aOnline to Build Career Network Powered by Monster.com

Strategic Partnership Brings Together Top Online Recruiter and Premier Asian American Media Producer and Distributor

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000--aOnline, the Asian American Digital Network(TM) (www.aonline.com) today announced a strategic alliance with Monster(R).com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide (Nasdaq:TMPW; ASX:TMP), to build an integrated career network for aOnline's Asian American and Asian audience.

Monster.com will power aOnline's career network, which is currently in development. aOnline users will be able to search Monster.com's over 400,000 job listings and utilize Job Search Agents, and build and post resumes with Monster.com's Resume Builder technology. Employers will be able to post jobs through aOnline, giving them access to Monster.com's over 4.5 million unique visitors a month (according to Media Metrix, Aug. 2000).

According to Jeff Yang, CEO of aMedia, "We're excited to be joining forces with the leader in the online career space, and making their technology and careers database available to Asian American professionals and college graduates through aOnline." He noted that Asian Americans have been cited by Forrester Research as having the highest penetration of Internet usage of any group in the U.S., while U.S. Census statistics indicate that Asian Americans have the nation's highest household income and highest median level of education.

"Companies like aMedia choose Monster.com because of our proven success. This alliance will allow aOnline to offer an online career network to its targeted audience. With the power and technology of Monster.com, aOnline will be able to streamline the job search process for its Asian American users," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com.

About aMedia, Inc.

aMedia is the dominant producer and distributor of Asian American and Asian media and business services. Through aMedia's unique multi-platform structure -- which includes aOnline, the Asian American Digital Network(TM); aRROW: the aRapid Route Onto the Web(TM), aMedia's Application Service Provider program; and aMagazine: Inside Asian America(TM) -- aMedia delivers unparalleled reach into the nation's fastest-growing, most dynamic market, while providing members of this community, which includes civic, professional, business and student organizations, with targeted e-commerce opportunities as well as unique and powerful ways of reaching out and connecting with one another. The company has offices in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers Web site, recording over 15.3 million unique visits during the month of July 2000, according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, and Spain. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. Monster.com is the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:TMPW; ASX:TMP).

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., now with more than 8,200 employees in 29 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest recruitment advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest search and selection agencies. TMP Worldwide Inc., headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies.

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