EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information, contact:  Bob Lentz
     Individual, Inc.
     (617) 273-6000, ext. 259
     blentz@individual.com

                             INDIVIDUAL, INC. SAYS
                 SECURITIES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITHOUT MERIT

BURLINGTON, MASS. -- NOVEMBER 15, 1996 -- Individual, Inc. (NASDAQ:  INDV)
announced that it has been named as a defendant in a securities class action
lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts allegedly
on behalf of purchasers of the Company's common stock during the period March
15, 1996 through  July 24, 1996.  The complaint also names as defendants, among
others, certain of the Company's current and former directors and officers,
including former CEO Joseph ("Yosi") A. Amram, whose employment with the Company
terminated in August 1996.  The underwriters in the Company's March 1996 initial
public offering were also named as defendants.  The complaint alleges that the
defendants made misstatements, or failed to make statements, to the investing
public in the Company's initial public offering prospectus relating to alleged
disputes between Mr. Amram and the Company.

William A. Devereaux, Individual's Chairman, stated, "The Company believes the
allegations in the complaint are without any merit and intends to vigorously
defend against them."  Mr. Devereaux noted that Individual's user base and
revenue growth have reached record levels during and since the period in
question, adding "In recent months, former AT&T New Media CEO Michael E.
Kolowich joined the Company as President and CEO.  Under his leadership the
Company continues to leverage its core competencies in electronic news filtering
and delivery towards the goal of becoming the leading provider of customized
electronic news services for knowledge workers."

Individual, Inc. is a pioneer and leading provider of electronic personalized
information services.  Through its exclusive information retrieval, filtering,
and delivery technologies, Individual brings highly relevant, precisely targeted
news, information, and advertising to more than 425,000 readers worldwide.
Individual's services include: First! and Hoover for corporate enterprises;
NewsPage, a comprehensive custom news site on the World Wide Web
(http://www.newspage.com); and FreeLoader, the first off-line Web delivery
service (http://www.freeloader.com).  Individual's partners include Lotus,
Knight-Ridder, Microsoft Corp., NETCOM, Netscape, and Toshiba.  The Company is
headquartered in Burlington, Mass., with offices around the world.  Visit
Individual on the Web at http://www.individual.com.

Certain of the above statements, including, without limitation, Management's
plans and objectives and statements regarding future operations are forward
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could
differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including, changes in the
rapidly evolving market for customized business information services, risks of
technological change and new product introductions, risks associated with
acquisitions, competitive developments, and other risk factors described from
time to time in the Company's SEC reports.