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EXHIBIT 10.15    
    

December
17, 2007 

HSW
International, Inc.

One Capital City Plaza

3350 Peachtree Road

Suite 1500

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Gentlemen:

        Reference
is hereby made to (i) that certain Letter Agreement (the "Original Letter Agreement'), dated as of April 20, 2006, by and between HSW International, Inc.
(the "Corporation") and HowStuffWorks, Inc. ("HSW"), (ii) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2007, between the Corporation and HSW regarding the
contribution of certain rights and assets in China and related regions (the "PRC Contribution Agreement"), (iii) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2007, between
the Corporation and HSW regarding the contribution of certain rights and assets in Brazil (the "Brazil Contribution Agreement" and together with the PRC Contribution Agreement, the "Contribution
Agreements"), and (iv) that certain Update Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2007, between the Corporation and HSW (the "Update Agreement"). The Corporation and HSW desire to amend and
restate the Original Letter Agreement in its entirety as set forth in this Amended and Restated Letter Agreement. 

        The
Corporation and HSW hereby agree that the Corporation shall have an option to acquire from HSW the exclusive digital publishing rights for HSW content in India and Russia on the same
terms and conditions that such rights were granted to the Corporation in respect of China and Brazil under the Contribution Agreements and Update Agreement (the "India and Russia Rights") in
accordance with the following: 

	•
	the
Corporation will have the right to exercise such option from and after the date hereof until April 2, 2009 (the "Option Exercise Period");  provided, however, that the Corporation will not have the right to exercise the option granted hereby at
any time that and for so long as the
issuance of securities of the Corporation in connection with such exercise would result in HSW's owning, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Corporation's outstanding capital
stock (the "Option Exercise Restriction"); provided, further, that the Option Exercise Period shall be
extended for the length of any time period during which the option may not be exercised due to the Option Exercise Restriction;

	•
	upon
the exercise of such option by the Corporation, such acquisition of the India and Russia Rights shall be effected through the formation of a limited partnership or
limited liability company (the "Partnership") evidenced by a limited partnership agreement or limited liability company operating agreement, as applicable (the "Partnership Agreement"), to be entered
into among the Corporation, Intac International, Inc. ("Intac") and HSW;

	•
	in
connection with the formation of the Partnership, (i) the Corporation will contribute all of its assets and will cause Intac to contribute all of its assets to the
Partnership and, in exchange therefor, the Corporation and Intac will receive in the aggregate a number of units in the Partnership equal to the total number of shares of common stock of the
Corporation then issued and outstanding (the number of units to be received by each of the Corporation and Intac will be allocated between the two entities based on the relative fair market value of
the assets contributed to the Partnership), and (ii) HSW will contribute the India and Russia Rights to the Partnership and, in exchange therefor, HSW will receive 6,000,000 units in the
Partnership (the Corporation shall be the general partner, or managing member, of the Partnership);

	•
	pursuant
to the Partnership Agreement, upon the issuance of any shares of common stock of the Corporation (including but not limited to the exercise or settlement of any
equity compensation), the Corporation shall be issued from the Partnership one additional unit for 

each
share of common stock issued and, in exchange therefor, the Corporation shall transfer to the Partnership the net proceeds, if any, received by the Corporation upon the issuance of such shares of
common stock. 

	•
	pursuant
to the Partnership Agreement, HSW will have the right, at such times as HSW shall determine, to exchange any or all of the units held by HSW in the Partnership for
shares of common stock of the Corporation based on a one for one exchange rate;

	•
	in
the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the common stock of the Corporation by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the
common stock of the Corporation by reason of any split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the number of units in the Partnership to be received by HSW or
the exchange rate for the exchange of units in the Partnership held by HSW, as applicable, shall be appropriately adjusted; and

	•
	the
Partnership Agreement shall provide that income and loss, as well as distributions of cash, shall be allocated among the units on a pro rata basis, and the Partnership
Agreement shall contain such other terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the Corporation and HSW. 

        This
Amended and Restated Letter Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute one agreement. Facsimile counterpart signatures to this Amended and Restated Letter Agreement shall be acceptable and binding. 

        Please
indicate below your agreement with the foregoing. 

	

 	
 	

Yours truly,	

 
	

 	
 	

HOWSTUFFWORKS, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/ Jeff Arnold

	 	 	Name:	Jeff Arnold
	 	 	Title:	CEO
	

Acknowledged and agreed to this                        , day
of                        , 2007.	
 	

 	

 
	

HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.	
 	

 	

 

	

By:	

/s/ Hank Adorno
	
 	

 
	Name:	Hank Adorno	 	 
	Title:	Vice Chairman	 	 

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EXHIBIT 10.16    
    

December
17, 2007 

HSW
International, Inc. 

One Capital City Plaza

3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1500

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

        RE: Trademark License Option

Gentlemen:

        Reference
is hereby made to (i) that certain Letter Agreement regarding trademark license option (the "Original Letter Agreement'), dated as of April 20, 2006, by and
between HSW International, Inc. (the "Corporation") and HowStuffWorks, Inc. ("HSW"), (ii) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2007, between the
Corporation and HSW regarding the contribution of certain rights and assets in China and related regions (the "PRC Contribution Agreement"), (iii) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as
of October 2, 2007, between the Corporation and HSW regarding the contribution of certain rights and assets in Brazil (the "Brazil Contribution Agreement" and together with the PRC Contribution
Agreement, the "Contribution Agreements"), and (iv) that certain Amended and Restated Letter Agreement regarding India and Russia, dated on or about the date hereof, between the Corporation and
HSW (the "India/Russia Letter Agreement"). The Corporation and HSW desire to amend and restate the Original Letter Agreement in its entirety as set forth in this Amended and Restated Letter Agreement. 

        The
Corporation and HSW hereby agree as follows: 

        1.     The
Corporation shall have an option to an exclusive license from HSW for the Chinese and/or Portuguese translations of the HowStuffWorks name and associated marks for
use in digital and/or electronic medium only in the Territory (as defined in the Contribution Agreements) and solely in connection with the Contributed Content (as defined in the Contribution
Agreements) in consideration for a licensing fee equal to two percent (2%) of the Corporation's net revenue derived from the businesses that use such marks in the Territory, up to a maximum of
$100,000 annually for both of the Territories, collectively. In the event that Corporation exercises the option in this paragraph 1, the parties will enter into a trademark license agreement
containing customary terms, conditions and limitations, as mutually agreed to by the parties in writing. The Corporation will have the right to exercise the option in this paragraph 1 until
April 2, 2009. 

        2.     The
Corporation shall have an option to an exclusive license from HSW for the translations for the local languages in India (excluding English) and/or Russian
translations of the HowStuffWorks name and associated marks for use in digital and/or electronic medium only in India and/or Russia and solely in connection with any content obtained pursuant to the
India/Russia Letter Agreement in consideration for a licensing fee equal to two percent (2%) of the Corporation's net revenue derived from the businesses that use such marks in India and/or Russia, up
to a maximum of $100,000 annually for India and Russia, collectively. In the event that Corporation exercises the option in this paragraph 2, the parties will enter into a trademark license
agreement containing customary terms, conditions and limitations, as mutually agreed to by the parties in writing. The option in this paragraph 2 may only be exercised at the same time as the
exercise, if any, of the option contemplated by the India/Russia Letter Agreement. 

        This
letter agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall
constitute one agreement. Facsimile counterpart signatures to this letter shall be acceptable and binding. 

        Please
indicate below your agreement with the foregoing. 

	

 	
 	

Yours truly,	

 
	

 	
 	

HOWSTUFFWORKS, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/ Jeff Arnold

	 	 	Name:	Jeff Arnold
	 	 	Title:	CEO
	

Acknowledged and agreed to this 17th day of December, 2007.	
 	

 	

 
	

HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.	
 	

 	

 

	

By:	

/s/ Hank Adorno
	
 	

 
	Name:	Hank Adorno	 	 
	Title:	Vice Chairman	 	 

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