December 11, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Jupitermedia Corporation (jupitermedia.com), an operator of media properties and resources for information technology and Internet professionals, announced today that it has acquired PPCforHosts.com (ppcforhosts.com), a searchable directory of Web hosting companies.
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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The PPCforHosts directory offers a pay-per-click advertising solution for Web hosting providers, allowing Web host marketing professionals to bid for placement on its directory listings. Jupitermedia said it intends to offer this feature to advertisers in its current directories Search Engine Marketing List (semlist.com) and Wi-FiHotSpotList.com (wi-fihotspotlist.com).
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“We are excited about this acquisition as it provides Jupitermedia with a new revenue opportunity for our online media segment,” said Alan M. Meckler, chairman and CEO of Jupitermedia. “This bid-for-position technology is a natural addition to certain of our industry leading directories.”
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JupiterMedia, based in Connecticut, operates media properties that include over 150 Web sites and e-newsletters that receive over 275 million page views on a monthly basis.
