Mecklermedia

Mecklermedia Corporation
Company typePublic
Industryrecruitment, event promotion
PredecessorJupitermedia
FoundedWestport, Connecticut (1994)
Defunct2015
FateLiquidated
HeadquartersDarien, Connecticut, ,
United States
Key people
Alan M. Meckler, CEO/Director

Mecklermedia (formerly Internet.com LLC, Jupitermedia Inc., Mediabistro Inc. and WebMediaBrands Corporation) was a 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 blogs 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.[1]

The company announced it would liquidate itself on December 22, 2015.[2]

  1. ^ Kelly, Keith (2014-10-16). "IWantMedia site will go dark Monday". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  2. ^ "Mecklermedia To Liquidate; Plans To Sell Assets". 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2016-01-09.