXES,
containing multiple video clips, and easily email MIXES to friends, inviting them to participate in the MIX.
Other unique functionality includes a "MIX It" bookmarklet feature, allowing users to quickly and easily add videos from other
sites to their MIXES without cutting or pasting URL's. Robust permanent comment and rating system features also allow users
to rate MIXES, as opposed to individual pieces of video content.
Both PC and MAC users can access Lycos MIX. Additionally, IE and Windows, as well as Safari and Firefox browsers,
all support Lycos MIX.
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Product: Lycos Cinema
The 26 million visitors to LYCOS can watch and chat with LYCOS Cinema's Screening Room platform, located at
http://cinema.lycos.com.
LYCOS Cinema is the Internet's first video-based socialization product to combine various Web 2.0 applications into one platform,
allowing multiple users to watch simultaneously and chat about video content in real-time.
LYCOS is first to market with its proprietary watch and chat technology, a patent-pending video platform which allows users
to view and chat in synchronous real-time.
Unlike other video sites, the watch and chat platform provides truly interactive,
real-time, user-driven video viewing. Digital rights owners, artists and content managers can release content to a VIP or
general audience with direct interaction, providing screening and sampling opportunities, marketing and promotion and innovative
opportunities for new revenue streams.
Content is securely wrapped in Microsoft's DRM technology provided by Microsoft's Windows Media Rights Manager,
to protect artists' rights.
LYCOS Cinema lets users host their own Screening Rooms, inviting others to watch high-quality video content, while the host of
the room controls the video experience. Screening Room hosts can pause, rewind and fast-forward video streams,
and most importantly, chat with other Screening Room viewers.
Users can view profiles of other guests in the Screening Room audience and build buddy lists for future watch and chat sessions.
Users may also congregate in virtual lobbies within the LYCOS Cinema environment, browsing lists of available screenings,
conversing with other users with whom they can watch and chat.
For added privacy, Screening Room hosts can password-protect screenings,
making watch and chat sessions available by invitation only.
Future product enhancements will allow users to rate, review, post questions and recommend content.
Additional features will enable
independent film producers and high-quality content providers to upload videos while moderated chat capabilities make director,
actor or subject expert chats a reality.
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