CNET.com's New ''At Work'' Section Offers Technology Recommendati

CNET.com's New ''At Work'' Section Offers Technology Recommendations and Advice for Small Business Owners

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2005--

Section Includes Updated "Business Buying" Guide and "Ultimate Office'"
    CNET (www.cnet.com), the trusted, unbiased resource for people interested in enhancing their life with personal technology and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET), today announced its new "At Work" section (http://work.cnet.com). Edited by technology journalist Rafe Needleman, CNET At Work is a comprehensive collection of editorial and community features designed to help small business owners and individuals discover the technologies that can best improve their productivity.
    Unlike medium and large businesses that rely on professional IT departments for their technology purchases, small business owners make technology decisions based on advice from trusted sources. For example, according to a recent Forrester survey, a majority of small businesses plan to buy their PCs directly from retail chains(1).
    To help individuals make the smartest purchase decisions, CNET At Work offers a complete set of resources, including:

--	Reviews and products comparisons: Written with the office environment in mind, reviews focus on subjects like, "Home PCs for small business" and "Best small-office printers"
--	Business-relevant features: Editorial features such as "How to beat Outlook's Nightmares" and "Expensable Gadgets" provide useful advice for the office
--	Business Buying Guide: The ultimate buying resource, broken down by sections such as desktops, laptops, handhelds, and cell phones and featuring an overview of each category with advice on what to look for and how to choose the right product, plus specific product recommendations
--	The Ultimate Office: An interactive guide that showcases design ideas and tech products for four different rooms: cubicle, boss's office, conference room, and hotel room
--	Hot Discussions: A community-based forum where the CNET community can come together to exchange ideas and offer advice to peers
--	Ask the Editors: A searchable database of answers to CNET users' most common questions, such as, "How do I use my cell phone overseas?"
--	Show us Yours: Home Office: Leveraging the experience and creativity of its most tech-savvy audience members, this section showcases the technology choices they make and how they use technology in their offices, providing users additional ideas.
--	First Look from the Labs Video Reviews: A how-to video library where editors demonstrate the "look and feel" aspects of products that are hard to describe in written reviews, saving viewers a trip to the store
--	Business Buzz: Rafe Needleman's daily take on tech news that matters to people in small business

    "Just like consumers who do their own tech research, small business owners need an expert, unbiased source of technology guidance," said Rafe Needleman, Editor at CNET. "In addition to our expert buying guides and product information, we also wanted to create a community where small business owners can meet and support one another through the decision-making process."

    About CNET.com

    CNET, a property of CNET Networks, Inc., is dedicated to helping people buy and use personal technology to enhance and enrich their lives. CNET's award winning editorial staff reviews thousands of products each year, providing expert and unbiased advice on what products to buy. The site also offers help and how-to features enhanced with video content that visually shows consumers how to get the most out of technology once they own it. And, with an extensive directory of more than 200,000 products and price comparisons, CNET also gives consumers the most up-to-date and efficient shopping resource on the Web.

    About CNET Networks

    CNET Networks, Inc. (www.cnetnetworks.com) is a premier global interactive content company that informs, entertains, and connects large, engaged audiences around topics of high information need or personal passion. The company focuses on three categories--personal technology, games and entertainment, and business technology--and includes such leading brands as CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, MP3.com, GameSpot, CNET Download.com, CNET News.com, Webshots, Computer Shopper magazine, and CNET Channel. With a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe, CNET Networks has operations in 12 countries.

    (1) Small Business PC Purchase Plans, January 2005

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