"We are excited about the opportunity to extend our brands into the mobile
market", said Mark Elderkin, president of PlanetOut Inc.

About PlanetOut Inc.S. All statements in this release about the future
outlook related to PlanetOut Inc.gov. MSDN Magazine is able to reach developers with this
type of cutting-edge information because of article submissions like those of
author Vance Morrison., According to a recent nationwide
survey, gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) adults who are online are more likely
to book hotel reservations through online portals than heterosexual online
adults.
"Clearly, the honeymoon with online travel sites is likely to grow as more
gay and lesbian consumers flock to specialized media and other gay-specific
travel and tourism resources.com 34 46 33
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The company serves its growing base of approximately 3.com. "The awards
demonstrate our continued success in creating the highest quality editorial
content , which has earned the trust of our readers and the respect of the
software development industry.

com, outandabout. It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from these
factors. (http: //www.
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technology to advance market leadership through U.

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PlanetOut's mobile offerings will complement the company's suite of
web-based services and will feature extensions to the popular Gay.
"Gay.com mobile is a great example of the growing global demand for mobile
content and applications," said Andy Miller , senior vice president, business
development, m-Qube.4 million
active members worldwide through a comprehensive group of branded businesses
featuring diverse chat, news, entertainment, travel, dating, personal finance,
career, shopping and community services at Gay.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Other
contributors include the MSDN Magazine art and production team and the MSDN
Magazine editorial team. Through its market-leading portfolio of
trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more
professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company.

NOTE: Microsoft and MSDN are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corp.com when making hotel reservations, compared to 40 percent of
non-gay respondents.com
compared to 33 percent of non-gays.
Many GLB online consumers rely on gay-specific travel expertise when
queried on the type of resources used when planning destination travel. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents' propensity to be online for the question in table 2, and those
figures are representative of the general U.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www.

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(Nasdaq: LGBT), a leading global media company offering consumer services,
news and entertainment to the lesbian, gay , bisexual and transgender
community, announced today that it has signed an agreement with m-Qube Inc.com and
Kleptomaniac.com did not vary much (45
percent of GLBs said they are likely to visit Expedia. When making leisure travel destination
decisions, GLB travelers are seeking direction on how they can spend their
dollars on both gay-friendly travel channels and destinations," said John
Butler, Senior Marketing and Communications Strategist for Witeck-Combs
Communications.

About Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. In April 2003, American
Demographics magazine identified Bob Witeck and Wes Combs as two of 25 experts
over the last 25 years who have made significant contributions to the fields
of demographics, market research, media and trendspotting for their
pathbreaking work on the gay and lesbian market.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and
application.

Press Contacts:

Nancy Wong
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316

Kelly Gullo
Harris Interactive
585-214-7172

John Butler
Witeck-Combs Communications
202-887-0500 ext.

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It is the largest organization of its type in the world.
In theory , with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.Y. 12
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Under the terms of the agreement, m-Qube will
provide mobile platform and gateway services to PlanetOut , and together the
companies will develop new wireless applications to serve the LGBT community,
and PlanetOut will designate m-Qube as its global developer, promoter and
distribution partner for wireless applications and content.
m-Qube enables world-class companies to build a mobile channel by
providing the most comprehensive technology and services available. The company works with
major wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless,
T-Mobile Sprint, Nextel, Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility and
with major brands, content providers and media companies worldwide. Forty -six percent of GLB respondents are likely to visit Orbitz. adult online
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associations, carriers and governmental organizations to insure that all the
content available through these offerings complies with current U.
"We are honored to receive these awards from the Society of Technical
Communication," said Kerry K.com ), a global
provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a
market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
These are the results of a survey of 2,630 U.com 27 32 27
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Methodology
Harris Interactive(R) conducted the study online within the United States
between March 8 and 14, 2005, among a nationwide cross section of 2,630 adults
who are online, of whom 177 self-identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual
(GLB).

These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.com) is the
nation's premier strategic marketing communications firm, specializing in
reaching the gay and lesbian consumer market.

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For more information, visit http://www.com.com , top the list
of resources gays use to learn about future leisure travel destinations they
consider visiting. Close behind are national gay magazines (25%), such as
Passport, Genre, and Out Traveler , and gay-specific travel books (22%), such
as Damron and Odysseus guides.com, Marriot., Gay.

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Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, m-Qube has offices in Bellevue,
Washington, Toronto, Ontario and sales offices across other major US cities.

MSDN Magazine Receives Honors From the Society of Technical Communication

SAN FRANCISCO, MSDN Magazine, The
Microsoft Journal for Developers, has been honored with two awards from the
Society of Technical Communication.unitedbusinessmedia. Hilton., Odysseus, Damron ) 22
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"estimates," or variations of such words are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements.com/msdnmag ) is the developer's
guide to Microsoft tools , development environments, and technologies for
Windows and the Web. As
a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable
programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in
ways that yield superior return on investment.com and Gay.S.

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m-Qube has the ability to distribute interactive content to more
than 160 million wireless subscribers in North America.

New National Study Shows Gays More Likely Than Non-Gays to Book Travel Online

Outside of the assistance gays seek from friends and relatives (58%),
gay-specific websites (32%), such as Outandabout.g.harrisinteractive.

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The mobile services will begin to roll
out in the second quarter of 2005 on web mobile storefronts and expand to WAP
sites, JAVA applications, and Brew applications in both U.

About m-Qube, Inc. Morrison and our entire editorial and production teams
should be recognized for this honor.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential . in the United States and/or other countries. One third of GLB adults use gay-specific websites to learn about future
leisure travel destinations

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develop and distribute Gay. and
international market standards." The article was published in the August
2005 issue of MSDN Magazine and was written by author Vance Morrison.microsoft.
About one-half (52%) of GLB respondents were likely to visit
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personals subscription services, PlanetOut network news, daily features,
ringtones, wallpapers, games, and access to the company's gay-friendly yellow
pages and community events calendar. We are pleased to provide global cross-carrier delivery , content
management, billing and settlement to help PlanetOut build an extensive mobile
channel for their growing member network. Gay.com ranked number one, among all websites
measured, for average time spent per visitor in September, October and
December 2004, according to Nielsen//NetRatings ' Loyalty Stickiness Report for
at-home visitors in the U. The forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth or implied by any forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements made in this press release are made as of the date
hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update the forward -looking
statements included in this news release whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.

Karen Tom
CMP Media LLC
415-947-6192
ktom@cmp .

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Future Leisure Travel Plans
"Which of the following do you use to learn about future leisure travel
destinations you are considering visiting?"

Base: GLB Adults

GLB
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This is yet another
example of how we are extending our state technical infrastructure and taking
advantage of new distribution opportunities to generate incremental revenue
for the company, while serving our members in new ways .com, PlanetOut. The Company intends for the forward-looking statements to be
covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements. We are very excited about the recognition from the Society of
Technical Communication.com) 31 33 31
Hotels.

About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide, a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies .com.

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com provides PlanetOut with another avenue to
monetize their properties by using wireless to provide their content directly
to members. PlanetOut, based in San Francisco, offers FORTUNE 1000
advertisers access to what it believes to be the most extensive network of gay
and lesbian people in the world. adults, of whom 177 were
self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual.novatris.harrispollonline .

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Company Signs Global Agreement With m-Qube, Leading Distributor of
Mobile Content and Applications

SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, PlanetOut Inc. "The m-Qube team has
successfully promoted mainstream branded content for major brands and content
providers worldwide and we intend to fully leverage their experience as well
as their relationships with all of the major carriers . and international
markets. The
company provides a single interface for connectivity, content management,
application development, monitoring, billing and cross carrier transport to
enable brands of all types to offer their consumers a wide variety of mobile
products including music, images , messaging, games and other mobile
applications."
MSDN Magazine also was recognized with an award of excellence in the
Scholarly/Professional Article category for "Concurrency: What Every Developer
Must Know about Multithreaded Apps. While fully 35 percent of heterosexual respondents said they don't
book travel online, fewer than one in five (18%) GLB respondents said they did
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Grant Duers, Director of MSDN Magazine, said, "Our editorial goal at MSDN
Magazine has always been to reach and educate as many Microsoft developers as
we can. They include refusals
to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and question order and
weighting. In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured.

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PlanetOut has secured the short code PRIDE (#77433) and will aggregate and
market the company's mobile services and mobile storefront through its network
of sites, including Pride. Gates, Publisher of MSDN Magazine."
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is an individual membership
organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical
communication .

About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology ,
healthcare and lifestyles industries. CMP Media is a subsidiary of
United Business Media ( http: //www. Gay and non-gay use of Expedia.S., Out Traveler, Genre, Passport) 25
Gay-specific reference books (e. Sampling error for GLB adults
(177) is plus or minus 9 percentage points. offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.

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PlanetOut Inc. Please refer to the Company's Form
10-K and other filings with the SEC for additional information regarding risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed from
time to time in such SEC reports.com

Y. Figures for age, sex, race, education, region and income were weighted
where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the
population. Although we
remain interested in the consumer attitudes and characteristics of
transgendered individuals, for accuracy and consistency we distinguish sexual
orientation from gender identity. Known for The Harris Poll (R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.

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com and PlanetOut branded mobile phone content and
subscription services worldwide.S. "Gay. is a leading global online media company offering consumer
services, news and entertainment to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community.
MSDN Magazine was recognized with a merit award in the Technical
Publication category.

About MSDN Magazine
MSDN Magazine ( http://msdn., a strategic public relations and marketing communications firm with
special expertise in the gay market.com 28 41 27
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and statements related to our ability to
leverage our existing content and state-of-the art technical infrastructure to
take advantage of new distribution opportunities and generate incremental
revenue for the company , and the outcome of any contingencies are
forward-looking statements. Copies of these filings are available
through the SEC's electronic data gathering analysis and retrieval system
(EDGAR) at http://www. The online survey was conducted
between March 8 and 14, 2005 by Harris Interactive(R ), a worldwide market
research and consulting firm, in conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications ,
Inc.com 40 45 40
Orbitz.g.com 15 21 15
Other 7 12 7
I don't make travel reservations online 34 18 35

Note: Data within this table weighted to reflect total U.

Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications , Inc. With over nine years experience
in this unique market, Witeck-Combs Communications has developed respected
relationships throughout the community and serves as a bridge between
corporate America and gay and lesbian consumers.

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statements are based on current expectations , estimates and projections made
by management.
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TABLE 1
Travel Websites and Hotel Reservations
"When making your hotel reservations, which of the following websites are you
likely to visit?"

Base: All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
(n=2,630) (n=177) (n=2,361)
% % %
Travelocity.