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Exhibit 16.1
June 21, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of the Chief Accountant
SECPS Letter Files
Mail Stop 9-5
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We were previously principal accountants for About.com, Inc. and, under the date
of January 24, 2000, we reported on the consolidated financial statements of
About.com, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 1999
and 1998. On June 15, 2000, we were dismissed. We have read About.com, Inc.'s
statements included under Item 4 of its Form 8-K dated June 15, 2000, and we
agree with such statements.
Very truly yours,
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
