Move Over Paris and Cameron, Latin Model/Actress Michelle Vieth is Now Causing a Stir Online With Her Own Compromising Video; Christmas in August, Yuletide Holiday Makes its Earliest Appearance Ever; Star Wars 3 Makes its Debut

The Lycos 50 for Week Ending July 31, 2004 WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 July 31, 2004. 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 July 31, 2004: 1) Paris Hilton 6) Pamela Anderson 2) Clay Aiken 7) Poker 3) Michelle Vieth 8) Brooke Burke 4) Britney Spears 9) Las Vegas 5) KaZaA 10) Weight Watchers Notes of Interest: Latin soap opera actress, model and Big Brother Mexico star Michelle Vieth (#3) is the most recent "celebrity," along with Paris Hilton (#1), Severina Vuckovic (#15) and Cameron Diaz (#19), to appear in a compromising sex video. Vieth is now starring in a honeymoon sex tape, which she alleges surfaced on the Web following her divorce, causing a huge surge in search activity for Vieth. Meanwhile, Newlyweds co-star Jessica Simpson (#37) is now running behind little sister Ashlee Simpson (#36), as the younger Simpson surpassed Jessica in search activity for the first time this week. It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas in August: Christmas (#26) makes its first appearance this year, ranking earlier and higher than it ever has in the history of The Lycos 50. Last year, Christmas made its annual debut during the week of August 12, coming in at number 36 and remaining on the list for 18 straight weeks right up until the week following December 25. This year, Web users are getting into the spirit earlier than ever. The top five Christmas-related searches include: Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas dog collars, Christmas decoration catalogs and Christmas costumes. Star Wars 3: Also making its debut on this week's list is Star Wars 3 (#48), which isn't due out in theaters until May 19, 2005. The title for "Star Wars, Episode 3" was revealed at a comic and sci-fi convention in San Diego last week, generating enough search activity surrounding the new title for Star Wars 3 to land on this week's list. "Revenge of the Sith" was announced at the Comic-Con International by a man got up in front of the 6,000-person crowd and pulled off a baseball jersey to reveal a black T-shirt with the words "Revenge of the Sith" on it. 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.