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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                                                          A-0402
                                                                  April 30, 1996

COMPANY:
INFOSEEK CORP.
2620 AUGUSTINE DR. #250
SANTA CLARA, CA  95054
ATTN:  JULIAN STEWART

DESIGNATED PRODUCT:  "INFOSEEK"

LICENSED MATERIAL: Quotations from the September 1995 issue of PC Computing,
review on Internet Search Engines found on pages 166 & 167. Underlined text only
as outlined in Exhibit A.

Ziff-Davis Publishing Company ("Ziff") grants Company, the non-exclusive,
non-transferable permission to reprint the Licensed Material as follows:

The Licensed Material may be used only in publicity materials relating to the
referenced product.

The Licensed Material is attached to this letter as Exhibit A. Exhibit A is
incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

This Permission shall commence on the date of this contract and shall terminate
on APRIL 30, 1997 unless sooner terminated as provided below.

PERMISSIONS FEE:  $100.00

The Permission fee is payable in full within thirty (30) days of invoice date.

Company is not permitted to make any changes, insertions, or deletions to the
Licensed Material without Ziff's prior written consent.

Any use by Company of the Licensed Material not in accordance with the terms of
this Permission or any other breach of this Permission shall give Ziff the
right, in addition to any and all rights provided by law or in equity, to
terminate this Permission upon written notice to Company.

Company shall deliver to the undersigned one copy of each proposed use of the
Licensed Material for Ziff's approval prior to publication or distribution.
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Ziff reserves the right to revoke Company's right to use the Licensed Material
in the event of editorial decisions based on subsequent developments relating to
the licensing of the Licensed Material and the Designated Product.

Except for purposes of Company's S-1, credit must be prominently displayed in
the following form whenever the Licensed Material is used:

                   Reprinted from PC Computing September 1995
                Copyright (c) 1995 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company

Ziff makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the
Licensed Material and/or the Company's use of the Licensed Material and Ziff
shall bear no liability during or after the term of this Permission with respect
thereto.

Upon expiration or termination of this Permission, Company shall cease all use
of the Material including, without limitation, the publication and distribution
of advertising, promotional and publicity materials bearing the Licensed
Material; provided, however, that for a period of not more than three (3) months
following the date of expiration or termination of this Permission, Company may
distribute in accordance with this Permission any such advertising, promotional
and publicity materials which are in Company's inventory on the date of
expiration or termination of the Permission.

                                                  ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY

                                                By:
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    Janet Flood
                                                    Asst. Manager Rights &
                                                    Permissions

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                                    EXHIBIT A

This exhibit contains two excerpts from "The Search Engine that Could" by Neil
Randall which appeared in the September 1995 issue of PC Computing Magazine (the
"Article"). Portions of those excerpts are underscored to indicate the subject
matter of the license:

         "For pinpoint search precision, only one engine--InfoSeek--performed
         well on virtually all searches." (page 166 of Article).

         "The best of the bunch..." (page 167 of Article).

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