Charlize Theron, Michael J. Fox, Jon Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, Kirsten Dunst, Brendan Fraser, Sir Elton John, Mira Sorvino And Other Celebrities Pucker Up With Yahoo! Auctions For Valentine's Campaign Stars Create and Donate Autographed Lip Prints for Second Annual "With This Kiss™" Program Benefiting The Elton John AIDS Foundation Special Kissing Booths in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Atlanta Allow Consumers to Send a Smooch for Charity SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Feb. 6, 2001 -- It only takes a kiss to make a difference this Valentine's Day as the second annual "With This Kiss - Yahoo!® Celebrity Auction" launches today. Through the special campaign hosted by Yahoo! Auctions (http://auctions.yahoo.com) and Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com), celebrities and consumers are puckering up to help raise AIDS prevention awareness and generate contributions for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, an international non-profit organization funding prevention education programs and direct care services for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Last year, Yahoo!'s "With This Kiss" campaign helped raise more than $17,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. From February 6 through Valentine's Day, February 14, consumers can: · Bid on original autographed celebrity kisses on Yahoo! Auctions (http://auctions.yahoo.com), one of the fastest-growing, globally-branded Internet auction services and the online trading marketplace of the 21st century; · Send special online greetings featuring images of the celebrity lip prints, along with a special AIDS awareness message, using Yahoo! Greetings (http://greetings.yahoo.com), Yahoo!'s free online greeting card service; · Smooch and send a personal lip print card online to friends and family by clicking on the "Send A Smooch" button on the front page of Yahoo! Greetings; and · In select U.S. locations, visit a Yahoo! Auctions Kissing Booth, pucker up, and send a personalized online greeting. Yahoo! will make a $1 donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation (up to $5,000 total) for every online greeting created and sent from the booths. Celebrities including: Brendan Fraser, Charlize Theron, Christina Applegate, Courtney Love, Sir Elton John, Janet Jackson, James King, Jon Bon Jovi, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Mullaly, Michael J. Fox, Mira Sorvino, Sarah McLaughlin, Tiffani Thiessen and others have puckered up and created special smooch prints using lipsticks donated by MAC Cosmetics. New lip prints are added regularly. "As a leader in the online community, we are thrilled to leverage Yahoo!'s global network and offer the 'With This Kiss' campaign again to help support the Elton John AIDS Foundation," said Rich Godwin, senior brand manager, Yahoo! Auctions. "Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to reach out to loved ones and help make a difference." "Valentine's Day means love. Love means safe sex. Safe sex means love lasts," said Sir Elton John, chairman and founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. In addition to bidding in the U.S., people in Australia & New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom & Ireland, and Singapore will also have access to the "With This Kiss" annual auction through http://auctions.yahoo.com.au, http://auctions.yahoo.co.nz, http://auctions.yahoo.ca, http://auctions.yahoo.co.uk, and http://sg.auctions.yahoo.com. Monies raised from the "With This Kiss - Yahoo! Celebrity Kiss Auction" will fund educational programs targeted at AIDS prevention, and/or elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV affected individuals; and programs that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Sponsors of this year's campaign include: Epson America, Bally's Las Vegas, MAC Cosmetics, Macy's Beverly Center, the Perimeter Mall, and Sprint PCS. Send a Smooch LIVE from the Yahoo! Auctions Booth From February 9 through February 14, kissing stations are available at Macy's Beverly Center in Los Angeles, California (booth is located at the main entrance on level one); Bally's Las Vegas in Nevada (booth is located near the entrance of the Monorail); and the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, Georgia (booth is located in the Promotion Court). Consumers in these areas can pucker up, create and pass their very own lip print card online to loved ones through Yahoo! Greetings, complete with a personal message. Using an EPSON Perfection™ 1240U scanner, Yahoo! staffers will scan the lip print. Through Internet access provided by Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modems, staffers will then wirelessly upload the image into a special "With This Kiss" greeting card template, help personalize and send the card to the recipient's e-mail address. Senders can choose a delivery date and even schedule the greeting to arrive on Valentine's Day. For every online greeting card created at the in-market kissing stations, Yahoo! will make a $1 donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation (up to $5,000 total). Make Your Own Card at Home! In addition to bidding on and sending celebrity smooches, people around the globe can also join in the efforts and send a personalized lip print greeting. All it takes is a scanner, a computer, Internet access, and a kiss. Simply apply lipstick, kiss a blank 3 x 5 index card, sign the card, and place it in the upper-left hand corner of a scanner. Then, just scan and save image (at 362 x 255 pixels or smaller) to a computer desktop. From any Web-browser, visit http://greetings.yahoo.com and click on the "Send a Smooch" image in the upper right-hand corner of the Yahoo! Greetings front page. Simply upload the lip image (using the special bar at the bottom of the page) and create an online greeting that can be scheduled to arrive in the recipient's e-mail on Valentine's Day. With offices in Los Angeles and London, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is an international non-profit organization funding prevention education programs and direct patient care services worldwide. Sir Elton John, who serves as its Chairman, established the charity in 1992. From 1992 through 2000, the Elton John AIDS Foundation funded more than 1,160 grants in North America and has distributed $14 million in grants in North America and $7 million internationally. Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 180 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, http://www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the most recognized and valuable Internet brand globally, and is ranked the No. 38 leading consumer brand worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. # # #