2008 Press
JUPITERMEDIA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ESTOCKMUSIC.COM - A MICROPAYMENT MUSIC BUSINESS
(New York, NY - March 11, 2008) - Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) today announced that it has acquired the assets of eStockMusic.com (www.estockmusic.com). This acquisition adds a micropayment music business to Jupiterimages' micropayment offerings of royalty-free digital images and footage on Stockxpert.com (www.stockxpert.com). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
eStockMusic.com offers an extensive library of royalty free stock music that is easily searchable and lets customers listen to the tracks before purchasing for as little as a $1.00 per track. eStockMusic.com provides an innovative platform for composers to promote and sell their music online.
"We are very excited to launch one of the first micropayment music businesses in the world," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of Jupitermedia Corporation. "eStockMusic.com joins our RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, StudioCutz.com and Blue Fuse Music properties. We now offer royalty-free digital music to fit every budget and need," added Meckler.
About Jupitermedia Corporation
Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) (www.jupitermedia.com),
headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of images, news, and original information, career Web sites and events for information technology, business, media and creative professionals. Jupitermedia includes Jupiterimages, one of the leading images companies in the world with over 9.0 million images online serving creative professionals with brands like BananaStock, Workbook Stock, Brand X Pictures, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, The Beauty Archive, IFA Bilderteam, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Bigshot Media, Goodshoot, Polka Dot Images, Stock Image, Pixland, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com, JupiterGreetings.com, AnimationFactory.com, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, StudioCutz.com, eStockMusic.com and Stockxpert.com. The JupiterOnlineMedia division of Jupitermedia consists of five distinct online networks: internet.com and EarthWeb.com for IT and business professionals; DevX.com for developers; and mediabistro.com and Graphics.com for media and creative professionals. These networks include more than 150 Web sites and over 150 email newsletters that are viewed by over 15 million users monthly. JupiterOnlineMedia also includes specialized career Web sites for select professional communities which can be found on mediabistro.com and JustTechJobs.com. In addition, JupiterOnlineMedia includes JupiterEvents and mediabistro.com's media-related events, which produce offline conferences and trade shows focused on IT and business-specific topics including ISPCON, Linked Data Planet, Mobile Content Strategies and Mediabistro Circus.
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