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                                   UNITED STATES
                         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 28, 1998
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                                   CONNECT, Inc.
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                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
  
  
                                      Delaware
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                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
  
          000-20873                                       943036611
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  (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
  
  515 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California             94043
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  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (650) 254-4000
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                                        N/A
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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        On January 28, 1998, CONNECT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
  announced its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 1997, and that it had
  transferred, effective December 31, 1997, its legacy on-line services division
  to a new company owned primarily by former employees of the Company.  Further
  details regarding this announcement are contained in the Company's press release
  dated January 28, 1998 attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by
  reference herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
           --------------------------------- 
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
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  Exhibit 99.1  CONNECT, Inc. Press Release dated January 28, 1998.
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                CONNECT, Inc.
                                (Registrant)
  
  
  Dated:  January 28, 1998      By: /s/ JOSEPH G. GIRATA
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                                    JOSEPH G. GIRATA
                                    VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND
                                    ADMINISTRATION AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  
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text: UNITED STATES
                         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 28, 1998
                                                      ----------------
  
                                   CONNECT, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
                                      Delaware
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
          000-20873                                       943036611
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  515 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California             94043
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (650) 254-4000
                                                        --------------------------
  
                                        N/A
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
           ------------ 
  
        On January 28, 1998, CONNECT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
  announced its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 1997, and that it had
  transferred, effective December 31, 1997, its legacy on-line services division
  to a new company owned primarily by former employees of the Company.  Further
  details regarding this announcement are contained in the Company's press release
  dated January 28, 1998 attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by
  reference herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
           --------------------------------- 
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
            -------- 
  
  Exhibit 99.1  CONNECT, Inc. Press Release dated January 28, 1998.
  
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  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                CONNECT, Inc.
                                (Registrant)
  
  Dated:  January 28, 1998      By: /s/ JOSEPH G. GIRATA
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    JOSEPH G. GIRATA
                                    VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND
                                    ADMINISTRATION AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  
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