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((Short description|Liquidated American media corporation))
((refimprove|date=May 2009))

((Infobox company |
| name   = Mecklermedia Corporation
| type   = Public
| traded_as      = 
| defunct = 2015
| fate = Liquidated
| foundation     = [[Westport, Connecticut]] (1994)
| location       = [[Darien, Connecticut]]
| location_city    = [[New York City|New York]]
| location_country = United States
| key_people     = [[Alan M. Meckler]], CEO/Director
| revenue       = 
| predecessor      = Jupitermedia
| industry =      [[recruitment]], [[Trade fair|event promotion]]
))

'''Mecklermedia''' (formerly '''Internet.com LLC''', '''Jupitermedia Inc.''', '''Mediabistro Inc.''' and '''WebMediaBrands Corporation''') was a [[United States|U.S.]]-based corporation. The original WebMediaBrands was established in 1994, and headquartered in New York. Founded by [[Alan M. Meckler]] and [[Tristan Louis]], the company provided [[business-to-business]] (B2B) services for creative, business and information technology professionals, including recruitment and event promotion.

Until 2014, the company also operated a group of websites aimed towards the B2B market—particularly [[blog]]s covering various aspects of the media industry. In August 2014, Mediabistro sold its editorial properties to [[Prometheus Global Media]], a subsidiary of [[Guggenheim Partners]], for $8 million.<ref name=NYPost>((cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/10/16/iwantmedia-site-will-go-dark-monday/|title=IWantMedia site will go dark Monday|last=Kelly|first=Keith|date=2014-10-16|accessdate=2014-10-21))</ref>

The company announced it would liquidate itself on December 22, 2015.<ref name="PRNewswire">((cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mecklermedia-to-liquidate-plans-to-sell-assets-300196156.html|title=Mecklermedia To Liquidate; Plans To Sell Assets|date=2015-12-25|accessdate=2016-01-09))</ref>

== History ==
In 1994, Alan Meckler, then CEO of Mecklermedia, created MecklerWeb as an addendum to his offerings in print (''Virtual Reality World'', ''CDrom World'', and ''Internet World'') and conferences (Internet World, Virtual Reality World). In 1995, as advertising-supported publishing emerged as a viable business model on the Web, the Website was relaunched by [[Tristan Louis]] under the name iWorld and began to publish content for the nascent Internet industry. As the Internet World conference prospered, iWorld set out on a strategy of acquiring successful Websites that were focused on technology content, such as Webopedia, SearchEngineWatch and WebReference. In 1997, the online division was renamed internet.com, after acquiring rights to the domain name from The Internet Company.

In 1998, Mecklermedia Corp. was acquired by [[Penton Media]] and the online assets were spun off into a separate company called Internet.com LLC.<ref>((Cite web| last = Quint| first = Barbara| title = Mecklermedia Sold to Penton Media| accessdate = 2020-07-19| date = 1998-10-12| url = http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Mecklermedia-Sold-to-Penton-Media-17898.asp))</ref> Internet.com went public on the NASDAQ in the second half of 1999 (trading as INTM). In 1999, internet.com Corp. launched the Search Engine Strategies conference and in 2000, it acquired Earthweb and incorporated it into the JupiterWeb network. In 2002, the company purchased the Jupiter Research business from Jupiter Media Metrix and renamed itself from INT Media to '''Jupitermedia''', with a new stock ticker symbol JUPM.

In 2004, the company started acquiring image assets and developed Jupiterimages as a separate [[stock photography]] division, which operated two online image libraries, [[stock.xchng]], a library of free-to-use photographs and illustrations, and [[StockXpert]], a low-cost [[Microstock photography]] site.

In 2005, Jupitermedia sold SearchEngineWatch to Incisive Media. In 2006, Jupitermedia sold its JupiterResearch division to MCG Capital Corporation. In 2007, the company operated as two divisions, JupiterImages and Jupiter Online Media. In 2007, mediabistro.com won the Small Business of the Year award from the [[Manhattan Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Davis |first=Noah |date=2007-10-16 |title=Laurel Touby, Others Win Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Awards |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/laurel-touby-others-win-manhattan-chamber-of-commerce-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330224649/https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/laurel-touby-others-win-manhattan-chamber-of-commerce-awards/ |archive-date=2024-03-30 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=[[Adweek]] |language=en-US))</ref>

In 2008, JupiterResearch was acquired by [[Forrester Research]].<ref>((cite news | title= Forrester Buys JupiterResearch For $23 Million | url= https://www.forbes.com/2008/07/31/forrester-buys-jupiter-research-tech-cx_pco_0731paidcontent.html | first= David | last= Kaplan | agency= [[Paidcontent.org]] | work= [[Forbes]] | location= [[New York City]] | date= 2007-08-31 | accessdate= 2009-08-17))</ref>

In October 2008, Jupitermedia announced that they would be selling their online images division, Jupiterimages, to the stock photography agency [[Getty Images]] for $96 million in cash.<ref name="reuters-jupiter">((cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE49M50420081023|title=Jupitermedia to sell online image unit to Getty|date=2008-10-23|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-08-14 | first=Savio | last=D'Souza))</ref> The sale went ahead in February 2009; Jupiterimages (including the sites stock.xchng and StockXpert) is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Getty.<ref name="getty-feb">((cite web|url=http://company.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=192&isource=corporate_website_ind_press_release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228031805/http://company.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=192&isource=corporate_website_ind_press_release |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-28 |title=Jupitermedia Announces Completion Of Sale Of Jupiterimages To Getty Images and Change Of Jupitermedia Name to WebMediaBrands |publisher=Getty Images |date=2009-02-23 |accessdate=2009-08-13 ))</ref>

Following the sale, JupiterMedia changed its name to WebMediaBrands Inc.<ref name="getty-feb"/>  In August 2009, [[Quinstreet]] Inc. acquired the Internet.com division of WebMediaBrands for $18 million.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-meckler-selling-internet.com-business-to-quinstreet-for-18m-exiting-tec/ Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M]</ref> Among the sites sold as part of Internet.com were [[Internetnews.com|InternetNews.com]], [[Webopedia.com]], [[ServerWatch.com]], DatabaseJournal.com, [[Datamation]].com, eSecurityPlanet.com, EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet.com, SmallBusinessComputing.com and Developer.com.

WebMediaBrands changed its name to Mediabistro on June 13, 2013.

On May 29, 2014, Mediabistro announced that it would sell its publishing assets to [[Prometheus Global Media]], a subsidiary of [[Guggenheim Partners]], for $8 million. The remainder of the company, including its trade show operations, were retained under the name '''Mecklermedia'''.<ref name=adweek-mbbuy>((cite web|title=Adweek Parent Prometheus Buys Mediabistro Editorial Assets|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/press/adweek-parent-prometheus-buys-mediabistro-editorial-assets-158001|work=Adweek|accessdate=29 May 2014))</ref><ref name=fishbowlny-pgmsell>((cite web|title=Prometheus Global Media to Acquire Mediabistro|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/prometheus-global-media-to-acquire-mediabistro_b214928?c=slider|work=FishbowlNY|accessdate=29 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214205241/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/prometheus-global-media-to-acquire-mediabistro_b214928?c=slider|archive-date=14 December 2014|url-status=dead))</ref>

On September 10, 2015, MecklerMedia announced that, in conjunction with New York based Sagamore III LLC, that it had purchased [http://3DPrint.com 3DPrint.com] and related assets from Forum Advertising LLC of Cape Coral, Florida. The purchase included a 25% equity position in [http://3DPrintBoard.com 3DPrintBoard.com].<ref>((Cite web |date=2015-09-14 |title=MecklerMedia Announces Acquisition of 3DPrint.com and Creates the First Worldwide Advertising Network for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing |url=https://additivemanufacturing.com/2015/09/14/mecklermedia-announces-acquisition-of-3dprint-com-and-creates-the-first-worldwide-advertising-network-for-additive-manufacturing-and-3d-printing/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Additive Manufacturing (AM) |language=en-US))</ref>  

On December 16, 2016, Mediabistro's former book publishing blog, '''GalleyCat''', announced that it was ceasing publication.<ref>((cite journal|last1=Dilworth|first1=Dianna|title=The Final Chapter for GalleyCat|journal=Adweek|date=16 December 2016|url=http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-final-chapter-for-galleycat/128031|accessdate=20 December 2016))</ref>

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