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    1. [BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA] Press Release- MyFamily merger
    2. Wednesday July 5, 8:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: MyFamily.com, Inc. New [email protected] Partnership Strengthens MyFamily.com Position as Leading Genealogy Resource Co-Branded Site Brings Ancestry.com's 600 Million Records to Excite Users SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading online family network, today announced a relationship with [email protected] (Nasdaq: ATHM - news), the leader in broadband, that will provide Excite users with a co-branded site, Excite Genealogy ( http://ancestry.excite.com ). Excite Genealogy powered by Ancestry.com, the Internet's most comprehensive family history resource, will enable Excite users to discover and document their family history directly through Excite.com. This relationship marks the fifth major portal relationship in the past 12 months that MyFamily.com, Inc. has entered into to place Ancestry.com content on high-traffic Internet sites. This portals strategy has been a key driver of MyFamily.com, Inc.'s growth, generating revenue through a 50 percent increase in subscriptions since the end of last year. This deal reinforces MyFamily.com's position as the leading resource in family and genealogy online. ``We are committed to empowering our users with the information they need and want through innovative tools and services,'' said Kirstin Hoefer, Director of Content Applications, [email protected] ``Partnering with Ancestry.com allows us to offer Excite users immense amounts of information about one of the nation's most popular hobbies, genealogy.'' Excite Genealogy provides Excite users access to Ancestry.com's more than 600 million names in over 2500 databases. Family history enthusiasts on Excite.com are able to regularly make new discoveries as additional databases are added to the site every business day. ``We are constantly looking for opportunities to introduce people to the depth of our free content and the value of our subscription-based content. This latest portal deal with Excite solidifies our position as the leading resource in family history and genealogy online,'' said Andre Brummer, General Manager of Ancestry.com. Excite visitors to Excite Genealogy will also be able to browse Ancestry.com's collection of historic maps and online publications from leading family history experts. Additionally, Excite users can sign up to receive a free email newsletter to keep abreast of the latest family history news and research tips. Genealogy products can be ordered through the site, and online ``how to'' lessons provide both novices and expert family historians with the tools they need to discover their roots. ABOUT MYFAMILY.COM, INC. MyFamily.com, Inc. is the leading online network for families. The company's four Internet sites, MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, FamilyHistory.com and RootsWeb.com, according to Media Metrix are among the 10 fastest growing sites and rank among the top 20 in total pageviews according to Nielsen/NetRatings. MyFamily.com is the leading provider of free, private Web sites for families, where family members can share photos and news, participate in private voice and text chats, and maintain a calendar of family events. Ancestry.com is the premier online resource for tracing family history, where visitors can discover their roots by searching more than 600 million names. FamilyHistory.com hosts more than 100,000 free family history oriented message boards that allow users to connect and share information with others who are researching similar family lines. RootsWeb.com is the oldest and largest free community genealogy site. Privately held, MyFamily.com, Inc. has offices in San Francisco, New York City and Provo, Utah. Investors in MyFamily.com, Inc. include CMGI @Ventures (Nasdaq: CMGI - news), Eastman Kodak, America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL - news), Compaq Computer Corporation, Tango, Intel Capital, Group Arnault, Pivotal Asset Management LLC and Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom. SOURCE: MyFamily.com, Inc. Bright Star

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