EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Infoseek Corporation
for the registration of 521,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 16, 1998, except
for Note 14, as to which the date is February 12, 1998 and Note 2, as to which
the date is April 17, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Infoseek Corporation included in its Current Report
(Form 8-K/A) dated April 17, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
September 29, 1998