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                                                                Exhibit 10.42

                            FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
               REUTERS NEWMEDIA INC. ON-LINE DIRECTORY AGREEMENT
                       BETWEEN REUTERS NEWMEDIA INC. AND
                                 INFOSEEK CORP.

This agreement, dated August 30, 1996, amends the February 28, 1995 Reuters
NewMedia Inc. On-line Service Agreement ("February 1995 Agreement") as amended
by Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 dated January 4, 1996 and April 19, 1996,
respectively, between REUTERS NEWMEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation having its
principal office at 1700 Broadway, New York, New York 10019 and INFOSEEK CORP.,
with its principal office at 2620 Augustine Dr. #250; Santa Clara, CA 95054 is
hereby further amended by this Amendment No. 4. Capitalized terms not herein
defined shall have the same meaning as set forth in the November 1995
Agreement. 

1.  Schedule 1 of the February 1995 Agreement is amended to include the [ * ]
    for use in Infoseek Personal* as [ * ] provided under the Agreement.

    *Also known as Infoseek Your News

2.  Schedule 4 of the February 1995 Agreement is amended to include the
    following: 

    During the period through February 28, 1997, Distributor shall pay for the
    Reuters World Service a monthly fee equal to the greater of (a) [ * ] or
    (b) [ * ] arising out of to the sale or rental of Advertising Space on
    pages containing the Reuters World Service. Effective [ * ] Distributor
    shall pay for the Reuters World Service [ * ] of Distributor's Net
    Advertising Receipts arising out of the sale or rental of Advertising
    Space on pages containing the Reuters World Service. Distributor shall have
    the [ * ] upon 30 days prior written notice to Reuters.

3.  Except as set forth herein, all terms and conditions of the November 1995
    Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as set forth therein.



Accepted and Agreed on                          Accepted and Agreed on
Behalf of Reuters NewMedia Inc.                 Behalf of Infoseek Corp.

By:  /s/ Andrew M. Niblz                        By:  /s/ Andrew E. Newton
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Name:  Andrew M. Niblz                          Name:  Andrew E. Newton
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Title: Exec. V.P.                               Title: V.P. & General Counsel
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Date:  9/25/96                                  Date:  August 30, 1996
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* Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with 
  the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
  omitted portions.