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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      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 23, 1998
                                                    ------------------------------
  
  
                               INFOSEEK CORPORATION
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                 (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
  
  
            California                  1-11797                  77-0353450
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)
   
  
  1399 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, California                          94089
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)
  
  
  Company's telephone number, including area code   (408) 543-6000
                                                  --------------------------------
  
  Same
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          (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
  
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  ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.
  
             On January 23, 1998, Infoseek Corporation, a California Corporation
  (the "Registrant"), announced its earnings and results of operations for the
  fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Further details
  regarding this announcement are contained in the Registrant's press release
  dated January 23, 1998, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
  incorporated by reference herein.
  
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  ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
  
  
       (c)  Exhibits:
  
            Exhibit
            Number    Description
            -------   -----------
            99.1      Registrant's press release dated January 23, 1998.
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
            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 28, 1998      By:     /s/ Leslie E. Wright
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Leslie E. Wright
                                       Vice President of Finance and Chief
                                        Financial Officer
  
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
                                                                     Sequentially
  Exhibit                                                                Numbered
  Number    Description                                                      Page
  ------    -----------                                                      ----
  
  99.1      Registrant's press release dated January 23, 1998.
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text: 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 23, 1998
                                                    ------------------------------
  
                               INFOSEEK CORPORATION
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
  
            California                  1-11797                  77-0353450
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)
   
  
  1399 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, California                          94089
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)
  
  Company's telephone number, including area code   (408) 543-6000
                                                  --------------------------------
  
  Same
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
  ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.
  
             On January 23, 1998, Infoseek Corporation, a California Corporation
  (the "Registrant"), announced its earnings and results of operations for the
  fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Further details
  regarding this announcement are contained in the Registrant's press release
  dated January 23, 1998, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
  incorporated by reference herein.
  ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
  
       (c)  Exhibits:
  
            Exhibit
            Number    Description
            -------   -----------
            99.1      Registrant's press release dated January 23, 1998.
  SIGNATURES
  
            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 28, 1998      By:     /s/ Leslie E. Wright
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Leslie E. Wright
                                       Vice President of Finance and Chief
                                        Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
                                                                     Sequentially
  Exhibit                                                                Numbered
  Number    Description                                                      Page
  ------    -----------                                                      ----
  
  99.1      Registrant's press release dated January 23, 1998.