Cnet Networks 8-K Financial statements and exhibits

EXHIBIT 99.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of CNET Networks, Inc. (CNET) hereby certifies that:

1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CNET for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2002 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CNET.

Dated: November 4, 2002

/s/ Shelby W. Bonnie  

Shelby W. Bonnie
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference to any filing of CNET, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.