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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LAWLER JOSEPH C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CMGI INC [CMGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CMGI, INC., 1100 WINTER STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2007 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/23/2007   A   449,685 (1) A $ 0 2,917,645 D   Common Stock 08/23/2007   F   171,410 (2) D $ 1.61 2,917,645 D   Common Stock 04/25/2007   G V 60,000 D $ 0 2,917,645 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1.61

08/23/2007

A

674,527

08/23/2008(3)

08/22/2014

Common Stock

674,527

$ 0

674,527

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAWLER JOSEPH C C/O CMGI, INC. 1100 WINTER STREET WALTHAM, MA 02451	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Thomas B. Rosedale (Pursuant to Power of Attorney)		08/27/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired are shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the terms of Mr. Lawler's employment offer letter, dated August 23, 2004. Restrictions lapse with respect to 20% of the shares covered thereby on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant, provided Mr. Lawler remains employed by CMGI on such anniversary date.
(2)	Payment of tax liability by delivering securities incident to the vesting of shares of restricted stock on August 23, 2007 in accordance with Rule 16b-3 and a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan established by the reporting person on June 25, 2007.
(3)	Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 20% of the shares covered thereby on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant until fully vested on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, provided Mr. Lawler remains employed by CMGI on each such anniversary date.

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