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

                                   FORM 10Q

(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,  1997
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                                      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:                                              0-27734
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Individual Inc________________________________________________________________

(Exact  name  of  registrant  as  specified  in  its  charter)

Delaware-------------------------------------------------------
04-303-6959
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(State  or  other  jurisdiction  of  incorporation  or  organization)
(I.R.S.  Employer  Identification  No.)

8  New  England  Executive  Park  West,  Burlington,   01803
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(Address  of  principal  executive  offices)                   (Zip Code)

(781)  273-6000
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(Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area  code)

_
____
(Former  name,  former  address  and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed 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.
__X__Yes                    ___No


                     APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

As  of  September 30, 1997,  16,333,424 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value
per  share,  were  outstanding.







































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                               Individual, Inc.

                                   Form 10-Q
                   For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1997
                                     Index

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Facing Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 						1
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 						2

PART I - UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements
         	Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 1997 (unaudited) 
               and December 31, 1996  	                                	3
         	Consolidated Statements of Operations  (unaudited) . . . . 			4
         	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited). . . . 					5
         	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements . . 					6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations . . . .       							9

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 2. 	Change in Securities                           						       	16

Item 6. 	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                     								17

Signatures                                         											       	18

Exhibit Index                                      											       	19
Exhibit 11  Computation of Loss Per Share                       						20

Financial Data Schedule                                    											21
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                               INDIVIDUAL, INC.
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
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                                                               SEPTEMBER 30,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                                   1997             1996
                                                              ---------------  --------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $    9,920,140   $  22,117,834 
   INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES. . . . . . . . . . .       8,678,763       8,448,306 
   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       6,063,360      11,950,638 
   DEFERRED INCOME TAXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               -          35,000 
   PREPAID EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,925,412         562,063 
                                                              ---------------  --------------
     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      26,587,675      43,113,841 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4,027,349       4,333,580 
OTHER ASSETS, NET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       2,182,425         952,388 
                                                              ---------------  --------------
     TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   32,797,449   $  48,399,809 
                                                              ===============  ==============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $    2,668,248   $   4,894,036 
   ACCRUED ROYALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,815,918       1,610,829 
   ACCRUED EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       7,112,415       3,955,481 
   DEFERRED REVENUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      10,509,802      14,694,856 
   EQUIPMENT FINANCING LOANS AND NOTES PAYABLE . . . . . . .       1,225,708       1,074,055 
                                                              ---------------  --------------
     TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      23,332,091      26,229,257 

OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,234,601       1,540,375 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 6)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
   COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE; 25,000,000 SHARES
      AUTHORIZED,  16,333,424 AND 15,722,498 SHARES
      ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING IN 1997 AND 1996, RESPECTIVELY.         163,334         157,225 
   ADDITIONAL PAID IN CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      91,515,235      89,902,258 
   CUMULATIVE TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . .          11,585          70,149 
   UNREALIZED GAINS ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES . . . . . . . .         221,455         125,475 
   ACCUMULATED DEFICIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (83,680,852)    (69,594,253)

   LESS 32,865 SHARES HELD IN TREASURY
      (AT COST) AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . .               -         (30,677)
                                                              ---------------  --------------
       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . .       8,230,757      20,630,177 
                                                              ---------------  --------------
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY. . . . . . .  $   32,797,449   $  48,399,809 
                                                              ===============  ==============
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THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES  ARE  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  THE  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.
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                                        INDIVIDUAL, INC. 
                            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                          (UNAUDITED)
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                 			FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED           FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
                           		   SEPTEMBER 30,                    SEPTEMBER 30,

                                       1997           1996            1997            1996
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REVENUE . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  8,853,897   $  7,221,310   $  26,429,619   $  19,771,334 
COST OF REVENUE . . . . . . . . .     4,266,171      3,158,912      13,099,003       8,706,997 
                                   -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------
GROSS MARGIN. . . . . . . . . . .     4,587,726      4,062,398      13,330,616      11,064,337 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
   SALES AND MARKETING. . . . . .     1,600,732      1,620,001       5,729,019       4,329,508 
   NEW SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION . .     2,689,703      2,173,862       8,887,627       6,353,491 
   PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. . . . . .     2,205,924      1,476,922       5,449,379       3,523,364 
   GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE . .       743,408      1,435,163       2,786,773       3,464,945 
   ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER CHARGES       314,741      1,261,369       5,015,463      37,481,786 
                                   -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------
      TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. .     7,554,508      7,967,317      27,868,261      55,153,094 
                                   -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . .    (2,966,782)    (3,904,919)    (14,537,645)    (44,088,757)
INTEREST INCOME AND OTHER, NET. .       332,611       (200,579)      1,186,770         272,260 
INTEREST EXPENSE. . . . . . . . .      (174,157)       (68,462)       (432,399)       (896,848)

NET LOSS. . . . . . . . . . . . .   ($2,808,328)   ($4,173,960)   ($13,783,274)   ($44,713,345)
                                   =============  =============  ==============  ==============
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE . . . .        ($0.17)        ($0.27)         ($0.86)         ($3.34)
                                   =============  =============  ==============  ==============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON
   SHARES OUTSTANDING . . . . . .    16,197,277     15,395,949      16,010,858      13,374,646 
                                   =============  =============  ==============  ==============
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THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES  ARE  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  THE  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.
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                               INDIVIDUAL, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
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                                                            				  SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                       1997            1996
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET LOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   ($13,783,274)   ($44,713,345)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET LOSS TO NET CASH
     USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,956,204         951,962 
LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . .        437,824          45,926 
PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -          73,649 
COMPENSATION RECOGNIZED UNDER EMPLOYEE STOCK PLANS . . . . . . .              -          27,981 
PURCHASED INCOMPLETE TECHNOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -      35,563,750 
DECREASE IN RETAINED EARNINGS FROM CHANGING FISCAL YEAR
     OF COMBINING ENTERPRISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (225,361)
LOSS ON JOINT VENTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -       1,945,966 
CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:
     DECREASE IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      5,887,278       1,157,188 
     INCREASE IN PREPAID EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (1,328,427)       (339,317)
     INCREASE IN OTHER ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (1,223,613)        (82,464)
     INCREASE IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES . . . . .      1,136,309         332,947 
     (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES. . . . .       (500,004)        324,226 
     DECREASE IN DEFERRED REVENUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (4,185,054)       (713,296)
                                                                  --------------  --------------

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES: . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (11,828,118)     (5,424,827)
                                                                  --------------  --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
ADDITIONS TO PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (1,793,694)     (1,739,377)
INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -      (1,883,417)
CASH (PAID FOR)/ACQUIRED FROM ACQUISTION . . . . . . . . . . . .       (280,000)      1,010,354 
INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (155,000)     (6,992,450)
                                                                  --------------  --------------

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (2,228,694)     (9,604,890)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
PRINCIPAL  REPAYMENTS ON LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (67,047)        (91,649)
INCREASE (DECREASE)  IN EQUIPMENT LOAN, NET. . . . . . . . . . .        412,929         (20,220)
PROCEEDS FROM ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK, NET OF RELATED EXPENSES.      1,652,800      34,899,385 
PAYMENT ON SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -     (10,000,000)
PAYMENT TO DISSENTER SHAREHOLDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (81,000)              - 
                                                                  --------------  --------------

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES. . . . . . . . . . . .      1,917,682      24,787,516 
                                                                  --------------  --------------

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (58,564)         14,441 
                                                                  --------------  --------------

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. . . . . . . . . . . .    (12,197,694)      9,772,240 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD . . . . . .     22,117,834      17,920,924 
                                                                  --------------  --------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF PERIOD . . . . . . . . .  $   9,920,140   $  27,693,164 
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
   INTEREST PAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $     159,206   $     782,601 
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NON CASH TRANSACTIONS:
    ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITION. . .  $     500,000               - 
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    ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES  $     400,000 
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   EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED UNDER CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION . . . . . .              -   $      22,859 
                                                                  ==============  ==============
   NET LIABILITIES ASSUMED IN EXCHANGE FOR STOCK . . . . . . . .              -   $   1,643,019 
                                                                  ==============  ==============
   CONVERSION OF REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK INTO COMMON STOCK. .              -   $   2,999,013 
                                                                  ==============  ==============
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THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES  ARE  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  THE  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.
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                               INDIVIDUAL, INC.
                NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


1.    Basis  of  Presentation
     The unaudited consolidated financial statements of  Individual, Inc. (the
"Company")  presented  herein  have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the
Securities  and  Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do
not  include all of the information and note disclosures required by generally
accepted  accounting  principles.      The  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with the consolidated financial
statements  and  notes  thereto,  together  with  management's  discussion and
analysis  of  financial  condition and results of operations, contained in the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996.    In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial  statements  include  all  adjustments,  consisting  of  only normal
recurring  adjustments, necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial
position,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  of  the  Company and its
subsidiaries.    Quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of
the  results  which  would  be  expected for the full year.  In June 1997, the
Company  acquired  all  of  the  outstanding  capital  stock  of  ClariNet
Communications Corp. in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests.
Accordingly,  all prior period financial statements presented herein have been
restated  to  include  the financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows  of  ClariNet  Communications  Corp.    See  Note  5.

2.    Use  of  Estimates
     The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in conformity with generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make estimates and
assumptions  that  affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying  notes.    Actual  results  could  differ  from  those estimates.
Estimates and assumptions in these financial statements relate to, among other
items,  valuation  of deferred tax assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts
and  accrued  liabilities.

3.    Reclassification  of  Amounts
     Certain  amounts in the financial statements for the three months and the
nine  months ended September 30, 1996 have been reclassified to conform to the
presentation  for  the  three  months  and the nine months ended September 30,
1997.

4.    Per  Share  Computations
     Net  loss per common share for 1996 gives effect to the conversion of all
shares  of Series B, C, D, E and G Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series A and
F  Preferred  Stock and does not include the dividends on Redeemable Preferred
Stock  as  an  increase  in  net  loss.    Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, common shares and common equivalent shares
issued  at  prices  below  the IPO price of $14.00 per share during the twelve
months  immediately  preceding  the  date  of  the  initial  filing  of  the
Registration  Statement have been included in the calculation of common shares
and common share equivalents, using the treasury stock method, as if they were
outstanding  for  all  periods  prior  to  the  IPO.


5.    Acquisitions  and  Other  Charges
     In  June  1997,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  ClariNet
Communications  Corp.  ("ClariNet"  through  a  subsidiary  merger  (the
"merger")whereby  a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company was merged with and
into  ClariNet,  with  ClariNet  continuing as the surviving corporation and a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company.    ClariNet  publishes  a  global
electronic  newspaper  on  the Internet called ClariNews, which is distributed
through  internet  service  providers  and  to  corporations,  educational
institutions  and  individual  subscribers.  Approximately 1,475,000 shares of
Individual    Common  Stock were issued in exchange for all of the outstanding
Common  Stock  of  ClariNet    (including  approximately  138,512  shares  of
Individual  Common  Stock  reserved  for issuance upon exercise of outstanding
ClariNet stock options assumed by Individual in the Merger).   The transaction
was  accounted  for  as  pooling  of interests and therefore, all prior period
financial statements presented herein have been restated as if the merger took
place  at  the  beginning  of  such  periods.   In connection with the Merger,
$873,000  of  merger costs and expenses were incurred and have been charged to
expense  in  the  second  quarter of 1997 and are included in acquisitions and
other  charges.    The  Merger  costs and expenses related primarily to legal,
accounting,  and  investment  adviser's  fees.

     In  June 1997, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of the
CompanyLink  service  from Knowledge Factory Partners, L.L.C., a subsidiary of
Delphi  Internet  Services  Corporation.    The  CompanyLink  service  detects
corporate-specific  references  and  detailed  market  statistics on more than
65,000  companies  and  dynamically links those references to related news and
information  on  the  Web.    The  purchase price for the acquisition included
$280,000 in cash, a Common Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable for the purchase
of  50,000 shares of Individual Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.25 per
share  and  certain monthly contingent payments payable for a period of twelve
months  after  the  closing  of  the acquisition.  The Company also recognized
$50,000  of  legal and accounting expenses in connection with the acquisition.
The  acquisition  has  been  recorded using the purchase method of accounting.
The  total  estimated  purchase  price  of  $447,000  has  been recorded as an
intangible  asset and is being amortized over 18 months.  Amortization expense
is  included  in  acquisitions  and  other  charges.







6.    Commitments  and  Contingencies
     Under  the  merger  agreement  with  FreeLoader, and in settlement of all
claims  related  to  this agreement, the Company is required to pay a one-time
payment  of $1,345,000 in October 1997 to the two founders of Freeloader.  The
Company  has  accrued  this  charge  in  acquisitions  and other charges.  The
Company  has  also  guaranteed  the  value of certain shares issued to the two
founders in the transaction, which will be measured during the period February
1998  through  April  1998.    If the fair value of the stock is less than the
guaranteed  value,  then  the Company will pay out the difference in cash.  At
September  30,  1997,  the fair value of the stock is approximately $3,269,025
below  the guaranteed value.  The Company has letters of credit outstanding of
approximately  $4,740,405 in connection with the payment of this amount by the
Company.

     The  Company  has  been  named  as  a  defendant  in  a  putative federal
securities  class  action  lawsuit  filed  on  November 13, 1996 in the United
States  District  Court  for  the  District of Massachusetts.  The lawsuit was
filed  on  behalf  of  an  alleged class of purchasers of the Company's common
stock  during  the  period  from  March  15,  1996 through July 24, 1996.  The
complaint filed in the lawsuit also names as defendants, among others, certain
of  the  Company's current and former directors and officers, including Joseph
A.  Amram,  the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, as well as the three
co-managing  underwriters  of  the  Company's  IPO.

     The  complaint  alleges,  among  other  things,  that the defendants made
misstatements,  or  failed  to make statements, to the investing public in the
IPO  Prospectus,  Registration  Statement, as well as in the subsequent public
disclosures,  relating  to the alleged existence of disputes between Joseph A.
Amram  and  the  Company.    The  plaintiffs seek damages, including costs and
expenses,  in an unspecified amount, among other relief.  The Company believes
that  the allegations contained in the complaint are without merit and intends
to  defend  vigorously  against  all such claims.  The ultimate claims payable
under  these  actions,  if  any,  are  neither  probable  nor  estimable.



7.    Recently  Issued  Accounting  Standards
     The  Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 128 ("SFAS
128"),  "Earnings  per  Share",  which  modifies the way in which earnings per
share  (EPS)  is calculated and disclosed.  Upon adoption of this standard for
the  fiscal  period  ending December 31, 1997, the Company will disclose basic
and  diluted  EPS and will restate all prior period EPS data presented.  Basic
EPS  excludes  dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders  by  the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for
the period.  Diluted EPS, similar to fully diluted EPS, reflects the potential
dilution  that  could  occur  if securities or other contracts to issue common
stock  were  exercised  or  converted  into  common  stock  or resulted in the
issuance  of  common  stock  that  then  shared in the earnings of the entity.
Management  believes  the adoption of SFAS 128 will not have a material impact
on  reported  earnings  per  share.

     The  Financial  Accounting  Standard  Board  recently issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income."  This
Statement  requires  that  changes  in  comprehensive  income  be  shown  in a
financial  statement  that  is  displayed  with  the  same prominence as other
financial  statements.    The Statement will become effective for fiscal years
beginning  after  December  15, 1997.  The Company will adopt the new standard
beginning  in  the  first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998.

     In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standard  No.  131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of an
Enterprise  and  Related  Information" (SFAS No. 131).  SFAS No. 131 specifies
new  guidelines  for  determining  a  company's operating segments and related
requirements  for disclosure.  The Company is in the process of evaluating the
impact of the new standard on the presentation of the financial statements and
the disclosures therein.  The Statement will become effective for fiscal years
beginning  after  December  15, 1997.  The Company will adopt the new standard
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31,  1998.

8.          Netscape  Agreement
     In  September 1997 the Company was named by Netscape Communications Corp.
as  the  exclusive  provider  of business information services to the Netscape
Netcenter  On-line  Business  Service.  The agreement provides the Company the
opportunity  to  gain  traffic for its NewsPage service from the Netscape home
page,  one of the highest traffic page on the world wide web, and to lower the
Company's  historical  cost  of  acquiring  new  subscribers.   As part of the
agreement  the  Company  paid  Netscape an upfront license fee covering the 27
month period of the contract.  These fees are included in prepaid expenses and
other  assets.    There are no guarantees or traffic commitments from Netscape
and  there  are  no assurances that the fees paid to Netscape will be realized
from  future  revenue  generated  from  Netcenter  traffic.

9.              Subsequent  Event
     On  November 3, 1997, Desktop Data, Inc. and Individual, Inc. announced a
definitive  agreement  to  merge and form a new company, NewsEDGE Corporation.
The  merger  calls for shares of Desktop Data common stock to be exchanged for
all outstanding shares, options and warrants of Individual on the basis of one
share  of  Desktop  Data common stock for each two shares of Individual common
stock.    The  transaction  will  be  accounted for as a pooling of interests.
Completion  of  the  transaction is subject to customary conditions, including
approval  by  the  stockholders  of  both  Desktop  Data  and  Individual.

     The  board members and key management of each company have agreed to vote
their  shares  in  favor of the merger.  Furthermore, each company has granted
the  other an option to purchase newly issued shares equal to approximately 20
percent  of  the  current  outstanding stock, exercisable upon certain events.
The  merger  is  expected  to  close in the first quarter of 1998, and at that
time,  Desktop  Data  will  be  renamed  NewsEDGE  Corporation.

<PAGE>
Item  2.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial Condition and
Results  of  Operations

Overview

Individual  offers  a  suite  of  customized information services that provide
knowledge  workers  with  relevant  current  awareness  reports each day while
offering  information  providers  and  advertisers  new ways to reach targeted
audiences.    The  Company  commenced delivery of its initial service in early
1990, and has subsequently introduced additional services targeted at multiple
market  segments.

On  November  3,  1997  the  Company  announced  that  it  signed a definitive
agreement  to  merge  with  Desktop  Data  Corporation  to form a new company,
NewsEDGE Corporation.  The merger is expected to be accounted for as a pooling
of  interests  and  each  shareholder  of Individual will receive one share of
Desktop  Data  common  stock  for every two shares of Individual common stock.
The  merger  is  subject  to  shareholder  approval  and  is  expected  to  be
consummated  in  the  first  quarter  of  1998.

The  Company's  revenue  is  derived  from two classes of services: enterprise
services  and  single-user  services.    Revenue  for  the Company's principal
enterprise  service, First! (introduced in the first quarter of 1990) consists
of  subscription  fees  from  organizations.    In  October  1996, the Company
acquired  the  Hoover  business  intelligence  unit  ("Hoover"),  from  the
Information  Access  Company  ("IAC"),  a  unit  of  the  Thomson Corporation.
Revenue  from  the    Hoover  service  consists  of both subscription fees for
content,  and  software  license and maintenance fees. The Company's principal
single-user  service  is the World Wide Web-based service NewsPage, introduced
in  the  second quarter of 1995.  NewsPage base service is generally available
for  no  charge  to users. Revenue consists of advertising fees from companies
placing  advertisements  through  this  service and from subscription fees for
premium  levels  of  service  and  fees  for  the  fulfillment of certain user
requests  for  additional  information.  Another  single-user  service  of the
Company  is  HeadsUp,  which  was  introduced  in  the second quarter of 1993.
HeadsUp  consists of subscription fees and fees for the fulfillment of certain
user  requests  for  additional  information. HeadsUp is a fax and email-based
service  and  is  not  being  promoted actively in 1997, primarily due to  the
Company's belief that users are moving to Web-based information services, such
as NewsPage.  Revenue from Clari-News, a news service of Clarinet, acquired in
June  1997  (described  below),  is  included  in both enterprise services and
single-user  services.

On  June 28, 1996, the Company acquired FreeLoader, a developer of agent-based
software  for  the  off-line  delivery  of World Wide Web multi-media content.
The  Company ceased operations of FreeLoader as of May 31, 1997, and all costs
related to the shutdown are included in acquisitions and other charges as well
as  operating  expenses of FreeLoader of approximately $1.4 million, which are
predominantly  product  development  expenses.    No  material  impact  on the
Company's  results of operations was incurred in the shutdown, as the majority
of  the  purchase  price  was  previously  allocated  to  purchased incomplete
technology  and  accordingly,  was  expensed  at  the  time  of  the purchase.

In  June  1997, the Company acquired CompanyLink, a service of Delphi Internet
Services.      CompanyLink's  advanced  technology  detects corporate-specific
references  and  detailed  market statistics on more than 65,000 companies and
dynamically links those references to related news and information on the Web.
The  service  also features a personalized news product that enables automatic
access  to  updated  information  for  competitive research, industry reports,
potential  business/customer  investigation,  and  more.  Company Link did not
materially  contribute  to  revenues  for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. The
purchase  price  for the acquisition included $280,000 in cash, a Common Stock
Purchase  Warrant  exercisable for the purchase of 50,000 shares of Individual
Common  Stock  at  an  exercise  price  of $5.25 per share and certain monthly
contingent payments payable for a period of twelve months after the closing of
the  acquisition.    The Company also incurred $50,000 of legal and accounting
expenses  in  connection  with  the  acquisition.    The  acquisition has been
recorded using the purchase method of accounting.  The total purchase price of
$447,000  has been recorded as an intangible asset and is being amortized over
18  months.    This amortization expense is included in acquisitions and other
charges.


In June 1997, the Company completed the acquisition of ClariNet Communications
Corp.  ("ClariNet")  through  a  subsidiary  merger  (the  "merger")  whereby
approximately  1,475,000  shares  of  Individual  Common  Stock were issued in
exchange  for  all  of  the  outstanding  Common Stock of ClariNet  (including
approximately  138,512 shares of Individual Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon  exercise  of outstanding ClariNet stock options assumed by Individual in
the  Merger).    The transaction was accounted for as pooling of interests and
therefore,  all  prior  period financial statements presented herein have been
restated  as  if  the  merger  took  place  at  the beginning of such periods.
ClariNet  Communications  is  the  publisher  of ClariNews, a premier globally
branded  electronic  newspaper.    ClariNet  revenue  consists  primarily  of
subscription  fees generated by the licensing of its content through more than
350  Internet  Service  Providers  ("ISP's"),  corporations,  and  educational
institutions worldwide.  Although advertising currently accounts for less than
five  percent  of  ClariNet  revenue,  ClariNet  intends  to  explore  ways of
incorporating  advertising  into its services.  Revenue from subscription fees
earned  from  ISP's  and  educational institutions are included in single user
revenue  and  subscription  fees  from corporations are included in enterprise
revenue.




The  Company  recognizes  subscription  revenue  ratably over the subscription
period.  The Company's subscription contracts are typically billed in advance,
and  amounts  attributable  to  services  not  yet  delivered  are recorded in
deferred  revenue.      Customers of the Company's services may, under certain
circumstances,  terminate their subscriptions at any time and receive a credit
in  the  form of a cash refund for the unused portion. Historically, the level
of  subscription  cancellations   prior to the termination of the subscription
period  has  not  been  material  and  has had no impact on revenue previously
recognized.     Fulfillment fees are recognized as revenue at the time stories
are  provided.    Advertising  revenue  is  recognized  ratably  over  the
advertisement  period.

The  majority  of  the  Company's  operating expenses consists of salaries and
related costs. The Company had  239 full-time employees on September 30, 1997,
up  from 214 on December 31, 1996, and up from 157 and 96 on December 31, 1995
and  1994,  respectively.   The Company incurs significant expenses to acquire
new  customers,  reported as new subscriber acquisition expenses.  The Company
may  also  incur expenses in the process of soliciting a subscription renewal,
which  are  included  in sales and marketing expenses.  The cost of soliciting
subscription  renewals  is  substantially  less than the cost of acquiring new
subscriptions.


General  Risk  Factors  That  May  Affect  Future  Quarterly  Results
---------------------------------------------------------------------

This  Form  10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private  Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject
to  risks  and  uncertainties.  The Company's actual future results may differ
materially  from  the  results  discussed  in  the forward-looking statements.
Factors  that  might  cause  such differences include, but are not limited to,
those  discussed  in "Factors That May Affect Future Performance" under Item 7
of the Company's Annual Report  on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1996 as well as other factors described from time to time in the Company's
filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.

In  September  1997  the Company was named by Netscape Communications Corp. as
the  exclusive  provider  of  business  information  services  to the Netscape
Netcenter  On-line  Business  Service.  The agreement provides the Company the
opportunity  to  gain  traffic for its NewsPage service from the Netscape home
page,  one of the highest traffic page on the world wide web, and to lower the
Company's  historical  cost  of  acquiring  new  subscribers.   As part of the
agreement  the  Company  paid  Netscape an upfront license fee covering the 27
month period of the contract.  These fees are included in prepaid expenses and
other assets.  There is no guarantees or traffic commitments from Netscape and
there  are  no assurances that the fees paid to Netscape will be realized from
future  revenue  generated  from  Netcenter  traffic.

On  November  3,  1997,  the  Company  announced  that  it  has entered into a
definitive  merger  agreement  with Desktop Data, Inc., subject to approval of
shareholders  of  both  companies.  Mergers involve potential risks, including
difficulties  in  assimilating  the  operations,  technology,  products  and
personnel,  completing  and  integrating  acquired  in-process  technology,
diverting  management's  resources, uncertainties associated with operating in
new  markets and working with new employees and customers,  the potential loss
of  key employees, and the potential for creating confusion and  uncertainties
with customers and prospects, thereby impacting customers' purchase decisions.

The  market  for  current  awareness products is experiencing rapid changes as
organizations introduce company-wide information and knowledge solutions built
on  enterprise  computing  platforms  such as internal intranets and groupware
products,  such  as Lotus Notes.  As a result of these changes, Individual has
migrated  its  First! product from fax and e-mail distribution, sold primarily
to  small  groups  of  users  at an average annual contract value of less than
$10,000,  to  distribution  via  intranet  and  Lotus Notes systems capable of
servicing  large  organizations.   This evolving market focus has required the
Company not only to invest in the product development and engineering required
to  introduce  new  and  enhanced  enterprise-based  products  such  as First!
Intranet  and  First! Notes, but also to adapt its selling efforts in order to
address  the  requirements  of  large  organizations  that desire to implement
current  business  awareness  solutions on an enterprise-wide basis over their
existing  information infrastructures.  Such solutions typically involve large
contracts  with  annual  contract  values  in  excess of $50,000 and generally
require  a longer sales cycle than departmental or business-group sales.  As a
result,  the  Company  has  been  investing  in  additional  sales  and  sales
management personnel with experience in selling large contracts, as well as in
additional  customer  service  personnel  capable  of  addressing increasingly
complex customer needs. Approximately 75% of the Company's enterprise customer
base  presently  distributes  the  Company's products from intranets and Lotus
Notes.    Notwithstanding  such growth, however, the ability of the Company to
achieve  future  growth  is  heavily  dependent  on  the  Company's ability to
successfully  sell  large  contracts  to  enterprise  customers and to support
implementations  with  those  customers.    There can be no assurance that the
Company  will  be  successful  in recruiting and training additional sales and
customer  service personnel with the skills required to sell and support large
contracts  which  may  affect its rate of growth.  In addition, the Company is
experiencing  longer  sales  cycles  and  if this trend continues  its rate of
growth  and  future  operating  results  may  be  adversely  affected.

Management  may  in  future periods consider acquisitions that it believes may
enable  Individual to acquire complementary skills and capabilities, offer new
products  and  services, expand its customer base, or obtain other competitive
advantages.  Such acquisitions involve potential risks, including difficulties
in  assimilating  the  acquired Company's operations, technology, products and
personnel,  completing  and  integrating  acquired  in-process  technology,
diverting  management's  resources, uncertainties associated with operating in
new  markets  and  working with new employees and customers, and the potential
loss  of  the  acquired  Company's  key  employees.

The  Company  depends, in significant part, upon the continued services of its
key  technical,  editorial,  sales  and product development personnel, most of
whom  are  not  bound  by  employment agreements, and only certain of whom are
bound by noncompetition agreements. The Company's plan requires the hiring and
retention  of  engineering  and  sales  personnel  in  order to add additional
products  and  features  and  grow  its  customer base.  In the Boston, MA and
Silicon  Valley,  CA  markets, these skills are in high demand and there is no
assurance  that  the  Company  will be successful in hiring and training these
personnel.

In  view  of  the  Company's  revenue  growth  in recent years and its limited
operating  history,  period-to-period comparisons of its financial results are
not  necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as any indication of
future  performance.  The  Company's  quarterly  results  of  operations  have
fluctuated  significantly  in the past and will likely fluctuate in the future
due  to,  among  other factors, demand for its services and changes in service
mix,  the  size  and  timing  of  new and renewal subscriptions from corporate
customers, advertising revenue levels, the effect of new service announcements
by  the  Company  and  its competitors, the ability of the Company to develop,
market  and  introduce  new  and enhanced versions of its services on a timely
basis and the level of product and price competition. A substantial portion of
the  Company's  cost of revenue, which consists principally of fees payable to
information  providers,  telecommunication  costs  and  personnel expenses, is
relatively  fixed in nature. The Company's operating expense levels are based,
in  significant  part,  on  the  Company's  expectations of future revenue. If
quarterly revenues are below management's expectations, both gross margins and
results  of  operations would be adversely affected because a relatively small
amount  of  the  Company's  costs  and expenses varies with its revenue in the
short-term.


Results  of  Operations
-----------------------

The  following  table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial
data  as  a percentage of total revenue (All data has been restated to reflect
the acquisition of ClariNet, which was acquired in June 1997 and accounted for
as  a  pooling  of  interests):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 Three  months  ended  September 30,     Nine months ended  September  30,

                                                  1997       1996        1997      1996
<S>                                               <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>
Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       100%       100%        100%    100%
Cost of Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        48%        44%         50%     44%
         				     -------    --------    ------    ----
Gross Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        52%        56%         50%     56%

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing. . . . . . . . . . . .        18%        22%         22%     22%
New subscriber acquisition . . . . . . . .        30%        30%         33%     32%
Product development. . . . . . . . . . . .        25%        20%         21%     18%
General and administrative . . . . . . . .        09%        20%         10%     17%
Mergers, acquisitions and related charges.        04%        18%         19%    190%
          				     -------   -------   --------   -------
  Total operating expense. . . . . . . . .        86%       110%        105%    279%

Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . .      (34)%     ( 54)%       (55%)  (223)%
Interest and other income (expense), net .         2%       (4)%          3%    (3)%
         				     -------   --------    -------  ------- 
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (32)%      (58)%       (52%)  (226)%
                                              =========  =========  ==========  ======

</TABLE>


Three  months  and  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1997  and  1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenue.
Revenues  increased  23%  from $7,221,000 for the three months ended September
30,  1996  to  $8,854,000  for  the  three  months  ended  September 30, 1997.
Revenues  increased  34%  from  $19,771,000  to $26,430,000 in the nine months
ended  September 30, 1996 and 1997, respectively.  Additionally, the number of
registered  and  authorized  users  of  the  Company's  information  services,
including ClariNet, increased to more than 2,170,000 at September 30, 1997, an
increase  of  18%  over  the  number  of  users  at  September  30,  1996.

In  the  third  quarter  of fiscal 1997, revenue from the Company's enterprise
(First!, Hoover and ClariNews sold to corporations) products was $5,886,000 up
from $4,498,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 1996.  This increase of 31% in
revenue    resulted  primarily  from Hoover, acquired in October 1996, and new
sales  of    First!    Intranet,  which are offsetting declining revenues from
First!  distributed  by  fax and e-mail.   For the nine months ended September
30,  1997,  enterprise revenue grew to $17,164,000,an increase of 41% over the
$12,206,000  of  revenue  for the same period in 1996.  During the nine months
ended  September  30,  1997,  the  Company  has revamped its sales approach to
target  larger, strategic account relationships for First! Intranet and First!
Notes.    This  decision  has resulted in a 31 percent increase in the average
size  of  a  First!  account  during  the  first nine months of 1997 to almost
$25,000,  as  compared  to  a contract base a year ago which was weighted more
heavily by multiple fax and e-mail contracts with an average contract value of
$19,000.    However,  due to the longer selling cycle for larger accounts, the
new  sales  strategy  has  reduced  some  short  term enterprise revenue while
creating  a  sales  pipeline  to  generate  long  term  growth.
In  the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  1997,  revenue  from single user services
(NewsPage,  Heads  Up  and  ClariNews)  grew  by  9%  to  $2,968,000,  up from
$2,724,000  for the third quarter of fiscal 1996.  The growth was attributable
primarily  to  the  Company's  NewsPage  service  on  the World Wide Web.  The
increase  in  revenue  from  NewsPage  was  partially  offset by the declining
revenues  of  the  non-Web  single  user  service  HeadsUp, which has not been
actively  promoted  as  the  Company  believes  that  many  of these users are
migrating to Web-based services, including the Company's NewsPage service, and
reduction  in  subscription  fees  received  from  ISP's  for  ClariNews.  The
reduction  in  revenue from ClariNews is the combination in both the number of
ISP  customers  subscribing  to  the  service and a reduction to lower premium
service  from  certain  ISP's.  To  offset  this  decline,  Clarinet in future
quarters  will  be  incorporating  advertising  into  the ClariNews service to
compliment  its  subsctiption  revenue  and,  with  the  objective  of thereby
reducing  the ISP's cost which is important to the ISP's business model.   The
Company  also  expects the trend of declining revenue from HeadsUp to continue
in  the  future.     For the nine months ended September 30, 1997, single user
revenue  grew to $9,266,000, an increase of 22% over the $7,566,000 of revenue
for  the  same  period  in  1996.

Cost  of  revenue.
Cost  of revenue was $4,266,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1997,
as compared to $3,159,000 for the same period in 1996, or an increase of  35%.
Cost  of revenue was $13,099,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997,
as  compared to $8,707,000 for the same period in 1996, or an increase of 50%.
Gross  margin  decreased  from 56% to 52% for the three months ended September
30,  1997,  and  decreased from 56% to 50% for the nine months ended September
30,  1997.    The decline in gross margin is the result of  higher information
provider  costs,  including  minimum  royalties  paid  to  certain information
providers and the higher royalty percentage paid on Hoover revenue as compared
to revenue from First!.  Additional costs were also incurred by increasing the
capacity  for NewsPage email deliveries and supporting larger scale enterprise
accounts.    The  Company  expects the dollar amount of many of these costs to
remain  fairly  constant throughout the rest of fiscal 1997 and the first half
of  fiscal  1998,  which  would  improve  the gross margin percent if revenues
continue  to  grow.

Sales  and  marketing.
Sales  and  marketing expenses decreased 1% to $1,601,000 for the three months
ended  September  30, 1997, down from $1,620,000  for the same period of 1996.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by 32% to 5,729,000 for the nine months
ended  September    30,  1997, up from $4,330,000 for the same period of 1996.
The  nine month increase is primarily due to additional personnel  for product
management  and  advertising sales related to selling advertising on NewsPage,
additional  sales  personnel  for  ClariNet,  subscription  and  advertising
royalties  paid  to  NewsPage  distribution  partners,  and increased expenses
related  to  renewing  First!  Contracts.

New  subscriber  acquisition.
New subscriber acquisition expenses increased  24% to $2,690,000 for the three
months  ended  September 30, 1997 from $2,174,000 for the same period in 1996.
New  subscriber  acquisition  expenses  increased  40%  from  $6,353,000  to
$8,888,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and September 30, 1997
respectively.      The  increase is primarily due to costs incurred to acquire
NewsPage  users, including Web site advertising, radio advertising, and direct
mailings.    In the third quarter of 1997, The Company reduced its spending on
this  type  of  advertising  in  favor of a large alliance-based approach that
leverages  strategic  distribution  partners,  such  as  Netscape  Netcenter
agreement,  to  grow  the  NewsPage  subscriber base.  The Netscape service is
expected  to  commence  in  the fourth quarter of 1997 and none of the license
fees  paid to Netscape as part of this agreement has been included in expenses
in  the  period  ended  September  30.  Also, contributing to the year to year
increase  are  the  expenses  related to additional direct sales personnel and
sales  management  and  minimum  fees  paid  to  Dow  Jones  related  to sales
commitments  for the inclusion of certain Dow Jones content, sold as an add-on
service  to  the  First!  service.


Product  development.
Product  development  increased  49%  to $2,206,000 for the three months ended
September  30,  1997, up from $1,477,000 for the same period in 1996.  Product
development  expenses  increased  55%  to $5,449,000 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1997,  up  from  $3,523,000 for the same period in 1996.  This
increase  is  primarily  the  result  of  additional  personnel related to the
continued  enhancements  of  both  First!  and  NewsPage  products.

General  and  administrative.
General  and  administrative  expenses decreased 48% to $743,000 for the three
months  ended  September 30, 1997, down from $1,435,000 for the same period of
1996.  General and administrative expenses decreased 20% to $2,787,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1997, down from $3,465,000 for the same period
of  1996.    The  decrease  in the third quarter of 1997 is due in part to the
inclusion  in  1996  of    severance  payments  and  recruiting  expenses  for
additional  management  personnel  as  well  as  legal  fees  and  deferred
compensation  charges  incurred  as  a  result  of  acquisitions.

Acquisitions  and  other  charges.
Acquisitions  and  other  charges    were  $315,000 for the three months ended
September  30,  1997,  and  $5,015,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
1997.  These  charges primarily include operating costs, primarily development
expenses,  related  to  Freeloader, a wholly-owned subsidiary acquired in June
1996,  and  charges  related to the shutdown of FreeLoader in May 1997.  Other
items  included in these charges were amortization on goodwill acquired in the
Hoover  acquisition  in  October  1996,  and  transaction costs related to the
CompanyLink  and  ClariNet  acquisitions  in June 1997.  Acquisition and other
charges  for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996  were $37,482,000
primarily  related  to  the acquisition of FreeLoader which was expensed as in
process  development  at  the  time  of  the  acquisition.

Interest  income  and  other,  net.
Interest income and other, net increased 266% to $333,000 for the three months
ended  September  30,  1997,  up  from ($201,000) for the same period of 1996.
Interest  income  and  other,  net  increased  336% to $1,187,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997, up from $272,000 for the same period of 1996.
These  increases were due to the recognition in 1996 of the Company's share of
operating losses of its joint venture in Japan with Toshiba Corp. and Mitsui &
Co.  Ltd.    The Company's investment in the joint venture was reduced to zero
during  the  third  quarter of 1996.  Interest income increased primarily from
interest  earned  on  the  investment of net proceeds of  the Company's IPO in
March  1996.

Interest  expense.
Interest  expense  increased  156%  to  $174,000  for  the  three months ended
September  30,  1997,  up from $68,000 for the same period of 1996.   Interest
expense  decreased  52%  to  $432,000  for the nine months ended September 30,
1997,  down  from  $897,000 for the same period of 1996.  The increase for the
three  months  ended  September  30, 1997 is due to interest costs incurred on
guaranteed  payments  with two FreeLoader employees related to the acquisition
of FreeLoader in June 1996.  The decrease over the nine month period is due to
interest costs incurred in 1996 on senior subordinated notes that were paid in
full  in  March  1996  from  a  portion  of the proceeds of the Company's IPO.


Liquidity  and  Capital  Resources
----------------------------------

The  Company's  cash,  cash  equivalents  and marketable securities balance at
September 30, 1997 was $18,599,000, as compared to $30,566,000 at December 31,
1996.    Net cash used in operations was $11,828,000 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1997, as compared with $5,425,000 for the same period in 1996.
The  decrease  in  cash  is  due to increased operating losses incurred in the
first  three quarters of 1997, a decrease in deferred revenue of $4,185,000 in
the  first  three  quarters  of  1997,  and  the  payment in September 1997 to
Netscape  of  the  prepaid license fee.  Net cash used in investing activities
was  $2,229,000  in  the nine months ended September 30, 1997 as compared with
$9,605,000  for the same period of 1996.  In the first three quarters of 1997,
only  $155,000 was used to purchase marketable securities, primarily from U.S.
government  agencies,  down from $6,992,000 used during the same period a year
ago.  Net  cash  provided  by financing activities was $1,918,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997, as compared to $24,788,000 in the same period
of  1996.    This  decrease  resulted  primarily  from  the  completion of the
Company's  IPO  in  March  of  1996.

The Company has also used equipment leases and debt instruments to finance the
majority  of  its  purchases  of capital equipment.  At September 30, 1997 the
Company  had  approximately  $1,977,000  outstanding  in connection with these
obligations  and had an additional $699,000 available under established credit
arrangements.   In addition, the Company has a revolving line of credit with a
commercial  bank  providing  for  a  maximum  credit  of $3,500,000 subject to
certain  covenants.   At September 30, 1997, no amounts were outstanding under
this  line.

Management  believes that cash and marketable securities will be sufficient to
fund its operations for the next twelve months and to provide for the payments
of  up  to  $6  million  to  the  two  FreeLoader founders. This may depend on
numerous  factors,  including  the  rate of expansion for current products and
services,  the  development  of  new  products  and  services,  and  potential
acquisitions or strategic investments.  The payment to the FreeLoader founders
are due under the terms of the FreeLoader purchase agreement, as amended, with
approximately  $1.3  million due in October 1997 and the balance in the period
from  February  1998  through  April 1998.  The payment in 1998 could be lower
depending  on  the  value  of  the  Company's  common  stock  at  that  time

Recently  Issued  Accounting  Standards
---------------------------------------

The  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  issued  Statement No. 128 ("SFAS
128"),  "Earnings  per  Share",  which  modifies the way in which earnings per
share  (EPS)  is calculated and disclosed.  Upon adoption of this standard for
the  fiscal  period  ending December 31, 1997, the Company will disclose basic
and  diluted  EPS and will restate all prior period EPS data presented.  Basic
EPS  excludes  dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders  by  the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for
the period.  Diluted EPS, similar to fully diluted EPS, reflects the potential
dilution  that  could  occur  if securities or other contracts to issue common
stock  were  exercised  or  converted  into  common  stock  or resulted in the
issuance  of  common  stock  that  then  shared in the earnings of the entity.
Management  believes  the adoption of SFAS 128 will not have a material impact
on  reported  earnings  per  share.

The Financial Accounting Standard Board recently issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income."  This Statement
requires  that  changes  in  comprehensive  income  be  shown  in  a financial
statement  that  is  displayed  with  the  same  prominence as other financial
statements.    The  Statement will become effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997.  The Company will adopt the new standard beginning in
the  first  quarter  of  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31,  1997.

In  June  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting Standard Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standard  No.  131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of an
Enterprise  and  Related  Information" (SFAS No. 131).  SFAS No. 131 specifies
new  guidelines  for  determining  a  company's operating segments and related
requirements  for disclosure.  The Company is in the process of evaluating the
impact of the new standard on the presentation of the financial statements and
the disclosures therein.  The Statement will become effective for fiscal years
beginning  after  December  15, 1997.  The Company will adopt the new standard
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31,  1998.

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Item  2.                    Changes  in  Securities
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     In  connection  with  the  performance  by The Parthenon Group of certain
consulting  services  for  the  Company,  the  Company issued 75,294 shares of
Common  Stock  to Parthenon. The shares of Company Common Stock were issued to
Parthenon in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section
4(2)  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, because such issuance did not
involve  a  public  offering.
















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Item  6.                    Exhibits  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K
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(a)          Exhibits

11     Computation of Weighted Average Shares Used in Computing Loss Per Share
Amounts

Financial  Data  Schedule



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SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.


                         Individual,  Inc.

Date:          November  13,  1997


               By:      /s/Michael  E.  Kolowich
                        -----------------------
                        Michael  E.  Kolowich
                        Chariman  of  the  Board,  President  and
                        Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Director
                       (Principal  Executive  Officer)

               By:     /s/Robert  L.  Lent
                       --------------------
                       Robert  L.  Lentz
                       Senior  Vice  President,  Finance  and
                       Administration,  Chief  Financial  Officer
                       Treasurer  and  Secretary
                      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT  INDEX                                        INDIVIDUAL,  INC.
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Exhibit Number  Description                                 Page
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<C>             <S>                                         <C>
            11    Computation of Weighted Average Shares
                  Used in Computing Loss Per Share Amounts    19
                  Financial Data Schedule. . . . . . . . .    20

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