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Get a Kiss from Sir Elton John, Renee Zellweger, Fran Drescher, Julianna Margulies, Stephen Baldwin, Lynn Redgrave, Gillian Anderson and a Host of Other Famous Celebrities for Valentine's Day!

"With This Kiss" Campaign Begins Today on Yahoo!


SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Feb. 7, 2000 - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, today launched "With This Kiss™," (http://promotions.yahoo.com/promotions/kiss), a new charity campaign benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Through the campaign, people everywhere can have fun and make a difference this Valentine's Day by bidding on some of the world's most famous lips and sending autographed celebrity smackers through online e-Valentine's greeting cards.

Created to raise AIDS prevention awareness and generate contributions for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, "With This Kiss" will be featured on Yahoo!® (www.yahoo.com) beginning today and running through Feb. 14, 2000 (Valentine's Day). Through the campaign, Yahoo! users can:

· Bid on original, autographed lip prints from celebrity supporters through Yahoo! Auctions (http://auctions.yahoo.com), the fastest-growing, globally-branded Internet auction service and the online trading marketplace of the 21st century, and;

· Send an electronic card through Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com), Yahoo!'s free online greeting card service. Cards will feature re-prints of signed celebrity lip prints, along with a special AIDS awareness message.

All monies raised from the Yahoo! charity auction will be dedicated to funding educational programs targeted at AIDS prevention, and/or elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV affected individuals, as well as programs that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS. New celebrity signed lips and online greetings will be added daily until Valentine's Day.

"Valentine's Day is a great time to reach out to loved ones and friends and help the community. Yahoo! brings people together, instantly and globally, and we are pleased to bring our brand, audience, commerce and communications services together to help make difference," said Tony Surtees, vice president and general manager of the commerce group at Yahoo!. "Whether heightening awareness of pandemic diseases such as AIDS or raising funds to support organizations like the Elton John AIDS Foundation in providing programs for people living with HIV/AIDS, the Internet makes the world a closer community and provides people with meaningful ways make a contribution to others in need. We are proud to work with the Foundation to harness the capabilities of the Internet to help improve the lives of those affected by AIDS."

"Valentine's Day is a time for love," said Sir Elton John, chairman and founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. "Love yourself and protect yourself against HIV! Thanks to Yahoo! and its audience for their support."

According to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, an estimated 6 million people per year contract HIV worldwide. Every five seconds someone in the world contracts HIV.

"With This Kiss" is the latest in a series of philanthropic efforts Yahoo! has undertaken to raise awareness and extend the outreach of registered charitable organizations. Since the company's inception, Yahoo! has recognized that it is in a position to pioneer and champion philanthropic efforts and community service initiatives. To date, Yahoo! has supported more than 500 not-for-profit groups worldwide through online awareness campaigns including the Yahoo! Web Corps™ program, Yahoo! For Kids™, 12 Days of Giving™, the ongoing Yahoo! Charity Auctions program, hands-on volunteer service from Yahoo! employees and cooperative cause-related marketing sponsorships.

About the Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Elton John AIDS Foundation is an international non-profit organization funding prevention education programs and direct care services for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. The Foundation, with offices in Los Angeles and London, was established in 1992 by Sir Elton John, who serves as its Chairman.

Funding from the Elton John AIDS Foundation encompasses a broad spectrum of direct care services supporting men, women, young adults, children, infants, minorities and entire families living with HIV/AIDS. Grants support services and programs ranging from education outreach programs, harm reduction models, early testing and treatment advocacy, legal aid, buddy programs, food banks, meal delivery programs, hospice care and adoption services for children orphaned and/or living with HIV.

About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company
that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to 120 million users each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business services designed to enhance Yahoo!'s clients' Web services, including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 21 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.

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