Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
NetObjects, Inc.

We consent to inclusion  and  incorporation  by  reference  herein of our report
dated  November  5,  1999,  relating  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of
NetObjects,  Inc. and  subsidiaries  as of September 30, 1999 and 1998,  and the
related   consolidated   statements  of  operations  and   comprehensive   loss,
stockholders'  equity (deficit),  cash flows and the related financial statement
schedule  for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended  September  30,
1999,  and to the  reference  to our  Firm  under  the  headings  "Experts"  and
"Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in the Prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California

June 6, 2000



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