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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
  
                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  January 15, 1999
  
  
                                INFOSEEK CORPORATION
                               ----------------------
             (Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
  
            Delaware                        000-25071               77-0494507
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  (State or other jurisdiction            (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)
   
  
                              1399 Moffett Park Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
  
                      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                     (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 543-6000
  
  
                                    Not Applicable
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
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  ITEM 2.    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
  
         On January 15, 1999, Infoseek Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Registrant"), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
  dated July 24, 1998 by and among Infoseek Corporation, a California corporation
  and wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (which assigned its interest to
  the Registrant pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated December
  4, 1998), Steelhead Acquisition Corp., an Oregon corporation and wholly owned
  subsidiary of the Registrant ("Merger Sub"), Quando, Inc., an Oregon corporation
  ("Quando"), David Billstrom and William Neuhauser, and with respect to Article
  VII only, Stanton R. Koch as Shareholder Representative and U.S. Bank Trust,
  N.A. as Escrow Agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of
  Reorganization dated as of December 7, 1998 (as so amended, the "Reorganization
  Agreement"), acquired Quando through the merger of Merger Sub with and into
  Quando (the "Merger"), which survived the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
  the Registrant.
  
         Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share of Common Stock, Series A
  Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of Quando ("Quando Capital Stock")
  was converted into the right to receive 0.04951, 0.06281 and 0.05675,
  respectively, of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock and accompanying
  Preferred Share Purchase Rights ("Rights") pursuant to that certain Preferred
  Shares Rights Agreement dated as of October 2, 1998 by and between the
  Registrant and BankBoston N.A., one such right to accompany each share of the
  Registrant's Common Stock issued in the Merger.  As a result, approximately
  7,799,993 shares of Quando Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
  Merger were converted into approximately 396,591 registered shares of the
  Registrant's Common Stock.  In addition, options to acquire approximately
  525,521 shares of Quando Common Stock outstanding under Quando's stock option
  plan were assumed by the Registrant and converted into options to purchase
  approximately 26,019 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.  An additional
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of the
  Registrant's Common Stock underlying such options was filed by the Registrant on
  January 21, 1999.
  
         The summary of the provisions of the Reorganization Agreement set forth
  above is qualified by reference to the Reorganization Agreement, which is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2 to the Registration
  Statement on  Form S-4 of the Registrant (File No. 333-68561) (the "Form S-4"),
  declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
  on January 13, 1999.
  
  ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
             EXHIBITS.
  
         (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
         The Registrant will provide the financial statements required by
  paragraph (a) of Item 7 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), if any
  such information is required, within 60 days of the date that this initial
  report on Form 8-K must be filed with the Commission.
  
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         (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
         The Registrant will provide the pro forma financial information required
  by paragraph (b) of Item 7 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
  the Exchange Act, if any such pro forma financial information is required,
  within 60 days of the date that this initial report on Form 8-K must be filed
  with the Commission.
  
             (c) EXHIBITS
  
                 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July
                        24, 1998, among Infoseek Corporation, a California
                        corporation, Steelhead Acquisition Corp., an Oregon
                        corporation, Quando, Inc., an Oregon corporation, David
                        Billstrom and William Neuhauser, and with respect to
                        Article VII only, Stanton R. Koch and U.S. Bank Trust,
                        N.A. (the "Reorganization Agreement") (1)
  
                 2.2    Amendment No. 1 to the Reorganization Agreement, dated
                        December 7, 1998 (2)
  
                 4.1    Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant (3)
  
                 4.2    Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated October 2, 1998 by
                        and between the Registrant and BankBoston, N.A. (4)
  
                 23.1   Consents of experts (5)
  
                 27.1   Financial Data Schedules (5)
  
                 99.1   Financial Statements (5)
  
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                 (1)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-68561) declared effective January 13, 1999.
  
                 (2)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-68561) declared effective January 13, 1999.
  
                 (3)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-65635) declared effective October 14, 1998.
  
                 (4)    Incorporation by reference to the Registrant's
                        Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
                        Commission on November 17, 1998.
  
                 (5)    To be filed by amendment as applicable.
  
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                    INFOSEEK CORPORATION
  
  
  Date: January 29, 1999            By: /s/ Leslie E. Wright
                                        --------------------
                                    Leslie E. Wright
                                    Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  January 15, 1999
  
                                INFOSEEK CORPORATION
                               ----------------------
             (Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Delaware                        000-25071               77-0494507
  ----------------------------          -----------------      -------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction            (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)
   
  
                              1399 Moffett Park Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
  
                      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                     (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 543-6000
  
                                    Not Applicable
           ------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  ITEM 2.    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
  
         On January 15, 1999, Infoseek Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Registrant"), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
  dated July 24, 1998 by and among Infoseek Corporation, a California corporation
  and wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (which assigned its interest to
  the Registrant pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated December
  4, 1998), Steelhead Acquisition Corp., an Oregon corporation and wholly owned
  subsidiary of the Registrant ("Merger Sub"), Quando, Inc., an Oregon corporation
  ("Quando"), David Billstrom and William Neuhauser, and with respect to Article
  VII only, Stanton R. Koch as Shareholder Representative and U.S. Bank Trust,
  N.A. as Escrow Agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of
  Reorganization dated as of December 7, 1998 (as so amended, the "Reorganization
  Agreement"), acquired Quando through the merger of Merger Sub with and into
  Quando (the "Merger"), which survived the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
  the Registrant.
  
         Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share of Common Stock, Series A
  Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of Quando ("Quando Capital Stock")
  was converted into the right to receive 0.04951, 0.06281 and 0.05675,
  respectively, of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock and accompanying
  Preferred Share Purchase Rights ("Rights") pursuant to that certain Preferred
  Shares Rights Agreement dated as of October 2, 1998 by and between the
  Registrant and BankBoston N.A., one such right to accompany each share of the
  Registrant's Common Stock issued in the Merger.  As a result, approximately
  7,799,993 shares of Quando Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
  Merger were converted into approximately 396,591 registered shares of the
  Registrant's Common Stock.  In addition, options to acquire approximately
  525,521 shares of Quando Common Stock outstanding under Quando's stock option
  plan were assumed by the Registrant and converted into options to purchase
  approximately 26,019 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.  An additional
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of the
  Registrant's Common Stock underlying such options was filed by the Registrant on
  January 21, 1999.
  
         The summary of the provisions of the Reorganization Agreement set forth
  above is qualified by reference to the Reorganization Agreement, which is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2 to the Registration
  Statement on  Form S-4 of the Registrant (File No. 333-68561) (the "Form S-4"),
  declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
  on January 13, 1999.
  
  ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
             EXHIBITS.
  
         (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
         The Registrant will provide the financial statements required by
  paragraph (a) of Item 7 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), if any
  such information is required, within 60 days of the date that this initial
  report on Form 8-K must be filed with the Commission.
  
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  (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
         The Registrant will provide the pro forma financial information required
  by paragraph (b) of Item 7 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
  the Exchange Act, if any such pro forma financial information is required,
  within 60 days of the date that this initial report on Form 8-K must be filed
  with the Commission.
  
             (c) EXHIBITS
  
                 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July
                        24, 1998, among Infoseek Corporation, a California
                        corporation, Steelhead Acquisition Corp., an Oregon
                        corporation, Quando, Inc., an Oregon corporation, David
                        Billstrom and William Neuhauser, and with respect to
                        Article VII only, Stanton R. Koch and U.S. Bank Trust,
                        N.A. (the "Reorganization Agreement") (1)
  
                 2.2    Amendment No. 1 to the Reorganization Agreement, dated
                        December 7, 1998 (2)
  
                 4.1    Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant (3)
  
                 4.2    Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated October 2, 1998 by
                        and between the Registrant and BankBoston, N.A. (4)
  
                 23.1   Consents of experts (5)
  
                 27.1   Financial Data Schedules (5)
  
                 99.1   Financial Statements (5)
  
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                 (1)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-68561) declared effective January 13, 1999.
  
                 (2)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-68561) declared effective January 13, 1999.
  
                 (3)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File
                        No. 333-65635) declared effective October 14, 1998.
  
                 (4)    Incorporation by reference to the Registrant's
                        Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
                        Commission on November 17, 1998.
  
                 (5)    To be filed by amendment as applicable.
  
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  SIGNATURE
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                    INFOSEEK CORPORATION
  
  Date: January 29, 1999            By: /s/ Leslie E. Wright
                                        --------------------
                                    Leslie E. Wright
                                    Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
                                    and Chief Financial Officer