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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8/ -- CNET, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET) announced today that it
has priced its previously announced Rule 144A offering of Convertible
Subordinated Notes. CNET has agreed to sell $172,951,000 of 5% Convertible
Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). Interest on the Notes is payable on March 1
and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 1999. The Notes are
convertible by holders into shares of CNET common stock at a conversion price
of $149.625 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events, at any time
after 90 days following the issuance of the Notes.

Proceeds from the Rule 144A offering will be used for general corporate
purposes, acquisitions, capital expenditures and working capital.

The Company has agreed to file a shelf registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the resale of the Notes and the
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion thereof. If such registration
statement is not filed or has not become effective within specified time
periods, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages to holders of
the Notes and holders of the common stock issuable upon conversion thereof.

About CNET

CNET, Inc. is at the leading edge of media companies, producing a branded
Internet network and television programming for both targeted and general
audiences. Online and on television, CNET is the leading authority on
computers, the Internet and digital technologies. CNET's network of sites
serves millions of users each day. CNET television programming airs on USA
Network, the Sci-Fi Channel and in national syndication, as well in 40 foreign
countries. CNET effectively owns 40 percent of Snap, a search and navigation
service for all Internet users, co-owned by NBC. CNET also owns approximately
nine percent of Vignette Corporation, a manufacturer of premier Web publishing
software, and approximately 16 percent of BuyDirect.com, an online software
store that was recently purchased by Beyond.com.

This press release contains forward looking statements that are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in its forward looking statements are reasonable, it can
give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward looking
statements will prove to be correct. Important cautionary statements and risk
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
reflected in the Company's forward looking statements are disclosed under the
caption "Additional Factors that May Affect Future Results" in the Company's
latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q and under the caption "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations --
Outlook and Uncertainties" in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K,
copies of which may be obtained from the Company. SOURCE CNET: The Computer
Network

CONTACT: Karen Wood, 415-395-7805, ext. 1552, or karenw@cnet.com, or Doug
Woodrum, 415-395-7805, ext. 1401, or dougw@cnet.com, both of CNET, Inc.

Web site: http://www.cnet.com