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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in CNET Networks,
         Inc's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 13, 2000 of:

(I)      our report dated March 28, 2000, except for Notes 1, 21 and 22 which
         are as of April 13, 2000, appearing on page F-14 of Ziff-Davis Inc.'s
         Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999
         relating to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ziff-Davis Inc. at
         December 31, 1998 and 1999, and for each of the three years in the
         period ended December 31, 1999;

(II)     our report dated March 28, 2000, except for Note 16 which is as of
         April 13, 2000, appearing on page F-62 of Ziff-Davis Inc.'s Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 relating to
         the Combined Financial Statements of ZDNet (a division of Ziff-Davis
         Inc.) at December 31, 1998 and 1999, and for each of the three years in
         the period ended December 31, 1999.





       PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

       New York, New York

       November 13,  2000