MECKLERMEDIA--THE INTERNET MEDIA COMPANY, LAUNCHES ITS BIWEEKLY E-COMMERCE WATCH COLUMN FOR WEB SITE DEVELOPERS BY MARK MERKOW: AUTHOR AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

MECKLERMEDIA--THE INTERNET MEDIA COMPANY, LAUNCHES ITS BIWEEKLY E-COMMERCE WATCH COLUMN FOR WEB SITE DEVELOPERS BY MARK MERKOW: AUTHOR AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

(WESTPORT, CT - May 26, 1998)--Jupitermedia Corp., The Internet Media Company (Nasdaq: MECK), announced today that it has launched E-Commerce Watch on its WebReference.com Web site, a branch of Internet.com. It is written by Mark Merkow and may be found at:

http://www.webreference.com/ecommerce/mm/

"E-Commerce Watch is an ongoing summary of the most important issues in the area of electronic commerce for Web site developers." Stated Andrew B. King, Managing Editor of Mecklermedia's WebReference.com Internet site. "Its aim is to provide vital information to help these hands-on decision makers choose the best tools available for building e-commerce enterprises, and to provide them with the overview necessary to accomplish their corporate goals."

Mr. Merkow, a Lead Systems Analyst in the Electronic Commerce Center of Excellence for a Fortune 100 financial services company, has worked in the field since 1975. He has authored "Breaking Through Technical Jargon" published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, and another book due out July 98 entitled "Building SET Applications for Secure Transactions," published by John Wiley and Sons. Speaking to Web developers about his new content area on WebReference.com Mr. Merkow said, "...you'll find a wealth of resources to help you better understand the marketplace and related technology, develop your own strategies and implementation plans, and see how businesses can thrive exclusively from an Internet-only sales channel."

WebReference.com is an award-winning Web site about creating Web sites. A seven-time winner of PC Magazine's Top 100 Web Site award, WebReference.com is designed to educate people about the Web and the art of Web site creation. With daily news and how-to content, thousands of carefully selected and annotated sites, and free Web-based services WebReference.com is a comprehensive and valuable resource for webmasters.

http://www.webreference.com

Jupitermedia Corp., "The Internet Media Company," based in Westport, Connecticut, is a leading provider of Internet information through its Internet World and ISPCON trade shows, Internet World weekly and Boardwatch monthly print publications, and the Internet.com network of Web sites at http://www.internet.com, which provides daily news and information resources for the Internet community, as well as ISPCON.com at http://www.ispcon.com and Boardwatch.com at http://boardwatch.com.

This release is available at:

http://www.webreference.com/press/980526.html