EXHIBIT 99.1


CONTACT:    NICOL DAVIS                           DOUGLAS N. WOODRUM
            CNET, INC.                            CNET, INC.     
            (415) 395-7805, x1633                 (415) 395-7805, x1401
            e-mail: nicold@cnet.com               e-mail: dougw@cnet.com


                                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          CNET, INC. ACQUIRES U.VISION, INC., CREATOR OF COMPUTERESP,
             A LEADING ONLINE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PRICING ENGINE

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., MAY 12, 1998 -- CNET, Inc. CNWK today announced that 
it has acquired U.Vision, Inc. in a stock-for-stock exchange. U.Vision owns 
and operates ComputerESP (www.computeresp.com), a pricing and availability 
engine for buying computer products on the Internet. Under the terms of the 
agreement, CNET issued approximately 545,000 common shares for 100 percent of 
U.Vision's stock. CNET intends to record this transaction using the 
pooling-of-interests accounting method. With the acquisition, CNET becomes 
the most effective generator of leads for computer product purchases on the 
Internet. 

"The acquisition of ComputerESP cements CNET's position as the Internet's 
leader in bringing buyers and sellers of computer products together," said 
Halsey Minor, chairman and CEO of CNET. "With its powerful pricing and 
sourcing capabilities, ComputerESP is a perfect complement to CNET's wide 
range of services for computer buyers. The addition of the site to our 
network will further augment our ability to aggregate large numbers of 
targeted buyers at CNET." 

Jupiter Communications forecasts that by 2002, 16 percent of all computer 
hardware and 34 percent of all computer software, representing an estimated 
$8.2 billion and $2.3 billion in sales respectively, will be purchased 
online.* For example, Dell Computer expects that in the next few years, 50 
percent of its sales will come from online purchasing. 

"At CNET, we have built an extremely large and influential audience of 
technology consumers, reaching 53 percent of the IS/IT audience on the 
Internet," continued Minor**. "Just as computer magazines did for the direct 
sellers of PCs in the '80s, CNET is defining a whole new channel for buying 
computer products on the Internet." 

As part of the acquisition, U.Vision's co-founders, Tonny Yu and Nora Yeung 
will join CNET as employees. "ComputerESP is well-established as a powerful 
tool for people buying computer products on the Internet," said Yu, founder 
and president of U.Vision. "By integrating the site into CNET's suite of 
services, we will be able to greatly enhance its value to our large and loyal 
base of users, advertisers and merchants. Joining CNET represents an enormous 
opportunity for us, and we are excited to become part of the company at such 
an exciting time for this industry." 

About ComputerESP 



ComputerESP is a free computer product and pricing search engine containing 
data on more than 100,000 products. ComputerESP indexes and compares more 
than one million prices from 100 major resellers, providing a convenient, 
single resource for determining where to buy computer products. With instant 
information on product availability and direct links to product detail pages, 
ComputerESP is widely recognized as one of the fastest, most comprehensive 
and most efficient shopping resources on the Web. 

About CNET 

CNET, Inc. is an integrated media company which produces branded Internet 
networks 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 Online is the Internet's number one 
destination for information on computers, the Internet and digital 
technologies, and is consistently ranked as the Internet's leading content 
network serving millions of users each day. CNET's television programs air on 
USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel and in national syndication, reaching an 
estimated weekly audience of over eight million viewers. CNET also is the 
publisher of Snap!, a search and navigation service for all Internet users. 

*1997 Jupiter Communications Strategic Planning Services Report
** @ Plan Release 1.2 Winter/Spring 1998

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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.