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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan of
our reports dated January 28, 1997, except as to Note 12, as to which the date
is March 31, 1997, with respect to the financial statements of  Infoseek
Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1996, and the related financial statement schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




San Jose, California
March 31, 1997