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INTERNET.COM REPORTS RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER

(WESTPORT, CT - July 29, 1999) - internet.com Corporation, the E-business and Internet Technology Network (Nasdaq: INTM), today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. Revenues for the second quarter of 1999 increased to $2.9 million, a 196% increase over revenues of $971,000 for the same period last year as a result of increased advertising on its network of Web sites and related Internet media properties. Net loss for the second quarter, excluding amortization of intangibles and a non-cash compensation charge, was $1.5 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to $569,000, or $0.04 per share, for the same period last year. Including amortization of intangibles and the non-cash compensation charge, net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999 was $11.6 million, or $0.63 per share.

For the six months ended June 30, 1999, revenues were approximately $4.5 million, a 149% increase over revenues of $1.8 million for the comparable period in 1998. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 1999, excluding amortization of intangibles and a non-cash compensation charge, was $2.9 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to $1.0 million, or $0.06 per share, for the same period in the prior year. Including amortization of intangibles and the non-cash compensation charge, net loss for the six months ended June 30, 1999 was $14.9 million, or $0.86 per share.

"During the second quarter, we successfully completed our initial public offering and achieved significant growth, both in revenues and page views," stated internet.com chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler. "internet.com is the number one resource network for Internet professionals who make their living in and around the Internet. We continue to aggressively acquire and/or build leading business-to-business vertical content Web sites focused solely on the Internet industry to maintain and expand our first mover position."

Acquisitions and Investments

During the second quarter, internet.com completed the acquisitions of Swynk.com, Refer-it.com, AtNewYork.com, SiliconAlleyJobs.com and MyDesktop.com. In addition, the Company launched international versions of internet.com for France and Arabia. In July, the Company continued to expand its network with the acquisitions of WebDevelopersJournal.com and WallStreetResearchNet (http://www.wsrn.com).

The Company also announced the formation of the internet.com Venture Fund I LLC which is devoted to early stage investments in content Web sites. The Fund closed on April 12, 1999, and made its first investment during the second quarter in CreativePlanet.com, the leading operator of vertical, business-to-business Internet communities for creative professionals.

New Content Areas and Services

During the second quarter, internet.com further expanded its world-class proprietary content with the launch of the following internally developed properties: ISP-Planet.com, which provides daily news, opinion and advice for the Internet Service Provider community; InternetRadioList.com, which features a global directory of over 1,500 Internet radio stations and links to live broadcasts on the Web; AllNetResearch.com, an e-commerce site for buying and selling Internet industry research; and InternetStockTracker, a paid e-mail newsletter that provides financial coverage of the entire Internet industry across nine market sectors.

Also during the second quarter, internet.com licensed its ISDEX®, the Internet Stock Index (http://www.isdex.com), to the Kansas City Board of Trade for the creation of futures and futures options contracts. These contracts began trading on June 1, 1999. internet.com entered into an agreement in July with Investec Guinness Flight Global Asset Management to establish a mutual fund which tracks the ISDEX®. The new Guinness Flight internet.com Index Fund is expected to be available to investors by the end of July 1999.

About internet.com

internet.com Corporation, based in Westport, Connecticut, is a leading provider of global real-time news and information resources for Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. internet.com operates a network of 63 Web sites, 44 e-mail newsletters, 55 online discussion forums and 52 moderated e-mail discussion lists that generates over 48 million Web site page views monthly. According to Media Metrix, internet.com grew its unique users to over 1.8 million during June 1999. internet.com's global presence includes editions in Canada, the United Kingdom, Arabia, Australia, Asia, France and Israel.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding internet.com Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Prospectus dated June 25, 1999, Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

internet.com Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1998 and June 30, 1999
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   

December 31, 1998

 

June 30,

1999

(unaudited)

ASSETS

       
         

Current assets:

       

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 129

 

$42,324

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $42 and $207, respectively

 

1,723

 

2,489

Prepaid expenses and other

 

120

 

290

Total current assets

 

1,972

 

45,103

         

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

of $15 and $204, respectively

 

1,380

 

2,027

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

of $632 and $4,660, respectively

 

22,332

 

22,655

Other assets

 

192

 

286

Total assets

 

$25,876

 

$70,071

         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       
         

Current liabilities:

       

Accounts payable

 

$ 482

 

$ 1,546

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

296

 

697

Accrued expenses and other

 

462

 

2,100

Accrued Web site acquisition payments

 

775

 

1,360

Deferred revenues

 

122

 

672

Borrowings under line of credit

 

1,886

 

-

Total current liabilities

 

4,023

 

6,375

         

Accrued Web site acquisition payments

 

-

 

450

Total liabilities

 

4,023

 

6,825

         

Commitments and contingencies

 

-

 

-

         

Stockholders’ equity:

       

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 4,000,000 shares authorized,

no shares issued and outstanding

 

-

 

-

Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized,

16,215,891 and 23,325,000 shares issued and

outstanding at December 31, 1998 and June 30, 1999,

respectively

162

233

Additional paid-in capital

 

22,665

 

78,843

Accumulated deficit

 

(974)

 

(15,830)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

21,853

 

63,246

         

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$25,876

 

$70,071

 

internet.com Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1999

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
 

(Predecessor

Business)

     

(Predecessor

Business)

   
 

1998

 

1999

 

1998

 

1999

Revenues

$ 971

 

$ 2,872

 

$ 1,802

 

$ 4,484

Cost of revenues

577

 

1,786

 

1,144

 

2,903

               

Gross profit

394

 

1,086

 

658

 

1,581

               

Operating expenses:

             

Advertising, promotion and selling

491

 

1,614

 

774

 

2,542

General and administrative

363

 

846

 

711

 

1,619

Depreciation

109

 

107

 

211

460

 

189

4,028

Amortization

238

 

2,090

   

Non-cash compensation charge

-

 

7,975

 

-

 

7,975

Total operating expenses

1,201

 

12,632

 

2,156

 

16,353

               

Operating loss

(807)

 

(11,546)

 

(1,498)

 

(14,772)

               

Interest income (expense), net

-

 

(52)

 

-

 

(84)

               

Net loss

$ (807)

 

$ (11,598)

 

$(1,498)

 

$(14,856)

               

Basic and diluted loss per share

$ (0.05)

 

$(0.63)

 

$ (0.09)

 

$ (0.86)

               

Weighted average number of common shares

16,216

 

18,270

 

16,216

 

17,293

For more information contact:

internet.com Corporation
Christopher Baudouin, (203) 341-2806 or [email protected]

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