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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):   November 5, 1997
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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                                        77-0431045
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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 November 5, 1997, CONNECT, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it had
  entered into agreements that initially would raise $10 million through the
  issuance in a private placement of units consisting of convertible debt
  securities and warrants (the "Units"). Each Unit will be sold for $40,000 and
  will consist of a convertible note in the principal amount of $40,000 (a "Note")
  and a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (a "Warrant"). Each Note will
  accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum and is convertible at the option of
  the holder into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price per share equal
  to the lesser of (i) $2.00 or (ii) 80% of the average closing bid price of the
  Company's Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to conversion. Each
  Warrant is exercisable at any time within three years after the date of issuance
  to purchase 13,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price of $2.50 per
  share. The Company is obligated to file with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission shortly after the closing of the initial sale of the Units a
  registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the resale of the shares
  issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants. The Company
  has reserved the right to issue up to an additional $2 million of Units (in
  excess of the $10 million described above) within a short period of time after
  closing the initial sale of Units. Further details of this transaction are
  contained in the Company's press release dated November 5, 1997, filed as an
  exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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       (c)  Exhibits.
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  Exhibit 99.1  CONNECT, Inc. Press Release dated November 5, 1997.
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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:  November 11, 1997     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):   November 5, 1997
                                                      -----------------
  
                                   CONNECT, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
                                      Delaware
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
           000-20873                                        77-0431045
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (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)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
           ------------ 
  
        On November 5, 1997, CONNECT, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it had
  entered into agreements that initially would raise $10 million through the
  issuance in a private placement of units consisting of convertible debt
  securities and warrants (the "Units"). Each Unit will be sold for $40,000 and
  will consist of a convertible note in the principal amount of $40,000 (a "Note")
  and a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (a "Warrant"). Each Note will
  accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum and is convertible at the option of
  the holder into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price per share equal
  to the lesser of (i) $2.00 or (ii) 80% of the average closing bid price of the
  Company's Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to conversion. Each
  Warrant is exercisable at any time within three years after the date of issuance
  to purchase 13,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price of $2.50 per
  share. The Company is obligated to file with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission shortly after the closing of the initial sale of the Units a
  registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the resale of the shares
  issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants. The Company
  has reserved the right to issue up to an additional $2 million of Units (in
  excess of the $10 million described above) within a short period of time after
  closing the initial sale of Units. Further details of this transaction are
  contained in the Company's press release dated November 5, 1997, filed 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 November 5, 1997.
  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:  November 11, 1997     By: /s/ JOSEPH G. GIRATA
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Joseph G. Girata
                                    Vice President of Finance and
                                    Administration and Chief Financial Officer