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                       EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION CERTIFICATE

     THIS OPTION is granted as of January 5, 1998, by FORMAN INTERACTIVE CORP.,
a New York corporation (the "Company"), to Richard D. Forman ("Optionee").

     WHEREAS, the Company employs Optionee and considers it desirable and in its
best interests to induce Optionee to acquire an increased proprietary interest
in the Company, thereby creating additional incentive for Optionee to advance
the interests of the Company, and

     WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors (the ("Board") has determined to
grant to Optionee a stock option to purchase shares of the Company's capital
stock,

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company agrees with Optionee as follows:

     1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option (the
"Option") to purchase up to 500,000 shares (the "Option Shares") of the
Company's common stock, $.0001 par value per share, at exercise prices of (i)
$.60 per share for the first 150,000 shares purchased upon the exercise hereof,
(ii) $1.60 per share for the next 100,000 shares purchased upon the exercise
hereof, (iii) $3.00 per share for the next 100,000 shares purchased upon the
exercise hereof, (iv) $6.00 per share for the last 150,000 shares purchased upon
the exercise hereof, all in the manner and subject to the conditions hereinafter
provided.

     2. Time of exercise of option and vesting. The Option may be exercised by
Optionee at any time after the date hereof and prior to expiration of the Option
Term (as hereinafter defined). Options with respect to 150,000 Option Shares
shall vest and be immediately exercisable on January 6, 1998. Except as
otherwise stated in this Agreement, Options with respect to the remaining Option
Shares shall vest as to 100,000 Option Shares six (6) months after the date
hereof, as to an additional 100,000 Option Shares twelve (12) months after date,
as to an additional 100,000 Option Shares eighteen (18) months after date, and
as to the remaining 50,000 Option Shares twenty-four (24) months after date.
Lowest priced Options shall vest first.

     3. Method of exercise. The Option shall be exercised by written notice
directed to the Company at its principal place of business, accompanied by this
Option Agreement and Optionee's check in payment of the full option price for
the number of Option Shares specified in such notice of exercise. The Company
shall make or cause to be made reasonably prompt delivery to Optionee of a stock
certificate or certificates evidencing such Option Shares, provided that if any
law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to the
shares specified in such notice before the issuance thereof, then the date of
delivery of such share certificate or certificates shall be extended for the
period necessary to take such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time
at which the Company's common stock is registered under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, payment of the purchase price for
the Option Shares that are the subject of such exercise may be made in cash or
by delivery to the Company of shares of the Company's common stock, which shall
be deemed valued at their fair market value on the date of such exercise, as
determined by the Board in its

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sole discretion, provided that any such shares being presented for payment shall
have been held by Optionee, as beneficial owner thereof, for at least six months
prior to the option exercise in connection with which such shares are tendered
as payment. In the event that any such exercise is for less than all of the
Option Shares, the Company also shall deliver to Optionee, in addition to stock
certificates evidencing the Option shares with respect to which such exercise is
made, a new option agreement, in replacement for the option agreement
surrendered at the time of the exercise, indicating the number of Option Shares
with respect to which this Option remains available for exercise; alternatively,
the Company may endorse the original Option Agreement to give effect to the
partial exercise thereof.

     4. Termination of option. Except as otherwise states in this Agreement, the
period during which the Option shall be exercisable (the "Option Term") shall
commence on the date hereof and shall terminate at 5:00 pm, New York time, on
January 4, 2003.

     5. Reclassification, consolidation, or merger. (i) If the Company shall
declare and pay a distribution payable in shares of the Company's capital stock,
or if the Company's shares shall be split up, converted, exchanged,
reclassified, or in any way substituted for, then if and whenever the Company
shall effect a stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, recapitalization or
combination of Shares or other changes in the Company's capital stock, the
exercise price hereunder and the number and class of shares and/or other
securities with respect to which this Option thereafter may be exercised shall
be proportionately adjusted upward or downward, as the case may be, by the
Board. The Board may also make such other adjustments as it deems necessary to
take into consideration any other event (including, without limitation,
accounting changes), if the Board determines that such adjustment is
appropriate.

          (ii) Subject to subparagraph (iii) below, if the Company merges or
consolidates with one or more corporations, then from and after the effective
date of such merger or consolidation, upon exercise of this Option, Optionee
shall be entitled to purchase, in lieu of the number of Option Shares as to
which this Option shall then be exercisable but on the same terms and conditions
of exercise set forth in herein, the number and class of shares and/or other
securities or property (including cash) to which Optionee would have been
entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation, if,
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, Optionee had been the holder
or record of the total number of Option Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Option.

          (iii) In the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company
is not the surviving entity or in the event of any transaction that results in
the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's outstanding common
stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities
acting in concert, or in the event of the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets (the foregoing being referred to as
"Acquisition Events"), then the Board may in its sole discretion terminate this
Option by delivering notice of termination to Optionee at least 20 days prior to
the date of consummation of the Acquisition Event; provided that, during the
period from the date on which such notice of termination is delivered to the
consummation of the Acquisition Event, Optionee shall have the right to exercise
this Option in

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full (without regard to limitations on exercise otherwise contained herein), but
contingent on occurrence of the Acquisition Event, and provided that, if the
Acquisition Event does not take place within a specified period after giving
such notice for any reason whatsoever, the notice and exercise shall be null and
void. If an Acquisition Event occurs and the Board does not terminate this
Option pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the provisions of subparagraph
(ii) above shall apply.

          (iv) If, as a result of any adjustment made pursuant to the preceding
paragraphs of this Section 5, Optionee shall become entitled upon exercise of
this Option to receive any securities other than the Option Shares, then the
number and class of securities so receivable therafter shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the provisions with respect to the Options Shares set forth in
this Section 5, as determined by the Board in its discretion.

         (v) Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale,
upon the exercise of rights or are warrants to subscribe therefor or upon
conversion of shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for
fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made
with respect to, the number and class of shares and/or other securities or
property subject to this Option or the exercise price hereunder.

     6. Death, Disability, Retirement, etc. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, upon termination of Optionee's employment, this Option, to the extent
not exercised by Optionee prior thereto shall remain exercsable by Optionee, or
his legal representative, for the following time periods:

          (a) In the event of Optionee's death, any unvested portion of the
Option shall immediately vest and this Option, as to all unexercised Option
Shares, shall remain exercisable (by the legal representative of his estate or
by the person given authority to exercise this Option by Optionee's will or by
operation of law) for a period of one year from the date of Optionee's death,
provided that the Board, in its discretion, may at any time extend such time
period to up to three years from the date of Optionee's death.

          (b) In the event of Optinee's permanent disability, or if Optionee
retires at or after age 65 (or, with the consent of the Board or under an early
retirement policy of the Company, before age 65), or if Optinee's employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in Section 7), any unvested
portion of the Option shall immediately vest and this Option, as to all
unexercised Option Shars, shall remain exercisable for one year form the date of
Optionee's termination of empoloyment, provided that the Board, in its
discretion, may at any time extend such time period to up to three years from
the date of Optionee's termination of employment.

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     7. Cause. Upon the termination of employment of Optionee by the Company for
Cause or by Optionee in violation of an employment agreement between Optionee
and the Company or any Board resolution expressly governing Optionee's conduct
adopted by the Board on or prior to the date hereof, or by Optionee's
resignation without cause prior to the expiration of the then current term of
any such employment agreement, or if it is discovered after termination of
Optionee's employment that he had engaged in conduct that would have justified a
termination of employment by the Company for Cause, this Option shall
immediately be canceled as to any Option Shares which have not vested as of the
date of termination and may be exercised as to any vested but unexercised
portion of the Option for one (1) year from the date of Optionee's termination
of employment. Termination of employment by the Company for "Cause" means (i)
Optionee's willful and continued failure after notice substantially to perform
his duties with the Company, (ii) fraud, misappropriation or intentional
material damage to the property or business of the Company or (iii) commission
of a misdemeanor or felony.

     8. Rights prior to exercise of option. The Option is nontransferably by
Optionee except as otherwise provided herein, and during Optinee's lifetime is
exercisable only by Optionee, and Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder
in the Option Shares until payment of the option price and delivery to Optionee
of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing such shares.

     9. Listing of Shares and Related Matters. If at any time the Board shall
determine in its sole discretion that the listing, registration or qualification
of the shares issuable hereunder upon any national securities exchange or under
any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection
with, the sale or issuance of shares hereunder, no shares will be delivered
unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval
shall have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Board.

     10. Binding effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, and successors of the parties hereto.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Option to be
executed the day and year above written.

                                             FORMAN INTERACTIVE CORP.

                                             By: /s/ Peter A. Forman
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                                                 Peter A. Forman, President

Accepted by Optionee:

/s/ Richard D. Forman
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Richard D. Forman

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                            STOCK OPTION CERTIFICATE

     THIS OPTION is granted as of October 1, 1998 by FORMAN INTERACTIVE CORP., a
New York corporation (the "Company"), to PONDFIELD ASSOCIATES, INC.
("Optionee").

     WHEREAS, the Company contracted with Optionee for consulting services
during an important start-up period for the Company and considers it desirable
and in its best interests to reward Optionee by enabling it to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company, thereby creating additional incentive for
Optionee to advance the interests of the Company, and

     WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has determined to
grant to Optionee a stock option to purchase shares of the Company's capital
stock,

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company agrees with Optionee as follows:

     1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option (the
"Option") to purchase up to 10,000 shares (the "Option Shares") of the Company's
common stock $.0001 par value per share, at an exercise price of $.60 per share
for the first 5,000 shares and $1.25 for the second 5,000 shares, all in the
manner and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided.

     2. Time of exercise of option and vesting. The Option may be exercised by
Optionee at any time after the date hereof and prior to expiration of the Option
Term (as hereinafter defined). Options with respect to all 10,000 Option Shares
shall fully vest and be immediately exercisable on October 1, 1998.

     3. Method of exercise. The Option shall be exercised by written notice
directed to the Company at its principal place of business, accompanied by this
Option Agreement and Optionee's check in payment of the full option price for
the number of Option Shares specified in such notice of exercise. The Company
shall make or cause to be made reasonably prompt delivery to Optionee of a stock
certificate or certificates evidencing such Option Shares, provided that if any
law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to the
shares specified in such notice before the issuance thereof, then the date of
delivery of such share certificate or certificates shall be extended for the
period necessary to take such action.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the discretion of the Company's Stock
Option Committee, (i) payment of any portion of the exercise price payable on
the exercise hereof that is in excess of the par value of the shares to be
issued upon such exercise may be payable by the delivery of Optionee's
promissory note in favor of the Company, and (ii) at any time at which the
Company's common stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, payment of all or any portion of the purchase price for
the Option Shares that are the subject of such exercise may be made by delivery
to the Company of shares of the Company's common stock, which shall be deemed
valued at their fair market value on the date of such exercise, as determined by
the Board in its sole discretion, provided that any such shares being presented
for payment shall have been held by Optionee, as beneficial owner thereof, for
at least six months prior to the option exercise in connection with which such
shares are tendered as payment. In the event that any such exercise is for less
than all of the Option Shares, the Company also shall deliver to Optionee, in
addition to stock certificates evidencing the Option Shares with respect to
which such exercise is made, a new option agreement, in replacement for the
option agreement surrendered at the time of the exercise, indicating the number
of Option Shares with respect to which this Option remains available for
exercise; alternatively, the Company may endorse the original Option Agreement
to give effect to the partial exercise thereof.
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     4. Termination of option. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, the
period during which the Option shall be exercisable (the "Option Term") shall
commence on the date hereof and shall terminate at 5:00 pm, New York time, on
December 31, 2002.

     5. Reclassification, consolidation, or merger. (i) If the company shall
declare and pay a distribution payable in shares of the Company's capital stock,
or if the Company's shares shall be split up, converted, exchanged,
reclassified, or in any way substituted for, then if and whenever the Company
shall effect a stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, recapitalization or
combination of Shares or other changes in the Company's capital stock, the
exercise price hereunder and the number and class of shares and/or other
securities with respect to which this Option thereafter may be exercised shall
be proportionately adjusted upward or downward, as the case may be, by the
Board. The Board may also make such other adjustments as it deems necessary to
take into consideration any other event (including, without limitation,
accounting changes), if the Board determines that such adjustments are
appropriate.

     (ii) Subject to subparagraph (iii) below, if the Company merges or
consolidates with one or more corporations, then from and after the effective
date of such merger or consolidation, upon exercise of this Option, Optionee
shall be entitled to purchase, in lieu of the number of Option Shares as to
which this Option shall then be exercisable but on the same terms and conditions
of exercise set forth in herein, the number and class of shares and/or other
securities or property (including cash) to which Optionee would have been
entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation, if,
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, Optionee had been the holder
of record of the total number of Option Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Option.

     (iii) In the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not
the surviving entity or in the event of any transaction that results in the
acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's outstanding common
stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities
acting in concert, or in the event of the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets (the foregoing being referred to as
"Acquisition Events"), then the Board may in its sole discretion terminate this
Option by delivering notice of termination to Optionee at least 20 days prior to
the date of consummation of the Acquisition Event; provided that, during the
period from the date on which such notice of termination is delivered to the
consummation of the Acquisition Event, Optionee shall have the right to exercise
this Option in full (without regard to limitations on exercise otherwise
contained herein), but contingent on occurrence of the Acquisition Event, and
provided that (x) if the Acquisition Event does not take place within a
specified period after giving such notice for any reason whatsoever, the notice
and exercise shall be null and void, and (y) Optionee may, in lieu of exercising
the Option in full, exercise the Option partially, in which case the unexercised
balance of the Option shall expire and be deemed null and void immediately upon
such partial exercise. If an Acquisition Event occurs and the Board does not
terminate this Option pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the provisions of
subparagraph (ii) above shall apply.

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     (iv) If, as a result of any adjustment made pursuant to the preceding
paragraphs of this Section 5, Optionee shall become entitled upon exercise of
this Option to receive any securities other than the Option Shares, then the
number and class of securities so receivable thereafter shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the provisions with respect to the Option Shares set forth in
this Section 5, as determined by the Board in its discretion.

     (v) Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company
of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock
of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the
exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor or upon conversion of
shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall
not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number and class of shares and/or other securities or property subject to
this Option or the exercise price hereunder.

     6. Rights prior to exercise of option. The Option is transferable by
Optionee only to Patricia H. Messick or Wayne D. Messick, and Optionee shall
have no rights as a shareholder in the Option Shares until payment of the option
price and delivery to Optionee of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing
such shares.

     7. Listing of Shares and Related Matters. If at any time the Board shall
determine in its sole discretion that the listing, registration or qualification
of the shares issuable hereunder upon any national securities exchange or under
any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection
with, the sale or issuance of shares hereunder, no shares will be delivered
unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval
shall have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Board.

     8. Binding effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, and successors of the parties hereto.

     9. It is a condition of this stock option certificate that Wayne Messick
shall not be employed, either directly or indirectly, by a competitor of Forman
prior to June 30, 2001.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Option to be
executed the day and year first above written.

                                              FORMAN INTERACTIVE CORP.

                                              By: /s/ Richard D. Forman
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                                                  Richard D. Forman, CEO

Accepted by Optionee:
PONDFIELD ASSOCIATES, INC.

By: /s/ Patricia H. Messick
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    Patricia H. Messick, Pres.

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