NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, January 3, 2002 - TheStreet.com, (Nasdaq:TSCM), a leading multimedia provider of financial commentary, analysis and news, and MarketWatch.com, the Internet's leading source of financial news and information, today announced a strategic alliance designed to broaden the exposure of TheStreet.com's premium products.

Under the terms of the two-part agreement, MarketWatch.com features selected premium headlines from RealMoney.com, TheStreet.com's subscription-based sister site, throughout MarketWatch.com's Web properties. Additionally, TheStreet.com's subscription-based products are offered for opt-in registration in MarketWatch.com's "Membership Center."

"Our partnership with MarketWatch.com allows us to reach a larger, previously untapped user base by offering a variety of proprietary, subscription-based products such as RealMoney.com, Action Alerts PLUS, and The Chartman's Top Stocks to the paying audience," said Steve Miller, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at TheStreet.com. "MarketWatch.com provides us with user demographics that are a perfect fit for TheStreet.com to potentially increase subscriptions to its premium services."

Bill Bishop, MarketWatch.com Executive Vice President and General Manager, added, "TheStreet.com is known for its high-quality subscription-based financial products. We're thrilled to provide our visitors the opportunity to benefit from the opinions and analysis of TheStreet.com's expert commentators and analysts."

About TheStreet.com, Inc.
TheStreet.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSCM ) is a leading multimedia provider of original, timely, insightful and trustworthy financial commentary, analysis and news. TheStreet.com brand is built on our best-in-class editorial team of experienced financial commentators and journalists. On the Internet, our free, flagship web site, TheStreet.com, is accompanied by our premium, subscription-based site, RealMoney.com. In addition, our content is also available across diverse product and media offerings, including print, radio, books and conferences, and our strategic relationships with leading media, technology and financial-services companies further assist us in leveraging our content and products.

About MarketWatch.com, Inc.
MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTW ) is a leading financial media company, is the number one financial news and information source on the Internet. Founded in 1997, MarketWatch.com operates two Web sites: cbs.marketwatch.com and bigcharts.com. In addition to offering top-notch financial reporting and investment tools on its Web sites, MarketWatch.com licenses a wide array of content and tools in custom-designed formats for brokerages and other online businesses. The Company also produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over CBS Network Television, and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. Editorial content from cbs.marketwatch.com is distributed in major newspapers and wireless networks.

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