Corey Friedman Joins Internet World As Publisher; Paul Bonington To Publish Web Week and Web Developer.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1996--Alan Meckler, chairman of the Board and CEO of Mecklermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: MECK) today announced the appointment of Corey Friedman as Publisher of Internet World magazine.

"As the number one magazine in the Internet category, Internet World has undergone tremendous growth in both circulation and advertising. Full credit for making Internet World the leading magazine of the Internet goes to Paul Bonington" said Meckler. "Paul will now focus his considerable talents on our two newer titles, Web Week and Web Developer, particularly as Web Week increases its frequency to bi-weekly. We are delighted to turn over the reins of Internet World to another dynamic publishing professional, Corey Friedman."

"The addition of Corey Friedman, a 15 year magazine veteran, to the Mecklermedia publishing team ensures that Internet World continues to enhance its visibility in the fast-paced Internet marketplace," said Jeffrey Dearth, President of Mecklermedia's Magazine/iWORLD Group. "We are counting on Corey's broad range of publishing experience to drive the magazine to even greater levels of advertising and circulation growth and to increase Internet World's enviable leadership position.

Mecklermedia Corporation, based in Westport, Connecticut, is the leading provider of Internet information through its publications Internet World, Web Week, Web Developer, and its Internet World Trade Shows, Web Developer Seminars, and iWORLD web site, http://www.iworld.com.

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