Yahoo! Brings Romance to the Internet for Valentine's Day

Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Personals and Yahoo! Greetings Let People Show Affection Online

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2000 - People searching for a sweetheart to sweep them off their feet or looking for an intimate gift for someone special can find all their romantic needs this Valentine's Day on Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com). Through its new Valentine's Day area on Yahoo!® Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com), consumers can use gift suggestions and ideas to help find romantic gifts easily and without any heartache. People also can show their affection for friends, family and loved ones by sending them electronic greeting cards from Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com), and those still waiting to meet the person of their dreams can seek romance on Yahoo! Personals (http://personals.yahoo.com).

"People looking for Valentine's Day gifts this season can find popular brands, trusted retailers and great gift ideas on Yahoo! Shopping," said Richard Rogowski, Yahoo! Shopping producer. "Besides shopping online for Valentine's Day, people can use Yahoo! Greetings to send a quick note to someone to show they care, or use Yahoo! Personals to actually meet the person of their dreams."

Can Buy Me Love
Gone are the days of men being intimidated by lingerie shops and women feeling silly asking questions about golf clubs - with Yahoo! Shopping, people can buy the perfect Valentine's gift conveniently from the comfort of their own homes. Yahoo! Shopping features convenient tools, such as Yahoo! Gift Recommender, Yahoo! Wallet and Express Checkout, which help consumers easily find and purchase gifts. Some merchants are offering special promotions to help consumers have a romantic Valentine's Day. For example, Red Envelope is offering free overnight shipping for purchases made through Yahoo! Shopping between February 4 and February 12.

Those looking to buy their Valentine something unique and exquisite can also visit Yahoo! Auctions (http://auctions.yahoo.com), and bid from more than 1.2 million listings for hard to find gifts and collector's items. Yahoo! Auctions is featuring a special Valentine's Day section offering everything from chocolate smothered truffles to scented massage oils. Yahoo! Auctions offers a variety of romantic gifts to make hearts beat quicker.

Won't You Be Mine?
Users looking for a fun, creative and meaningful way to send their Valentine wishes need look no further than Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com), Yahoo!'s free electronic greeting card service. Whether people are looking to pour their hearts out to a special someone or just let them know that they're being thought of, Yahoo! Greetings provides a variety of Valentine's Day-themed cards. With a few clicks of the mouse, Yahoo! Greetings provides users with a simple way to send their holiday wishes electronically, from one of the widest selections of electronic greeting cards on the Internet.

Still Searching for a Heart of Gold?
For those individuals still searching for a Valentine this year, Yahoo! Personals (http://personals.yahoo.com) offers a free, easy-to-use place on the Internet to help users find their sweethearts. With Yahoo! Personals' vast user base, the service provides a fun forum where people can connect with one another to find everything from new friends who share similar interests, a long-term, committed relationship, or that special someone with whom to spend Valentine's Day. To make Valentine's Day even sweeter, Yahoo! Personals now provides email notification. Users need only designate what characteristics they are looking for in a sweetheart and Yahoo! Personals will notify them when a match has been made.

About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) 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.