The Planet Teams with Kidd Kraddick for Promotion

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Monday, August 1, 2005; 01:57 PM

The PlanetSM (www.theplanet.com) and Kidd Kraddick in the Morning today announced they have launched an "E-Queen" promotion on the nationally syndicated morning radio show to find America's next female Internet business sensation.

"We love to see our customers succeed and if we can help someone get their business started, that's even better," said Kristin Herring, director of marketing for The Planet.

Women with a great idea for an online business are encouraged to submit a brief proposal to equeen@theplanet.com. Contestants will be narrowed to five and Mark Cuban will select the final two during a live broadcast mid-August.

The two finalists will be charged with preparing their online business in just five days. The Planet will assist finalists with designing and hosting their websites, and set-up of merchant accounts and a database management system.

The Planet will continue to work with the winner to provide her with premium web hosting for a year, along with the cash prize.The Planet is also the exclusive hosting provider for Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, providing dedicated server hosting, database administration and management, security monitoring, and other technical services.