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INT MEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES PAID SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR THECOUNTER.COM
(New York, NY- July 26, 2001)-- INT Media Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: INTM) today announced that it has successfully launched a paid subscription service for TheCounter.com (www.thecounter.com). TheCounter.com, which is part of the internet.com network of Web sites, has over 1.5 million registered users. Until now, TheCounter.com has been a free service that allows Web site owners and developers to obtain a variety of statistical metrics to a respective Web site, including number of visitors. TheCounter.com will continue to provide a free service, but will now give users the option of signing up for this new enhanced service for only $9.95 for a 12 month subscription."We are excited to be able to offer this premium service to TheCounter.com's 1.5 million registered users and the approximately 10,000 new users who register every week," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of INT Media Group. "With the thousands of users who have already opted for the premium service, we are heartened by the critical and financial success of this launch along with the other paid services that we have been operating for several years. Because of this success, we plan to launch additional premium paid services that will be announced in the coming weeks."
In addition to in-depth reports such as statistics on browser usage, screen resolution, operating systems and site referrers, the Charter Membership offer for TheCounter.com Premium Edition also gives users a new and improved Web site traffic report page that can be accessed via the Web, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; a weekly page view statistics alert, delivered to your e-mail inbox; four styles of counters you can use on your Web pages, including an invisible counter - exclusively available as part of TheCounter.com Premium Edition; along with online and offline customer and technical support to answer your questions on TheCounter.com setup, reports and more. These new enhanced features are available by signing up for the Charter Membership, available for a limited time for only $9.95 for a 12 month subscription.
For more information on registering for TheCounter.com's Premium Edition Charter Membership, visit ssl.internet.com/thecounter/reg/ or e-mail [email protected].
About INT Media Group
INT Media Group (Nasdaq: INTM), headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading provider of global real-time news, information and media resources for Internet industry and information technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. INT Media Group includes the internet.com and EarthWeb Network of 160 Web sites and nearly 250 e-mail newsletters that generate over 275 million page views monthly. INT Media Group events include nearly 40 offline internet.com and Intermedia Group conferences and trade shows on Internet and IT-specific topics that are aligned with our Network of Web sites and e-mail newsletters. In addition, INT Media Group recently launched its CyberAtlas Research Division that publishes research reports analyzing the Internet and information technologies sectors worldwide.
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Mary Ann Boland
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
212-547-7939
[email protected]
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