**UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 10-Q**

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(Mark One)

**[X]       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2003**

**OR**

**[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from ________to _________**

**Commission file number 000-25113**

**MARKETWATCH.COM, INC.**
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



|**Delaware**                                                   | **94-3315360**                         
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|(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

**825 Battery StreetSan Francisco, California     94111**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

**(415) 733-0500**(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days: YES [X] NO [ ]

Indication by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): YES [ ] NO [X]

The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of
October 31, 2003 was 17,469,960.









MarketWatch.com, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Period Ended September 30, 2003

Table of Contents







|**PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION**                                                                                 | **Page No.**
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|Item 1. Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:                                                      |             
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|Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
at September 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002                    | 3           
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|Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 | 4           
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|Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 | 5           
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|Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                  | 6           
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|Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                     | 10          
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|Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                | 30          
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|Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                                                   | 30          
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|**PART II. OTHER INFORMATION**                                                                                    |             
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|Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                                                         | 31          
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|Item 6. Exhibits and Report on Form 8-K                                                                           | 31          
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|**SIGNATURES**                                                                                                    | 32          

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Part I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

MarketWatch.com, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

`September 30, December 31,
                                                           2003          2002
                                                       ------------  ------------
                          Assets                         (unaudited)
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents ..........................$     47,855  $     43,328
  Accounts receivable, net ...........................       5,804         5,364
  Prepaid expenses ...................................       2,255           696
                                                       ------------  ------------
          Total current assets .......................      55,914        49,388

Property and equipment, net ..........................       4,435         6,680
Goodwill, net ........................................      22,429        22,429
Other assets .........................................         128           148
                                                       ------------  ------------
          Total assets ...............................$     82,906  $     78,645
                                                       ============  ============

         Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable ...................................$      3,270  $      3,198
  Accrued expenses ...................................       6,169         4,233
  Deferred revenue ...................................       1,464           917
                                                       ------------  ------------
          Total current liabilities ..................      10,903         8,348
                                                       ------------  ------------

Stockholders' equity
  Preferred stock .....................................         --            --
  Common stock .......................................         180           171
  Additional paid-in capital .........................     322,508       320,993
  Contribution receivable ............................          --           (56)
  Accumulated deficit ................................    (250,685)     (250,811)
                                                       ------------  ------------
          Total stockholders' equity .................      72,003        70,297
                                                       ------------  ------------
          Total liabilities and stockholders'
             equity ..................................$     82,906  $     78,645
                                                       ============  ============`





The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.



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MarketWatch.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations(in thousands, except per share data)

`Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30,            September 30,
                                     ----------------------   ----------------------
                                        2003        2002         2003        2002
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Net revenues:
  Advertising...................... $    5,907  $    4,556   $   16,481  $   13,545
  Licensing........................      5,214       6,143       16,176      18,667
  Subscriptions....................        455         283        1,137         598
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
       Total net revenues..........     11,576      10,982       33,794      32,810
Cost of net revenues...............      4,601       4,306       13,028      12,394
       Gross profit................  ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                                         6,975       6,676       20,766      20,416
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Operating expenses:
  Product development..............      1,444       1,898        5,040       5,194
  General and administrative.......      2,812       2,685        8,545       8,584
  Sales and marketing..............      2,534       2,997        7,439      17,690
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
       Total operating expenses....      6,790       7,580       21,024      31,468
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Income (loss) from operations......        185        (904)        (258)    (11,052)
Interest income....................        115         180          384         545
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Net income (loss).................. $      300  $     (724)  $      126  $  (10,507)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
Basic net income (loss) per share.. $     0.02  $    (0.04)  $     0.01  $    (0.62)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
Diluted net income (loss)
  per share........................ $     0.02  $    (0.04)  $     0.01  $    (0.62)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========

Shares used in the calculation of
  basic net  income (loss)
  per share........................     17,382      17,028       17,267      16,925
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
Shares used in the calculation of
  diluted net  income (loss)
  per share........................     18,754      17,028       18,503      16,925
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========`



The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.

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MarketWatch.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

`Nine Months Ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                         2003         2002
                                                      -----------  -----------
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
  Net income (loss)................................. $       126  $   (10,507)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
     Provision for bad debt.........................         (66)         201
     Depreciation and amortization..................       2,883        3,629
     Noncash charges from stockholder...............          56        9,555
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable..........................        (374)       1,345
       Prepaid expenses and other assets............        (540)        (127)
       Accounts payable and accrued expenses........       1,462          616
       Deferred revenue.............................         547          (48)
                                                      -----------  -----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities...       4,094        4,664
                                                      -----------  -----------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Purchase of property and equipment................        (778)      (1,461)
  Pinnacor acquisition costs........................        (313)
  Purchase of Hulbert Financial Digest..............          --         (231)
                                                      -----------  -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities.......      (1,091)      (1,692)
                                                      -----------  -----------
Cash flows provided by financing activities:
  Issuance of common stock..........................       1,524          453
                                                      -----------  -----------
        Net cash provided by financing activities...       1,524          453
                                                      -----------  -----------

Net change in cash..................................       4,527        3,425
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
  period............................................      43,328       37,637
                                                      -----------  -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period.. $    47,855  $    41,062
                                                      ===========  ===========

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
  Acquisition cost for Pinnacor included in prepaid
  expenses and accounts payable..................... $       686           --
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MARKETWATCH.COM, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business

The Company

MarketWatch.com, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading multimedia source for
financial news and information. It was formed on October 29, 1997 as a Delaware
limited liability company, and was jointly owned by Data Broadcasting
Corporation, now known as Interactive Data Corporation ("IDC"), and CBS
Broadcasting Inc. ("CBS"), with each owning a 50% interest in the Company. In
January 1999, the Company reorganized as a corporation and completed an initial
public offering of 3,162,500 shares of common stock. After the initial public
offering, CBS and IDC each owned approximately 38% of the Company. In February
2000, IDC completed a merger with the specialist asset valuation business, or
the FTAM, of the Financial Times Group, which is a part of Pearson plc.
("Pearson"). In January 2001, an affiliate of Pearson plc acquired IDC's 34.1%
stake in the Company.

Basis of Presentation

The interim financial data as of September 30, 2003 and for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 is unaudited; however, in the
opinion of the Company the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the
results for the interim periods. The results of operations for such periods are
not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year or for any
future period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002.

During the first nine months ended September 30, 2003 the Company
reclassified certain broadcast and membership center revenues, previously
disclosed as "Other," into advertising revenues. Prior periods have been
adjusted to be comparable with the current presentation.

Note 2 - Stock Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based employee compensation agreements
in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25
(APB No.25), "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and its related
interpretations, and has adopted the disclosure-only alternative of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), as amended by Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148), "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation." In accounting for stock-based transactions with non-
employees, the Company records compensation expense in accordance with SFAS 123
and Emerging Issues Task Force 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That
are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with
Selling, Goods or Services."

The following table illustrates the effect on income from continuing
operations and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair-value
recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based employee compensation. The
estimated fair value of each Company option is calculated using the Black-
Scholes option-pricing model.

`Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                          September 30,              June 30,
                                     ----------------------   ----------------------
                                        2003        2002         2003        2002
                                     ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                                         (in thousands,          (in thousands,
                                     except per share data)   except per share data)
Net income (loss):
As reported........................ $      300  $     (724)  $      126  $  (10,507)
Stock-based employee compensation
  expense determined under fair
  value based method............... $     (646)       (904)  $   (2,091)     (2,980)
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  Pro forma net income (loss)...... $     (346) $   (1,628)  $   (1,965) $  (13,487)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
Net income (loss) per share:
  As reported, basic .............. $     0.02  $    (0.04)  $     0.01  $    (0.62)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
  As reported, diluted............. $     0.02  $    (0.04)  $     0.01  $    (0.62)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
  Pro forma, basic................. $    (0.02) $    (0.10)  $    (0.11) $    (0.80)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========
  Pro forma, diluted............... $    (0.02) $    (0.10)  $    (0.11) $    (0.80)
                                     ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========`

The Company calculated the fair value compensation expense associated
with its stock-based employee compensation plans using the Black-Scholes model.
The following assumptions were used for valuing option grants for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002: no dividend yield, weighted-
average expected option term of four years, risk-free interest rates of 1.9% and
3.8%, respectively, for the three months and 2.3% and 4.1%, respectively, for
the nine months, and volatility factors of 55% and 105%, respectively, for the
three months and 73% and 105%, respectively, for the nine months. The
assumptions were used for calculating compensation expense associated with the
employee stock purchase plan for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2003 and 2002 were: no dividend yield, weighted-average term of six months,
risk-free interest rates of 1.2% and 1.7%, respectively, for the three months
and 1.4% and 1.7%, respectively, for the nine months and volatility factors of
60% and 105%, respectively, for the three months and 76% and 105%, respectively,
for the nine months.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating
the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company's stock options have characteristics significantly different from
those of traded options, and because changes with respect to the subjective
assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single
measure of the fair value of its stock options.

Because additional stock options are expected to be granted each year, the
above pro forma disclosures are not representative of pro forma effects on
reported financial results for future periods.

Note 3 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average
number of shares of common stock. Diluted net income (loss) per share is
computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common
equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares
consist of stock options (using the treasury stock method). Common equivalent
shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Options to purchase 3,069,602 and 3,317,360 shares of common stock
were outstanding at September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Common
equivalent shares of 1,372,061 and 1,236,108 were included in the computation of
diluted net income per share for the three months and nine ended September 30,
2003, respectively, and they were related to shares issuable upon the exercise
of stock options. Diluted loss per share for the three and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2002 is based only on the weighted-average number of
shares outstanding during each of the periods, as the inclusion of any common
share equivalents would have been anti-dilutive.

Note 4 - Related Party Transactions

Under its license agreement with CBS, the Company expensed $839,000 and
$745,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively,
and $2.1 million and $1.9 million for each of the nine months ended September
30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, related to the licensing of CBS news content
and trademarks. In addition, the Company recorded advertising expenses of $0 and
$242,000 at rate card value for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and
2002, respectively, and $56,000 and $9.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, for in-kind advertising and promotion
provided by CBS. Rental payments to CBS for leasing of certain facilities were
$320,000 and $286,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, and $949,000 and $832,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2003 and 2002, respectively.

Licensing revenues from IDC were $0 and $300,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $0 and $900,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Licensing revenues from
FT.com and Financial Times, subsidiaries of Pearson, were $367,000 and $420,000
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $1.2
million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively. The Company recognized costs to IDC of $119,000 and $135,000 for
the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $516,000
and $427,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, for data feeds. In addition, the Company recognized revenues of
$610,000 and $533,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, and $1.9 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, from television and radio programming
on CBS stations. The Company recognized costs to CBS of $337,000 and $422,000
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and
$923,000 and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, for production of television and radio programming.

IDC purchased $16,000 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2003
and 2002, respectively, and $38,000 and $33,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, of advertising under an insertion
order.

At September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $266,000 and $532,000,
respectively, were included in accounts receivable for radio and television
revenue due from CBS. In addition, $23,000 and $135,000, respectively, were
included in the Company's accounts receivable related to licensing and
subscription revenues due from IDC, and $12,000 and $0, respectively, were
included in the Company's accounts receivable related to licensing revenues due
from FT.com and Financial Times, subsidiaries of Pearson. At September 30, 2003
and December 31, 2002, the Company had a liability of $837,000 and $807,000,
respectively, owed to CBS for royalty fees, a liability of $860,000 and
$930,000, respectively, owed to CBS for television production and facilities
costs, and a liability of $178,000 and $70,000, respectively, to IDC for data
feeds.

Direct charges for subscription revenues for certain IDC data feeds were
$9,000 and $10,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, and $30,000 and $47,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2003 and 2002, respectively.

Note 5 - Restructuring Charges

In the second quarter of 2001, the Company implemented a plan to reduce
costs and improve operating efficiencies by discontinuing initiatives and
enhancements of its wireless and broadband businesses, and recorded a
restructuring charge of $1.4 million. The restructuring charge consisted
primarily of severance and benefits of $300,000 related to the involuntary
termination of approximately 35 employees; the estimated lease costs of $510,000
pertaining to future obligations for non-cancelable lease payments for excess
facilities; and the write-off of leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures,
software and computer equipment with a net book value of $530,000. The assets
were taken out of service, as they were deemed unnecessary due to the reductions
in workforce. In addition, the Company accrued for legal and consulting costs of
$70,000 related to the restructuring. As of September 30, 2003, the Company had
$30,000 remaining in our restructuring accrual for lease costs and other
expenses.  The remaining accrual will be paid in cash and the restructuring will
be complete by December 31, 2003.

Note 6 - Segment Reporting

The Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," establishes standards
for reporting information about operating segments in a company's financial
statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about
which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by
the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to
allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates in one
segment.

Note 7 - Acquisition and Related Litigation

The Company and Pinnacor Inc. ("Pinnacor"), formerly known as
ScreamingMedia, signed a definitive agreement on July 22, 2003 whereby the
Company will acquire Pinnacor. Under the terms of the agreement, a new company
("Holdco") with two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Pine Merger Sub, Inc. ("Pine
Merger Sub") and Maple Merger Sub, Inc. ("Maple Merger Sub"), were formed to
combine the businesses of the Company and Pinnacor. Each Company stockholder
will receive one share of Holdco common stock for each share of the Company
common stock held by such stockholder. Each Pinnacor stockholder will have the
right to receive either $2.42 in cash or 0.2659 of a share of Holdco common
stock for each share of Pinnacor common stock held by such stockholder, subject
to proration. The aggregate consideration to be paid to Pinnacor stockholders
will be approximately $44.0 million in cash and approximately 6.5 million shares
of Holdco common stock. The acquisition is subject to customary closing
conditions, including the approval of the Company and Pinnacor stockholders.

On July 24, 2003, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed against
Pinnacor, Pinnacor's current directors, a Pinnacor officer, and the Company in
the Delaware Court of Chancery. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint on
September 17, 2003, which named Holdco, Pine Merger Sub and Maple Merger Sub as
defendants to the action. The lawsuit purports to be a class action filed on
behalf of holders of Pinnacor common stock who allegedly are or will be
threatened with injury arising from actions by the defendants in connection with
the proposed transaction. The lawsuit alleges that Pinnacor's directors breached
their fiduciary duties in proceeding with the sale of Pinnacor to the Company by
agreeing to an inadequate purchase price, which fails adequately to compensate
Pinnacor stockholders for the loss of control of the company. The lawsuit
alleges that the Company knowingly aided and abetted these breaches of fiduciary
duty in some unspecified way. The lawsuit also alleges that the Registration
Statement on Form S-4, which was filed by Holdco, contained material
misrepresentations and omissions which render it defective. The lawsuit seeks an
unspecified amount of damages and also an injunction against consummation of the
proposed transaction. The plaintiff has moved for expedited discovery and has
requested the production of documents from Pinnacor and the Company.   Pinnacor
and the Company have begun producing documents responsive to the plaintiff's
request.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, intentions or future strategies that are signified by the
words "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "believes", or similar language. All
forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information
available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any
such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating our business,
prospective investors should carefully consider the information set forth below
under the caption "Factors That May Affect Our Operating Results" in addition to
the other information set forth herein. We caution investors that our business
and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties.

Overview

We completed our initial public offering in January 1999. We were formed
in October 1997 as a Delaware limited liability company owned 50% each by Data
Broadcasting Corporation, or DBC, now known as Interactive Data Corporation, or
IDC, and CBS Broadcasting Inc., or CBS. We were formed as the successor to DBC's
Online/News Business, which commenced operations in October 1995. Immediately
prior to the closing of our initial public offering, we were reorganized from a
limited liability company into a corporation. In January 2001, an affiliate of
Pearson, plc. acquired IDC's stake in our Company

Since our formation, we have operated as a multi-media provider of financial
news and information, with services including news articles, feature columns,
financial programming and analytic tools, such as stock quotes and charting.
These services are available free of charge. We sell advertising banners and
sponsorships on our Web sites; earn advertising revenue from our television and
radio programming; license our content and tools to electronic brokers,
financial publishers and portals; and sell subscriptions to our newsletters and
other premium products.

We currently have several agreements with our principal stockholders,
including a license agreement with CBS whereby it licenses its trademark and
certain news content to us for royalties approximating 8% of all of our net
revenues other than revenue attributable to IDC and certain other revenue. The
license agreement expires in October 2005.

As of September 30, 2003, CBS and an affiliate of Pearson collectively hold
approximately 65% of our outstanding common stock.

Our ability to generate significant revenue or maintain profitability in the
future is uncertain. Further, in view of the rapidly evolving nature of our
business and our limited operating history, we have little experience
forecasting our revenues. Therefore, we believe that period-to-period
comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily meaningful and you
should not rely upon them as an indication of our future performance. To date,
we have incurred substantial costs to create, introduce and enhance our
services, to develop content, to build brand awareness and to grow our business.
Although we achieved net income in the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first and
third quarter of 2003 and were cash flow positive for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2002 and the first three quarters of 2003, given the general
economic uncertainty and the continued uncertainty of the advertising market, we
may not generate net income or remain cash flow positive for fiscal 2003 or any
particular fiscal quarter. We may also incur additional costs and expenses
related to content creation, technology, marketing or acquisitions of businesses
and technologies to respond to changes in our rapidly changing industry. These
costs could have an adverse effect on our future financial condition or
operating results.

Results of Operations

Net Revenues

Net revenues are derived from the sale of advertising on our Web
sites, licensing of our content, advertising revenue from sponsored links,
advertising revenues from our television and radio broadcasts, subscription
sales of our newsletters, and other premium products and fees from our
membership center. During the first nine months ended September 30, 2003, we
reclassified certain broadcast and membership center revenues, previously
disclosed as "Other," into advertising revenues. Prior periods have been
adjusted to be comparable with the current presentation.

Net revenues increased by 5% to $11.6 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2003 from $11.0 million for the three months ended September 30,
2002, and increased 3% to $33.8 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2003 from $32.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, advertising revenue increased
$1.4 million, or 30% and $2.9 million, or 22%, respectively, as compared to the
same periods in 2002. The increases in advertising revenue for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2003, as compared to prior year, were primarily
due to a 170% and 31%, respectively, increase in the number of advertisers on
our Web sites and a 30% and 38%, respectively, improvement in rates charged for
advertising sold on our television program. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2003, licensing revenue decreased $929,000, or 15%, and $2.5
million, or 13%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2002.
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2003, as compared to prior year, the decreases in
licensing revenue were primarily due to the expiration of five year licensing
commitment from IDC, which accounted for 34% and 38%, respectively, of the
decrease, and the softness and consolidation of the financial services
industry.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, subscription revenue
increased  $172,000, or 61% and $539,000, or 90%, respectively, as compared with
the same periods in 2002. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2003, the increases in subscription revenue, as compared to prior year, were
primarily due to the acquisition of the Hulbert Financial Digest in April 2002,
which represented 6% and 46%, respectively, and the launch of The Calandra
Report subscription product in March 2003 and the Tech Indicator subscription
product in July 2003, which represented 71% and 32%, respectively, of the total
increase, as compared with the same periods in 2002. Substantially all of our
advertising customers purchase advertising under short-term contracts. Customers
have ceased advertising on short notice without penalty. Our advertising
revenues would be adversely affected if we were unable to renew advertising
contracts with existing customers or obtain new customers. We expect to continue
to derive a significant amount of our future net revenues from selling
advertisements. The market for Web advertising is intensely competitive,
therefore advertising rates could be subject to additional pricing pressure in
the future. If we are forced to reduce our advertising rates or we experience
lower CPMs (cost per thousand page views) across our Web sites for any reason,
future advertising revenues could be adversely affected.

Licensing revenues depend on customer contract renewals and could decrease
further if customers choose to renew for lesser amounts, terminate early or
forego renewal, or we do not obtain new customers. A significant amount of our
licensing revenue is earned from brokerages and financial services companies,
which have experienced hardship due to the recent economic downturns. The amount
of licensing revenues depends, in part, on the number of users these customers
have each month. If the number of users were to decrease, our licensing revenue
would decrease. The growth of our licensing revenues could also be limited as
there are a limited number of brokerages and financial services companies to
license our content. In addition, certain license contracts guarantee the
performance of our Web sites. If our sites do not perform as guaranteed,
licensing revenue would be adversely affected.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of net revenues primarily consists of news staff compensation,
royalties payable to CBS and content providers, bandwidth costs associated with
serving pages on our Web properties and licensing clients, fees paid for data,
Web site infrastructure costs, costs of serving ads, exchange fees and
communication lines, and costs related to subscriptions, including printing and
mailing costs.

Cost of revenues increased by 7% to $4.6 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2003 from $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30,
2002. Of the aggregate increase in cost of revenues for the three-month periods,
83% of the increase was attributable to additional employee costs for news and
operations and 31% of the increase was from additional CBS royalty fees due to
higher advertising revenue for the current quarter, offset by an 11% decrease in
data source fees. Cost of revenues increased by 5% to $13.0 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 from $12.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002. Of the aggregate increase in cost of revenues for the nine-
month periods, 107% of the increase was attributable to additional employee
costs for news and operations, offset by 22% decrease in advertising services
costs due to renegotiations of our supplier contracts. As a percentage of net
revenues, cost of revenues were 40% and 39% for the three months ended September
30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 39% and 38% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Product Development

Product development expenses primarily consist of data source fees,
compensation and benefits for Web site developers, designers and engineers to
maintain the sites, software engineers, and expenses for contract programmers
and developers.

Product development expenses decreased by 24% to $1.4 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2003 from $1.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2002. Of the aggregate decrease in product development expenses
for the three-month periods, 51% of the decrease was attributable to lower
compensation expense from a reduction in head count, and 33% of the decrease was
from a reduction in production data fees due to renegotiations of supplier
contracts. Product development costs decreased 4% to $5.0 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003 from $5.2 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002. The decrease in development costs for the nine-month period
was primarily attributable to lower employee costs as we had a reduction in
headcount from the prior year. Product development expenses were 12% and 17% of
net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, and 15% and 16% of net revenues for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of compensation
and benefits for finance, business development and administrative personnel,
professional fees, public company costs and corporate depreciation charges.

General and administrative expenses increased by 4% to $2.8 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2003 from $2.7 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2002, and remained relatively flat for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 as compared to the same period a year ago. The aggregate
increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2003 was primarily attributable to hiring an additional executive,
which contributed additional expense equal to 100% of the total increase and an
increase in insurance cost, which contributed additional expense equal to 31% of
the total increase, offset primarily by a decrease in legal costs which offset
36% of the total amount of the increase. As a percentage of net revenues,
general and administrative costs were 24% for each of the three months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 25% and 26% for the nine months ended September
30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of in-kind promotion
and advertising provided by CBS, online and offline advertisements, promotional
materials, compensation, benefits and sales commissions to our direct sales
force.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased 17% to $2.5 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2003 from $3.0 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2002.Of the aggregate decrease in sales and marketing expenses for
the three-month periods, 52% of the decrease was attributable to the termination
of the CBS in-kind advertising as our agreement with CBS expired in June 2002
and 43% was attributable to lower distribution costs paid to American Online,
Inc., or AOL, and Yahoo! Inc.  as these services decreased in the current year.
Sales and marketing costs decreased 58% to $7.4 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2003 from $17.7 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2002, primarily due to a $9.5 million decrease in CBS in-kind advertising.
As a percentage of net revenues, sales and marketing expenses were 22% and 27%
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 22%
and 54% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Interest Income

Interest income was $115,000 and $180,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Interest income was $384,000 and
$545,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The $65,000 and $161,000 decreases for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2003 as compared to prior year were primarily due to declines in returns
from lower interest rates resulting from economic downturn over the last year,
slightly offset by the $6.8 million increase in cash from year to year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception in October 1997, we have funded our operations
primarily from cash contributed and advanced by IDC and CBS, revenues from
advertising and licensing sales and the proceeds from our initial public
offering. Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $47.9 million at September 30,
2003, compared to $43.3 million at December 31, 2002.

Cash provided by operating activities was $4.1 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2003, primarily due to a net income of $126,000 and an
adjustment for the effect of non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization
of $2.9 million, an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.5
million and an increase in deferred revenue of $547,000, offset by an increase
in prepaid expenses and accounts receivable of $914,000.

Cash provided by operating activities was $4.7 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002, primarily consisting of a net loss of $10.5 million
offset by non-cash charges of $9.6 million in advertising provided by CBS and
$3.6 million in depreciation and amortization of property and equipment.  Cash
provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 included a
decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable and accrued
expenses, partially offset by an increase in prepaid and other assets and a
decrease in deferred revenue.

Cash used in investing activities was $1.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2003 and consisted of payments of acquisition costs for the
pending acquisition of Pinnacor, Inc. formerly known as ScreamingMedia, and
capital expenditures for purchases of computer hardware and software.

Cash used in investing activities was $1.7 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and consisted of capital expenditures for purchases of
computer software, computer hardware and leasehold improvements related to
leased facilities and the April 2002 purchase of Hulbert Financial Digest.

Cash provided by financing activities was $1.5 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2003 and reflected proceeds from the sale of common stock
through our employee stock purchase plan in February and August 2003 and stock
option exercises during the nine-month period.

Cash provided by financing activities was $453,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and primarily reflected proceeds from the sale of common
stock through our employee stock purchase plan in February and August 2002.

As of September 30, 2003, commitments under non-cancelable operating leases
totaled $9.9 million through December 31, 2010. Additionally, we have certain
agreements with AOL, to make payments for advertising and placement of our
content on their Web site over the next year. As of September 30, 2003, we are
committed to pay $841,000 to AOL over the next 15 months.

We believe our current cash position will be sufficient to meet our
anticipated needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the
next 12 months. We may need to raise funds sooner if we acquire any additional
businesses, products or technologies. If additional funds were raised through
the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our then-current
stockholders would be reduced. However, if CBS and/or Pearson elect to maintain
their percentage interest pursuant to the exercise of their participation rights
under their stockholders' agreement with the Company, then CBS and/or Pearson
would not necessarily suffer a reduction in their respective ownership.
Furthermore, such equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges
senior to those of our common stock.

We signed a definitive agreement on July 22, 2003 with Pinnacor, whereby we
will acquire Pinnacor. Under the terms of the agreement, a new company, Holdco,
was formed to combine our business with Pinnacor's business. Each of our
stockholders will receive one share of Holdco common for each share of our
common stock held by such stockholder. Each Pinnacor stockholder will have the
right to receive either $2.42 in cash or 0.2659 of a share of Holdco common
stock for each share of Pinnacor common stock held by such stockholder, subject
to proration. The aggregate consideration to be paid to Pinnacor stockholders
will be approximately $44.0 million in cash and approximately 6.5 million shares
of Holdco common stock.  The acquisition is subject to customary closing
conditions, including the approval of our and Pinnacor stockholders.

Factors that May Affect Our Operating Results

We Have Entered into a Merger Agreement with Pinnacor Inc. but the
Completion of the Merger Is Subject to Various Closing Conditions, Some of Which
Are Outside of Our Control, and We Cannot Predict the Effects the Completion of
the Merger, or the Failure to Complete the Merger, Will Have on Our Business,
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 22, 2003, we entered into a merger agreement with Pinnacor Inc.
pursuant to which we will acquire Pinnacor's business and establish a combined
company. Under the terms of the agreement, based on the closing price and the
number of outstanding shares of our common stock on July 22, 2003, upon the
completion of the merger, which is currently anticipated to be in the fourth
quarter of 2003, former Pinnacor stockholders will hold approximately 27%, and
our stockholders will hold approximately 63%, of the outstanding common stock of
the combined company. However, the completion of the merger is still subject to
many conditions and we cannot assure you that the proposed merger will occur as
scheduled, if at all. Moreover, the process of integrating the two businesses
may be prolonged due to unforeseen difficulties and may require a
disproportionate amount of our resources and management's attention.
Furthermore, even if the merger is completed, we cannot assure you that the
proposed benefits of the merger can be achieved or achieved at the level
currently anticipated. All of the forward-looking statements made in this
quarterly report with respect to our business, results of operations and
financial condition are necessarily influenced, and would be materially
affected, by our proposed merger with Pinnacor.

We May Experience Potential Fluctuations in Our Quarterly Operating
Results, Face Unpredictability of Future Revenue and Continue to Incur Losses in
the Future

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future
as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside our control.
These factors include:

- fluctuations in traffic levels on our Web sites, which can be significant as
a result of business, financial and other news events;
- fluctuating and unpredictable demand for advertising on our Web sites as
well as on the Web in general;
- reductions in rates paid for Web advertising resulting from softening
demand, competition, disruption of business due to threats of conflict or
military action involving the United States, or other factors;
- changes in demand for licenses of our technology and news;
- our development efforts and the efforts of our competitors to introduce new
products and services;
- our ability to enter into or renew on favorable terms our marketing and
distribution agreements;
- seasonal fluctuations of advertising revenue as advertisers spend less in
the first and third calendar quarters and user traffic on our Web sites have
historically been lower during the summer and during year-end vacation and
holiday periods;
- the amount and timing of our costs related to our marketing efforts or other
initiatives;
- fees we may pay for distribution or content agreements or other costs we
incur;
- the level of Web usage such as time spent online or number of pages viewed;
- costs associated with restructuring activity;
- technical difficulties or system downtime affecting the Web generally or the
operation of our Web sites; or
- economic conditions specific to the Web as well as general economic
conditions.

Although we generated net income in the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first
quarter and third quarter of 2003 and were cash flow positive for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2002 and the first nine months of 2003, you should not
rely on the results for those periods as an indication of future performance. In
particular, given the general economic uncertainty and the softness of the
advertising market, we may not remain cash flow positive or generate net income
for fiscal 2003 or the remaining quarter in fiscal 2003.

Over time, our revenues have come from a mix of advertising, content
licensing, broadcasting and subscription service fees. Licensing revenue
declined in the first three quarters of 2003 primarily due to difficult market
conditions faced by companies in the financial services industry. We expect our
quarterly revenues and operating results to be particularly affected by changes
in the level of our advertising and licensing revenue for each quarter. Our
operating expenses are based on our current expectations of our future revenues
and are relatively fixed in the short term. If we have lower revenues than we
expect, we may not be able to quickly reduce our spending in response. We also
may, from time to time, make certain pricing, service or marketing decisions
that adversely affect our revenues in a given quarterly or annual period. Any
shortfall in our revenues would have a direct impact on our operating results
for a particular quarter and these fluctuations could affect the market price of
our common stock in a manner unrelated to our long-term operating performance.

We Depend on the Sale of Advertisements on Our Web Sites to Grow Our
Business and Obtain Profitability, and If Demand for Web Advertising Were to
Decline, Our Business Would Be Harmed.

We expect to derive a substantial amount of our revenues from advertising
for the foreseeable future. Over the last two years, we and other Web publishers
have experienced a significant softening in demand for advertising services due
to decreased spending on Web advertising by companies and general uncertainty
about the economy. In addition, threats of conflict or military action involving
the United States may further disrupt business, curb spending by companies or
otherwise slow down economic recovery. Failure of the Web advertising market to
recover would substantially harm our business and could result in a decline in
the trading price of our common stock.

A substantial portion of our online advertising revenue comes from Internet
commerce and financial services companies that have been adversely affected by
the recent market downturn, which has resulted in these companies spending less
for online advertising. If we do not diversify our advertiser base and continue
to attract advertisers from other industries, our business could be adversely
affected. Moreover, diversification of our advertising base may require us to
adapt to different requirements and expectations that these new advertisers may
have with respect to advertising programs, which could result in us experiencing
significant marketing, sales, development and other expenses which may depress
our earnings.

Further, some of the existing brokerage and financial services companies and
customers in other markets that we target have merged and additional mergers may
occur in the future, which would further reduce the number of our existing and
potential customers. For example, in the prior year, Ameritrade, one of our
customers, acquired Datek, which was also one of our customers. As a result, our
online advertising revenue was adversely affected.

We Rely Significantly on Revenue from Advertising, Which Is Difficult to
Forecast Accurately

A significant amount of our revenue comes from advertisements displayed
on our Web sites. We derive the majority of our revenue from the sale of
advertisements under short-term contracts, which are difficult to forecast
accurately. In addition, our advertising packages are sold in campaigns ranging
from less than two weeks to a year or more. Advertisers generally have the right
to cancel a campaign with two weeks notice without penalty. In cases where the
advertiser is providing services, the agreements often have payments contingent
on usage levels. Some of our advertisers are Internet companies that, in certain
cases, may lack financial resources to fulfill their commitments. Accordingly,
it is difficult to accurately forecast these revenues. Our expense levels are
based in part on current expectations of future revenues and are fixed over the
short term with respect to certain categories. We may be unable to adjust
spending quickly enough to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.
Accordingly, the cancellation or deferral of advertising agreements could have a
material adverse effect on our financial results.

The Growth of Our Advertising Business Will Depend on the Acceptance of
the Web as an Effective Advertising Medium

Generally, we compete with traditional advertising media, such as print,
radio and television, for a share of the advertisers' total advertising budgets.
Our advertising business would fail to expand or our advertising revenue would
decrease if the Web were not perceived as an effective advertising medium.
Also, advertisers that have traditionally relied upon other advertising media
may be reluctant to advertise on the Web, especially given the general
uncertainty in the economy.  Advertisers that already have invested substantial
resources in other advertising methods may be reluctant to adopt a new
advertising strategy and may find it more difficult to measure the effectiveness
of Web advertising.  In addition, our advertising revenues could be adversely
affected if we were unable to adapt to new forms of Web advertising or if
"filter" software programs that limit or prevent advertising from being
delivered to a Web user's computer are widely adopted and limit the commercial
viability of Web advertising. Therefore, advertising revenues would be adversely
affected if our Web sites are not perceived to offer desirable opportunities for
online advertising.

Changes in Current Advertising Pricing Models Could Seriously Harm Our
Operating Results

No standard has been widely accepted to measure the effectiveness of Web
advertising so different pricing models are used to sell advertising on the Web.
It is difficult to predict which, if any, will emerge as the industry standard.
This makes it difficult to project our future advertising rates and revenues.
For example, advertising rates based on the number of "click throughs," or user
requests for additional information made by clicking on the advertisement,
instead of rates based solely on the number of impressions, or times an
advertisement is displayed, could adversely affect our revenues because
impression-based advertising comprises a substantial majority of our current
advertising revenues. In addition, our advertising revenues could be adversely
affected if we are unable to adapt to new forms of Web advertising.

We Are Susceptible to Third Party Software Programs that Serve Pop-up
Advertisements on Our Web Sites

Third party software programs are increasingly used to deliver selected
advertisements based on the Web sites visited by the user. These advertisements
usually are in the form of pop-up ads that are often based on the content the
user is viewing at a particular time. Often this software is downloaded onto the
user's computer without the user's knowledge, understanding or consent, as the
software often comes bundled with other applications that the user downloads,
such as file-sharing software or media players. The software can then track the
user's Web surfing habits and display content, such as pop-up ads, that most
users do not realize are not connected to the Web site they are then viewing.
The pop-up ads may compete with the advertising, services and products that we
sell on our Web sites, potentially infringe our copyrights, and can lead to
confusion for our customers as the pop-up software deceives the user as to the
origin of the advertisement. Also, our customers may blame us for defects in the
services and products promoted by the pop-up ads or for fraud perpetuated
against them in connection with such pop-up ads either of which could damage our
reputation and result in the occurrence of significant damages. If the
prevalence of such forms of software increase and no restrictions are placed on
their usage, our business may be harmed.

We Depend on Licensing Revenues to Grow Our Business and Maintain
Profitability, and If Licensing Revenues Were to Decline, Our Business Could Be
Harmed

We expect to derive a substantial portion of our revenues from the
licensing of our content to customers. Licensing revenue depends on new customer
contracts and customer contract renewals, and could decrease if new business is
not found or customers renew for lesser amounts, terminate early or forego
renewal. The ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers will
depend on our ability to develop new products and services and the market
acceptance of such products and services, neither of which may occur.

Also, we derive a significant percentage of our licensing revenue from a
small number of large clients, and from brokerages and financial services
companies. In many cases, the amount of licensing revenue depends on the number
of qualified account holders these customers have each month. If the number of
qualified account holders were to decrease, our licensing revenue could
decrease. A number of these brokerages and financial services companies have
experienced a decrease in account holders as a result of the recent market
downturn. The growth of our licensing revenue could also be limited as there are
a limited number of brokerages and financial services companies. In addition,
certain license contracts guarantee the performance of our Web sites. If our
sites do not perform as guaranteed, our licensing revenue would be adversely
affected.

Further, a substantial portion of our licensing revenue comes from media and
financial services companies, which have been adversely affected by the recent
market downturn. If we do not diversify our client base and continue to attract
customers from other industries, our business could be adversely affected.
Moreover, some of the existing brokerage and financial services companies and
customers in other markets that we target may have merged and additional mergers
may occur in the future, which would further reduce the number of our existing
and potential customers and adversely affect our licensing revenue. For example,
in the prior year, Ameritrade, one of our customers, acquired Datek, which was
also one of our customers. As a result, our licensing revenue was adversely
affected.

We Depend on CBS for a Number of Services and Other Rights, and Our
Business Would Be Materially Adversely Affected if CBS Terminates Its Strategic
Relationship with Us

Pursuant to our license agreement with CBS, we were granted the right to
use the CBS name and logo, as well as CBS Television Network news content in
connection with the operation of the CBS.MarketWatch.com Web site. This license
agreement will expire on October 29, 2005 and CBS has no obligation to renew it.
Also, under specific circumstances, CBS may terminate the license agreement
earlier. If we are not able to renew our license agreement with CBS or CBS
terminates the license agreement earlier than October 29, 2005, we would need to
change the name of our Web site and devote substantial resources toward building
a new brand name. Regardless of such expenditures, we may not be able to
continue to attract a sufficient amount of user traffic and advertisers to our
Web sites without the CBS name and logo or promotion from CBS.

Moreover, we are subject to a number of restrictions in consideration for the
license grant and provision of news content from CBS. For example, CBS can
require us to remove any content on our Web sites that it determines conflicts,
interferes with or is detrimental to its reputation or business or which CBS
deems inappropriate. We are also required to conform to CBS's guidelines for the
use of its trademarks. CBS has the right to approve all materials, such as
marketing materials, that include any CBS trademarks. CBS also has control over
the visual and editorial presentation of its television news content on our Web
sites. Because of these restrictions, we may not be able to perform our desired
marketing activities, and if we fail to comply with these restrictions, CBS may
terminate the license agreement.

We Depend on Pearson for a Number of Services and Other Rights, and Our
Business Would Be Materially Adversely Affected if Pearson Terminates Its
Strategic Relationships with Us

Pursuant to our service agreement with Pearson, Pearson provides us with
real-time financial data for dissemination to licensing clients and subscribers
of certain of CBS.MarketWatch.com subscription services. If Pearson suspends
delivery of delayed financial data or fails to provide such financial data
satisfactorily, we would be required to perform these services ourselves or
obtain these services from another provider. We may not be able to replace these
services on cost effective or commercially reasonable terms or, if we choose to
perform these services internally, we may not be able to perform them
adequately. During any such transition, our services could be disrupted for an
indefinite period of time and, as a result, we could lose a substantial number
of users and advertisers. Pearson's obligation to provide us with real-time
financial data expires on October 29, 2005 or, at such earlier time (i) as the
services agreement is terminated; (ii) upon the occurrence of a change of
control of Pearson, as specifically defined in a stockholders' agreement we
entered into with Pearson; or (iii) at such time as Pearson shall hold less than
10% of our then-outstanding voting securities.

The Interests of CBS and Pearson Could Conflict with the Interests of Our
Other Stockholders and, Given Their Substantial Stock Ownership in the Company,
We May Not Be Able to Resolve Any Future Conflict with Either of Them on Terms
Favorable to Us

CBS and Pearson may experience conflicts of interest in their business
dealings with us with respect to decisions involving business opportunities and
other similar matters. For example:

- CBS could license its name and logo to other Web sites or Internet services
that deliver general news, sports and entertainment. These sites or services
could also offer financial news, so long as delivering comprehensive stock
quotes and financial news to consumers in the English language is not their
primary function and their principal theme and format;
- Pearson may provide hosting services to other Web sites;
- Pearson could also establish an advertising-supported Web site that does not
have as its primary function and its principal theme and format the delivery of
financial news and stock quotes;
- CBS or Pearson could license their respective content to other Web sites or
Internet services; or
- CBS or Pearson could make certain investments in other Web sites or Internet
services.

The occurrence of any of the above actions could adversely affect our
business. For example, these sites or services supported by CBS or Pearson could
compete with us or CBS and Pearson might promote these other sites or services
more actively than they promote our Web sites and services.

We Depend on Our Strategic Relationships with Other Web Sites

We depend on establishing and maintaining distribution relationships with
high-traffic Web sites for a portion of our traffic. There is intense
competition for placements on these sites, and we may not be able to enter into
such relationships on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Even if we enter
into distribution relationships with these Web sites, they themselves may not
attract a significant number of users and therefore, our Web sites may not
receive the desired traffic from these relationships. Moreover, we may have to
pay significant fees to establish or maintain these types of relationships.

Occasionally, we enter into agreements with advertisers, content providers or
other high-traffic Web sites that require us to exclusively feature these
parties in certain sections of our Web sites. Existing and future exclusivity
arrangements may prevent us from entering into other content agreements,
advertising or sponsorship arrangements or other strategic relationships. Many
companies we may pursue for a strategic relationship also offer competing
services. As a result, these competitors may be reluctant to enter into
strategic relationships with us. Our business could be adversely affected if we
do not establish and maintain additional strategic relationships on commercially
reasonable terms or if any of our strategic relationships do not result in
increased use of our Web sites.

We Are in a Highly Competitive Industry and Some of Our Competitors May Be
More Successful in Attracting and Retaining Customers

The market for Internet services and products is relatively new,
intensely competitive and rapidly changing. The number of Web sites on the
Internet competing for consumers' attention and spending has proliferated and we
expect that competition will continue to intensify. We compete, directly and
indirectly, for advertisers, viewers, members and content providers with the
following categories of companies:

- publishers and distributors of traditional off-line media, such as
television, radio and print, including those targeted to business, finance and
investing needs, many of which have established or may establish Web sites, such
as The Wall Street Journal and CNN;
- general purpose consumer online services such as AOL and MSN, each of which
provides access to financial and business-related content and services;
- Web sites targeted to business, finance and investing needs, such as
TheStreet.com and the Motley Fool;
- Web search and retrieval and other online services, such as Google, Yahoo!,
Lycos and other high-traffic Web sites, that offer quotes, financial news and
other programming and links to other business and finance-related Web sites;
- data companies that provide value-added tools, including charts, portfolios
and stock screeners, such as Reuters and Thomson Financial Corporation;
- providers of standardized and customized investment research tools, such as
Pinnacor and SmartMoney; and
- publishers of financial news for an institutional audience such as Reuters
and Dow Jones.

Many of our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential new
competitors, have longer operating histories in the Web market, greater name
recognition, larger customer bases, higher amounts of user traffic and
significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. Such
competitors may be able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt
more aggressive pricing policies, make more attractive offers to potential
employees, distribution partners, advertisers and content providers and may be
able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in Web
user requirements. Further, we cannot assure you that they will not develop
services that are equal or superior to ours or that achieve greater market
acceptance than our offerings. Increased competition could also result in price
reductions, reduced margins, operating losses, or loss of market share, any of
which could seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial
condition.

Our Ability to Develop and Bring New Products and Services to Market and
to Further Develop and Improve Existing Products and Services Will Be Limited If
the Merger with Pinnacor Is Not Consummated

Pinnacor has developed products and services that we do not currently
possess that we would like to offer to our existing customers. In addition,
Pinnacor has a significant engineering, development and technical staff that is
dedicated to the development and enhancement of Pinnacor's existing products and
services. If the merger is not consummated, our current engineering,
development, and technical staff would not have the benefit of the expertise of
Pinnacor's staff and may not be able to develop on a timely basis, if at all,
products and services similar to Pinnacor's existing products and services or
new products and services, or otherwise further develop or improve our existing
products and services.

Protecting our Intellectual Property Rights May Be Costly and Difficult

We rely primarily on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, trade
secret laws, our user policy and content license agreement and user agreement
restrictions on disclosure and use to protect our intellectual property, such as
our content, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. We also enter into
confidentiality agreements with our employees and consultants, and seek to
control access to and distribution of our proprietary information. Despite these
precautions, it may be possible for a third-party to copy or otherwise obtain,
misappropriate, infringe and use the content on our Web sites or our other
intellectual property without authorization. A failure to protect our
intellectual property could seriously harm our business, operating results and
financial condition. In addition, we may need to engage in litigation in order
to enforce our intellectual property rights in the future or to determine the
validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such litigation could
result in substantial costs and diversion of management and other resources,
either of which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results
and financial condition.

We May Be Subject to Intellectual Property Infringement Claims, Relating
to Third Party Technology Which Would Be Costly to Defend and May Limit our
Ability to Use Certain Technologies in the Future

We license certain technology, data and content from third parties. In
these license agreements, the licensors generally agree to defend, indemnify and
hold us harmless from any claim by a third-party that the licensed technology or
content infringes any third party's intellectual property rights. However, we
cannot assure you that the outcome of any litigation between such licensors and
a third-party or between us and a third-party will not lead to royalty
obligations for which we are not indemnified or for which such indemnification
is insufficient or unavailable from the licensors, or that we will be able to
obtain any additional license on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The
loss of or inability to obtain or maintain any of these technology or content
licenses could result in delays in the introduction of new services until
equivalent technology or content, if available, is identified, licensed and
integrated.

Our Content License Arrangements May Subject Us to Intellectual Property
Infringement and Indemnification Claims Which Would Be Costly to Defend

In our content license agreements, we generally agree to defend, indemnify
and hold our licensees harmless from any claim by a third party that the
licensed content infringes any third party's intellectual property rights.
Infringement or other claims may be asserted or prosecuted against us and/or our
clients in the future whether resulting from our internally developed
intellectual property or technology or content licensed from third parties. Any
future assertions or prosecutions could materially adversely affect our
business, results of operations or financial condition. Any such claims, whether
they are with or without merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly
litigation and divert the attention of technical personnel and management or
require us to introduce new content, technology or trademarks, develop non-
infringing technology or content or enter into royalty or licensing agreements.
Such royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on
acceptable terms, if at all. In the event of a successful claim of infringement
against us and our failure or inability to introduce new technology or content,
develop non-infringing technology or content or license the infringed or similar
technology or content on a timely basis, our business, results of operations and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

We Depend on Third-Party Software to Track and Measure the Delivery of
Advertisements and It Could Be Difficult to Replace These Services

It is important to our advertisers that we accurately measure the
demographics of our user base and the delivery of advertisements on our Web
sites. We depend on third-party software to provide these measurement services.
If the third-party is unable to provide these services in the future, we would
be required to perform them ourselves or obtain them from another provider. This
could cause us to incur additional costs or cause interruptions in our business
during the time we are replacing these services. We have implemented and are
implementing additional systems designed to record demographic data on our
users. If we are not successful in developing these systems, we may not be able
to accurately evaluate the demographic characteristics of our users. As a
result, companies may not advertise on our Web sites or may pay less for
advertising if they do not perceive our measurements or measurements made by
third parties to be reliable.

Our Business Will Be Adversely Affected If We Do Not Develop and Maintain
an Effective Sales Force

We depend on our sales force to sell advertising on our Web sites and
license our content. This involves a number of risks including:

- our sales personnel have, in a number of cases, only worked for us for a
short period of time;
- our ability to hire, retain, integrate and motivate sales and sales support
personnel;
- the length of time it takes new sales personnel to become productive; and
- the competition we face from other companies in hiring and retaining sales
personnel.

If we are unable to attract and retain an appropriate sales force, our
revenue may fail to increase or may decline.

If We Do Not Expand Our Operations Successfully, Our Business Will Be
Harmed

As we grow, we may need to expand our operational systems, procedures and
controls in order to support our business. If we are unable to accomplish any of
these, our growth could be constrained and our business could be adversely
affected.

If We Cannot Continue to Develop and Market New and Enhanced Products and
Services that Achieve Market Acceptance in a Timely Manner, Our Revenues May
Suffer

We believe that our Web sites will be more attractive to advertisers if
we develop a larger audience comprised of demographically favorable users which
depends substantially on the introduction of enhanced products and services. For
example, we acquired Hulbert Financial Digest and have begun to offer Hulbert
newsletters through subscription. Also, we introduced The Calandra Report in
March 2002 and the Tech Indicator in July 2003. We intend to introduce
additional or enhanced services in the future. If the subscription products or
other services we introduce are not favorably received, we may not attract new
users and our current users may not continue to access our Web sites or use our
services as frequently, which would make us less attractive to advertisers. New
users could also choose competitive Web sites or services over ours. Moreover,
if our new services do not achieve sufficient market acceptance and generate the
anticipated revenues, we would not be able to recoup the costs of developing,
marketing and maintaining such services.

We may also experience difficulties that could delay or prevent us from
introducing new services. Furthermore, these services may contain errors that
are discovered after the services are introduced. We may need to significantly
modify the design of these services on our Web sites to correct these errors.
Our business could be adversely affected if we experience difficulties in
introducing new services or if users do not accept these new services.

We Depend on the Continued Growth in Use of the Web, Particularly for
Financial News and Information, as well as in the Continued Performance and
Reliability of the Web

Because we expect to depend significantly on advertising revenue for the
foreseeable future, our business depends on businesses and consumers continuing
to increase their use of the Web for obtaining news and financial information as
well as for conducting commercial transactions. Our advertising revenue and
therefore our business would be adversely affected if Web usage does not
continue to grow. Web usage may be inhibited for a number of reasons, such as:

- inadequate network infrastructure;
- security concerns;
- inconsistent quality of service; and
- availability of cost-effective, high-speed service.

In the event Web usage grows, the Internet infrastructure may not be able to
support the demands placed on it by this growth or its performance and
reliability may decline. Web sites have experienced interruptions in their
service as a result of outages and other delays occurring throughout the
Internet network infrastructure. If these outages or delays frequently occur in
the future, Web usage in general and usage of our Web sites in particular, could
grow more slowly or decline.

We Depend on Key Personnel Who May Not Continue to Work for Us

We believe that our future success will depend in part on our continued
ability to attract, integrate, retain and motivate highly qualified sales,
technical, editorial and managerial personnel, and on the continued service of
our senior management. Although we have employment agreements with some of our
key executives, none of our personnel are bound by an employment agreement that
prevents such person from terminating his or her employment with us at any time
for any reason. At times we have experienced difficulties in attracting new
personnel. If we cannot successfully attract, integrate, retain and motivate a
sufficient number of qualified personnel, we may be unable to conduct our
business in the future.

We May Have Difficulty Scaling and Adapting Our Existing Architecture to
Accommodate Increased Traffic and Technology Advances

Our business relies on our ability to serve Web pages in a consistent and
timely manner. In the past, our Web sites have experienced significant increases
in traffic when there were significant business or financial news stories. In
addition, the number of our users has increased over time and we are seeking to
further increase our user base. If the traffic on our Web sites grows at a rate
that our current communication lines cannot support, our Web pages will be
served at a slower rate or we will be unable to serve pages at all.

We also rely on certain third-party providers for a significant amount of our
current bandwidth capacity. If these providers are unable to maintain their
service level agreements or we are unable to obtain additional bandwidth as our
traffic grows, our business would be adversely affected. Our Web sites have in
the past and may in the future experience slower response times and other
problems for a variety of reasons. Also, our Web sites have in the past and may
in the future experience down time and other problems due to server problems or
capacity.

Unauthorized Break-Ins and Other Disruptions to Our Site Could Harm Our
Business

Our servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic
break-ins and similar disruptions, which could lead to interruptions, delays or
loss of data. In addition, unauthorized persons may improperly access our data.
A number of popular Web sites have experienced attacks from "hackers" and other
intrusions. Any disruption resulting from these actions may harm our business
and may be very expensive to remedy, may not be fully covered by our insurance
and could damage our reputation and discourage new and existing users from using
our site. We may also incur significant costs to protect our Web sites against
the threat of security breaches. We also provide indemnification to some of our
licensing customers for unauthorized access to and use of customer data as a
result of break-ins and other unauthorized access. Our defense of any action
brought against us based upon improper access to confidential customer data or
indemnification of our licensing customers for similar claims brought against
them could be costly and involve significant distraction of our management and
other resources. Also, our operations are dependent upon our ability to protect
systems against damage from fire, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications
failure, and other events beyond our control. Our insurance policies have low
coverage limits and therefore our insurance may not adequately compensate us for
any losses that may occur due to any failures or interruptions in our
systems.

The Successful Operation of Our Business Depends upon the Supply of
Critical Elements from Other Companies and Any Interruption in that Supply Could
Cause Service Interruptions or Reduce the Quality of Our Product and Service
Offerings

We depend on multiple information providers, such as Comtex, FT
Interactive Data, Dow Jones, Reuters and Thomson Financial Corporation, to
provide information and data feeds on a timely basis.  Our Web sites could
experience disruptions or interruptions in service due to the failure or delay
in the transmission or receipt of this information by its information providers
which would be beyond our control. In addition, our customers depend on Internet
service providers, online service providers and other Web site operators for
access to our Web sites.  We have experienced outages in the past, and could
experience outages, delays and other difficulties due to system failures
unrelated to our systems in the future.  These occurrences could diminish Web
users' experience or even result in users perceiving our Web sites as not
functioning properly and therefore result in the loss of these users to other
Web sites or sources to obtain their business, financial and other news and
information.

Furthermore, we incorporate the data we receive from third parties, such a
Dow Jones and Thomson Financial Corporation, into our licensing products. If
such third party data providers or others perceive us as a competitor, they may
discontinue providing services to us.  Also, some of our third party data
providers have restrictions on access to and use of these data, which may make
our licensing products incorporating such data less attractive to our existing
and potential customers, which in turn may adversely affect our licensing
revenue.

If We Fail to Keep Pace with Rapid Technological Change, Changing Customer
Demands and Evolving Industry Standards, We Will Not be Able to Compete

Our market is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving
industry standards and frequent new product announcements, which are exacerbated
by the growth of the Web and the intense competition in our industry. The
process of developing new products and services related to our business is
complex and uncertain, and failure to anticipate the changing needs of our users
and customers and emerging technological and market trends could significantly
harm our results of operations. In order to successfully adapt to our rapidly
changing market, we must continually improve the performance, features and
reliability of our products and services. We could incur substantial costs
improving our products, services or infrastructure in order to adapt to these
changes and compete within our industry.  Our business could be adversely
affected if we were to incur significant costs without adequate results or if we
were unable to successfully adapt to these changes.

Web Security Concerns Could Hinder Internet Commerce

The need to securely transmit confidential information over the Internet
has been a significant barrier to electronic commerce and communications over
the Web. Any well-publicized compromise of security could deter more people from
using the Web or from using it to conduct commercial transactions that involve
transmitting confidential information, such as stock trades or purchases of
goods or services. Because many of our advertisers seek to encourage people to
use the Web to conduct financial transactions or purchase goods or services, our
business could be adversely affected if Internet commerce declines due to
security concerns.

We Could Face Liability Related to Our Storage of Personal Information
About Our Users

Our data privacy policy is not to willfully disclose any individually
identifiable information about any user to a third party without the user's
consent. Despite this policy, however, if unauthorized third persons were able
to penetrate our network security or otherwise misappropriate our users'
personal information or credit card information, we could be subject to
liability, including claims for unauthorized purchases with credit card
information, impersonation or other similar fraud claims, and misuses of
personal information, such as for unauthorized marketing purposes. New privacy
legislation may further increase this type of liability. California, for
example, recently passed a privacy law that would apply to a security breach
that affects unencrypted, computerized personal information of a California
resident. Furthermore, we could incur additional expenses if additional
regulations regarding the use of personal information were introduced or if
federal or state agencies were to investigate our privacy practices.

Furthermore, some of the licensing tools we have created and currently market
to existing and potential customers require users to disclose personally
identifiable information and allow us access to such confidential information.
Due to concerns about user privacy issues, existing and potential licensing
customers may be deterred from licensing these tools, which could harm our
future licensing revenue.

We Could Face Liability for the Information Displayed on Our Web Sites or
Distributed to Our Customers

We may be subjected to claims for libel, slander, defamation, negligence,
copyright or trademark infringement or based on other theories relating to the
information we publish on our Web sites or license to our customers. These types
of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against online services as
well as other print publications in the past. We could also be subjected to
claims based upon the content that is accessible from our Web sites through
links to other Web sites. Moreover, because we license some data and content
from third parties, our exposure to various claims may increase. Although we
generally obtain representations as to the origin and ownership of content
licensed from third parties and generally obtain indemnification from these
third parties to cover a breach of any such representations, we do not generally
receive representations or indemnification that are sufficient to cover all
liability relating to the third party content. Moreover, the indemnification
provided by these third parties may be insufficient to provide adequate
compensation for any breach of such representations, and our insurance may not
adequately protect us against these types of claims and related indemnification
obligations. Our defense of any action brought against us based upon the content
that is accessible from our Web sites could be costly and involve significant
distraction of our management's time and other resources.

Legal Uncertainties and Government Regulation of the Internet Could
Inhibit the Growth of the Internet

Many legal questions relating to the Internet remain unclear and these
areas of uncertainty may be resolved in ways that damage our business. It may
take years to determine whether and how existing laws governing matters such as
intellectual property, privacy, libel and taxation apply to the Internet. In
addition, new laws and regulations that apply directly to Internet
communications, commerce and advertising are becoming more prevalent. For
example, the U.S. Congress has passed Internet-related legislation concerning
copyrights, taxation and the online privacy of children. As the use of the
Internet grows, there may be calls for further regulation, such as more
stringent consumer protection laws. Finally, our distribution arrangements and
customer contracts could subject us to the laws of foreign jurisdictions in
unpredictable ways.

These possibilities could affect our business adversely in a number of ways.
New regulations could make the Internet less attractive to users, resulting in
slower growth in its use and acceptance than is expected. We may be affected
indirectly by legislation that fundamentally alters the practicality or cost-
effectiveness of utilizing the Internet, including the cost of transmitting over
various forms of network architecture, such as telephone networks or cable
systems, or the imposition of various forms of taxation on Internet-related
activities. Complying with new regulations could result in additional cost to
us, which could reduce our profit margins or leave us at risk of potentially
costly legal action.

The Continuing Conflict in Iraq, Future Terrorist Attacks and Threats of
or Actual War May Negatively Impact All Aspects of Our Operations, Revenues,
Costs and Stock Price

The continuing conflict in Iraq and the events of September 11, 2001, as
well as events occurring in response or connection to them, including future
terrorist attacks against United States targets, rumors or threats of war,
actual conflicts involving the United States or its allies, or military
disruptions may impact our operations. For example, the disruption of the global
financial markets due to the events on September 11, 2001 including the shutdown
of Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange, impacted the reporting of
financial information on our Web sites. More generally, any of these events
could cause consumer confidence and spending, including spending on the Web, to
decrease, which may impact our online advertising revenues. Also, volatility in
the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy has contributed to
volatility in the stock prices of United States publicly traded companies. The
continuing conflict in Iraq, and further acts of terrorism and civil
disturbances in the United States or elsewhere could have a significant impact
on our operating results, revenues and costs.

We Are Involved in Securities Class Action Litigations and Are At Risk of
Additional Similar Litigation

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought
against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of
securities. Similarly, securities class action litigation has been brought
against the company following the public announcement of a merger, acquisition
or other business combination. We are a party to the securities class action
litigations relating to our initial public offering and proposed merger with
Pinnacor Inc., each as more fully described in Part II, Item 1, "Legal
Proceedings." The defense of the litigations described in Item 1 have increased
our expenses and diverted our management's attention and resources. An adverse
outcome in the litigation relating to our proposed merger with Pinnacor may
increase our expenses in consummating the proposed merger, divert the attention
and resources of the integration team tasked to effectively assimilate and
combine the two businesses, and cause the combined company following the merger
to incur charges and other additional expenses. Also, an adverse outcome in the
litigation could deter the successful completion of the merger or if the merger
was permitted to proceed, seriously harm the business and results of operations
of the combined company. Furthermore, we may in the future be the target of
other securities class action or similar litigation.

We Face Risks Associated with Potential Acquisitions

We have made acquisitions in the past and may make acquisitions in the
future. Acquisitions of companies, products or technologies entail numerous
risks, including an inability to successfully assimilate acquired operations and
products, diversion of management's attention, loss of key employees of acquired
companies and substantial transaction costs. Some of the services acquired may
require significant additional development before they can be marketed and may
not generate revenue at anticipated levels. Moreover, future acquisitions by us
may result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of
additional debt, large one-time write-offs and the creation of goodwill or other
intangible assets that could result in significant amortization expense. Any of
these problems or factors could seriously harm our business, financial condition
and operating results.

Specifically, on July 22, 2003 we entered into a merger agreement with
Pinnacor pursuant to which we will acquire Pinnacor's business and establish a
combined company. The completion of the merger is currently anticipated to be in
the fourth quarter of 2003 and is subject to various closing conditions, some of
which are outside of our control. We cannot assure you that the proposed merger
will occur as scheduled, if at all. We cannot predict the effects the completion
of the merger, or the failure to complete the merger, will have on our business,
results of operations and financial condition.

New Laws and Regulations Affecting Corporate Governance May Impede Our
Ability to Retain and Attract Board Members and Executive Officers, and May
Increase the Costs Associated with Being a Public Company

On July 30, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new act is designed to enhance corporate
responsibility through new corporate governance and disclosure obligations,
increase auditor independence, and tougher penalties for securities fraud. In
addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ have adopted rules
in furtherance of the act and are considering adopting others. This act and the
related new rules and regulations will likely have the effect of increasing the
complexity and cost of our company's corporate governance and the time our
executive officers spend on such issues, and may increase the risk of personal
liability for our board members, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and other executives involved in our company's corporate governance
process. As a result, it may become more difficult for us to attract and retain
board members and executive officers involved in the corporate governance
process. In addition, we have experienced, and will continue to experience,
increased costs associated with being a public company, including additional
professional and independent auditor fees.

Because Two of Our Large Stockholders Beneficially Own 65% of Our Stock,
They Have Substantial Control Over the Management of Our Company and Significant
Sales of Stock Held by Them Could Have a Negative Effect on Our Stock Price

Currently CBS and Pearson beneficially own 65% of our outstanding common
stock. Each of CBS and Pearson has nominated two representatives to serve on our
board of directors. As a result of their ownership and board positions, CBS and
Pearson individually and collectively are able to significantly influence all
matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and
approval of significant corporate transactions. Such concentration of ownership
may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our
company. In addition, sales of significant amounts of shares held by either of
CBS or Pearson or collectively, or the prospect of these sales, could adversely
affect the market price of our common stock.

After the completion of the acquisition of Pinnacor, the former Pinnacor
stockholders will hold approximately 26%, and our stockholders will hold
approximately 74% of the outstanding stock of the combined company. As a result,
CBS and Pearson's collective beneficial ownership will decrease to 48% of the
combined company. In addition, under the terms of the merger agreement, Pinnacor
will be entitled to nominate two members to the board of directors. As a result,
the ability of CBS and Pearson to collectively control matters requiring board
and stockholder approval will decrease.

Our Common Stock Price Is Volatile and Could Fluctuate Significantly

The trading price of our stock has been and may continue to be subject to
wide fluctuations. During the last 52 week period ended September 30, 2003, the
closing sale prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market ranged
from $3.89 to $9.78. Our stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of
events and factors, such as quarterly variations in operating results,
announcements of technological innovations or new products and media properties
by us or our competitors, changes in financial estimates and recommendations by
securities analysts, the operating and stock price performance of other
companies that investors may deem comparable, news reports relating to trends in
our markets and general economic conditions. In addition, the stock market in
general, and the market prices for Internet-related companies in particular,
have experienced extreme volatility. These broad market and industry
fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our common stock, regardless of
our operating performance.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest rate sensitivity. The primary objective of our investment
activities is to preserve principal while maximizing the income we receive from
our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities
that we have invested in may be subject to market risk. This means that a change
in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to
fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed
interest rate at the then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest rate later
rises, the principal amount of our investment will probably decline. To minimize
this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash in money market funds and cash
equivalents. In general, money market funds and short-term investments are not
subject to market risk because the interest paid on such funds fluctuates with
the prevailing interest rate. As of September 30, 2003, all of our investments
mature in 90 days or less.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity. We consider our exposure to foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations to be minimal, as we do not have any sales
denominated in foreign currencies. We have not engaged in any hedging
transactions to date.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting
them to material information required to be included in this report.

There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting
that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected
or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over
financial reporting.

PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On and after April 17, 2001, five shareholder class action lawsuits were
filed against us, certain of our current and former officers and directors, and
a number of investment banks, including some of the underwriters of our initial
public offering. The lawsuits were filed in the Southern District of New York.
The complaints were consolidated into a single action. Plaintiffs allege that
the underwriter defendants agreed to allocate stock in the initial public
offering to certain investors in exchange for excessive and undisclosed
commissions and agreements by those investors to make additional purchases of
stock in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices. Plaintiffs allege that the
prospectus for our initial public offering was false and misleading in violation
of the securities laws because it did not disclose these arrangements. The
action against us is being coordinated with approximately three hundred other
nearly identical actions filed against other companies. The parties have
recently reached a settlement where we are dismissed from the lawsuit in
exchange for us assigning to the plaintiffs claims we may have against the
underwriters. In addition, the settlement does not contemplate the payment of
any company funds to the plaintiffs. A committee of our Board of Directors
approved the settlement proposal on June 25, 2003. The settlement is still
subject to approval by the court and as of the date of this filing, the court
has not yet approved the settlement proposal.

Furthermore, on July 24, 2003, a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed
against Pinnacor Inc., certain of Pinnacor's current officers and directors, and
us in the Delaware Chancery Court. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on
September 17, 2003, which named the new company, Holdco, which was formed to
combine the two businesses, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Pine Merger
Sub, Inc., and Maple Merger Sub, Inc., which were formed solely to complete the
combination, as defendants to the action.  The lawsuit purports to be a class
action filed on behalf of holders of Pinnacor's common stock who allegedly are
or will be threatened with injury arising from actions by the defendants in
connection with the merger. The lawsuit alleges that the Pinnacor's directors
breached their fiduciary duties in proceeding with the sale of Pinnacor to us by
agreeing to an inadequate purchase price, which fails adequately to compensate
Pinnacor shareholders for the loss of control of the company. The lawsuit
alleges that we knowingly aided and abetted these breaches of fiduciary duty in
some unspecified way. The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages and
also prays for an injunction against consummation of the proposed transaction.
The plaintiff has moved for expedited discovery and has requested the production
of documents from Pinnacor and us. We have and Pinnacor has begun producing
documents responsive to the plaintiff's request.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

1. Index to Exhibits
2. Reports on Form 8-K

On July 23, 2003, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to announce that NMP, Inc., the Company, Pinnacor Inc.,
Maple Merger Sub, Inc. and Pine Merger Sub, Inc. entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2003, to affect the combination of the
Company and Pinnacor, as well as disclosed certain matters related to the
combination.  The Form 8-K also attached the press release announcing the
combination and certain exhibits related to the combination were filed as
exhibits to the Form 8-K.  Moreover, in the same Form 8-K, the Company furnished
to the Commission a press release issued by the Company in connection with the
announcement of its second quarter earnings results.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act,
the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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Dated: November 14, 2003

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| | By:                                          | /s/ JOAN P. PLATT
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| | Joan P. Platt                               
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

|Exhibit Number | Exhibit Title                                                                                          
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|31.1           | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
|31.2           | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|32.1           | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|32.2           | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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