INTERNET COM CORP
10-Q, 1999-08-09
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999

or

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ____________ to ____________

                        Commission file number: 333-76331

                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                      06-1542480
- -------------------------------            -------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

           20 KETCHUM STREET
          WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT                            06880
- ----------------------------------------      ----------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


                                 (203) 226-6967
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
         (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                               since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days: Yes [ ] No [X]

The number of outstanding shares the Registrant's common stock, par value $.01
per share, as of June 30, 1999, was 23,325,000.

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                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION


                                      INDEX



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<CAPTION>

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<S>                                                                                          <C>
PART I       Financial Information

Item 1.      Financial Statements

             Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1998
                  and June 30, 1999                                                              3

             Consolidated Statements of Operations - For the Three and Six Months
                  Ended June 30, 1998 and 1999                                                   4

             Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - For the Six
                  Months Ended June 30, 1999                                                     5

             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the Six Months
                  Ended June 30, 1998 and 1999                                                   6

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                         7-9


Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                  Condition and Results of Operations                                          10-16

PART II.     Other Information                                                                 17-18

             Signatures                                                                          19

EXHIBIT 27.  Financial Data Schedule                                                             20

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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION                     Item 1. Financial Statements

                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND JUNE 30, 1999
               (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                DECEMBER 31,    JUNE 30,
                                                                                   1998           1999
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                       (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                              <C>            <C>
                                    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
                                                                                 ========       ========
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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements

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                            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)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED                       SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                           JUNE 30,                                JUNE 30,
                                              ---------------------------------       ---------------------------------
                                              (PREDECESSOR                            (PREDECESSOR
                                                BUSINESS)                               BUSINESS)
                                              -------------                           -------------
                                                  1998                1999                1998                1999
                                              -------------       -------------       -------------       -------------
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>
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                 189
     Amortization                                       238               2,090                 460               4,028
     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
                                              =============       =============       =============       =============
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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                     FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                        (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            COMMON STOCK             ADDITIONAL                         TOTAL
                                     --------------------------       PAID-IN       ACCUMULATED      STOCKHOLDERS'
                                       SHARES         AMOUNT          CAPITAL         DEFICIT           EQUITY
                                     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------------     -------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>               <C>
Balance at December 31, 1998         16,215,891    $        162    $     22,665    $        (974)    $      21,853

    Proceeds from private
      placement                         908,475               9           2,232             --               2,241

    Issuance of management shares       725,000               7           7,968             --               7,975

    Exercise of warrant               2,075,634              21           2,979             --               3,000

    Proceeds from initial public
      offering                        3,400,000              34          42,999             --              43,033

    Net loss                               --              --              --            (14,856)          (14,856)
                                     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------------     -------------

Balance at June 30, 1999             23,325,000    $        233    $     78,843    $     (15,830)    $      63,246
                                     ==========    ============    ============    =============     =============

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NOTE:

Immediately prior to the closing of its initial public offering, internet.com
LLC converted its business form to a corporation. This reorganization was
effected by merging internet.com LLC into a newly-formed Delaware corporation
called internet.com Corporation. Each member of internet.com LLC received shares
of internet.com Corporation common stock in exchange for their membership units
at a rate of 16,215.891 shares per membership unit. All share and per share data
have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reorganization.





                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                                ---------------------------------
                                                                (PREDECESSOR
                                                                  BUSINESS)
                                                                -------------
                                                                    1998                 1999
                                                                -------------       -------------
<S>                                                             <C>                 <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net loss                                                   $      (1,498)      $     (14,856)
     Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operations-
          Depreciation and amortization                                   671               4,217
          Provision for losses on accounts receivable                      20                 165
          Non-cash compensation charge                                   --                 7,975
     Changes in assets and liabilities -
          Accounts receivable, net                                       (303)               (783)
          Prepaid expenses and other                                       (4)                (80)
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses                          (318)              2,268
          Deferred revenues                                                (3)                402
                                                                -------------       -------------
               Net cash used in operating activities                   (1,435)               (692)

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Additions to property and equipment                                 (393)               (836)
     Acquisitions of Web sites, related Internet media
          properties and other                                         (1,214)             (3,233)
     Investment in internet.com Venture Fund I LLC                       --                   (90)
                                                                -------------       -------------
               Net cash used in investing activities                   (1,607)             (4,159)

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net                         --                45,932
     Proceeds from exercise of warrant                                   --                 3,000
     Contributions from Mecklermedia Corporation                        3,042                --
     Borrowings under line of credit                                     --                 4,670
     Payments for line of credit                                         --                (6,556)
                                                                -------------       -------------
               Net cash provided by financing activities                3,042              47,046

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                --                42,195
                                                                -------------       -------------

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                           --                   129
                                                                -------------       -------------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                        $        --         $      42,324
                                                                =============       =============

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow:
     Cash paid for interest                                     $        --         $          92
                                                                =============       =============
     Cash paid for income taxes                                 $        --         $        --
                                                                =============       =============
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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            INTERNET.COM CORPORATION
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  JUNE 30, 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(1)      THE COMPANY

internet.com owns and operates a leading network of integrated
business-to-business Web sites and related Internet media properties focused
solely on the Internet industry. As of June 30, 1999, this network of Internet
media properties consisted of 61 Web sites, 43 e-mail newsletters, 55 online
discussion forums and 52 moderated e-mail discussion lists. The network is
organized into nine vertical content channels to serve Internet users, which
include Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers
and experienced Internet users.

Since all of internet.com's products and services relate to providing
Internet-related information to Internet industry and Internet technology
professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users, its success is
dependent on the continued growth of the Internet.

On June 25, 1999, internet.com completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of
3,400,000 shares of common stock at $14.00 per share. Net proceeds to
internet.com aggregated approximately $43.0 million (net of underwriters'
commission and offering expenses of $4.6 million). On June 30, 1999,
internet.com paid the outstanding balance under its line of credit of
approximately $5.0 million and terminated the line of credit.

(2)      HISTORY

internet.com LLC was formed as part of the acquisition of Mecklermedia
Corporation by Internet World Media, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penton
Media, Inc. (a publicly-owned corporation). On November 24, 1998, Mecklermedia
was acquired by Internet World Media in an all-cash tender offer. Following its
purchase of Mecklermedia, Internet World Media caused iWorld Corporation to be
merged into internet.com LLC, a newly-formed Delaware limited liability company.
Internet World Media then sold 80.1% of its membership interest in internet.com
LLC to Alan M. Meckler, Mecklermedia's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
(including four trusts for the benefit of his children) for a total of $18.0
million in cash and a warrant valued at $284,000. Internet World Media retained
a 19.9% interest in internet.com LLC and a warrant to acquire up to an
additional 128 membership units in internet.com LLC (representing 2,075,634
shares of internet.com common stock) for up to $3.0 million. For accounting
purposes, the warrant has been valued at $284,000 which reflects the present
value of the strike price using a risk free rate of return over a three year
term, as compared to the cash price per share paid to Penton Media. This warrant
was exercised by Penton Media on June 24, 1999.

Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, internet.com LLC converted its
business form to a corporation. This reorganization was effected by merging
internet.com LLC into a newly-formed Delaware corporation called internet.com
Corporation. Each member of internet.com LLC received shares of internet.com
Corporation common stock in exchange for their membership units at a rate of
16,215.891 shares per membership unit. All share and per share data have been
retroactively adjusted to reflect the reorganization.


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(3)      BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
from the books and records of internet.com in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. It is suggested that these unaudited
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 1998 included in
internet.com's Registration Statement on Form S-1. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for
the interim periods presented have been reflected in such consolidated financial
statements.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its majority owned investments. All significant intercompany transactions have
been eliminated.

Certain amounts have been reclassified in the prior year statements to conform
to the current year presentation.

internet.com does not believe any recently issued accounting standards will have
a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

(4)      COMPUTATION OF NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive loss per share is computed using
the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares
outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of the
incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and
warrants (using the treasury stock method). Common equivalent shares are
excluded from the calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Computations of basic and diluted loss per share for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1999 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED                      SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                   JUNE 30,                                JUNE 30,
                                                      ---------------------------------       ---------------------------------
                                                      (PREDECESSOR                            (PREDECESSOR
                                                        BUSINESS)                                BUSINESS)
                                                      -------------                           -------------
                                                          1998                1999                1998                1999
                                                      -------------       -------------       -------------       -------------
<S>                                                   <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE

Numerator: Net loss                                   $        (807)      $     (11,598)      $      (1,498)      $     (14,856)

Denominator: Weighted average shares outstanding             16,216              18,270              16,216              17,293
                                                      -------------       -------------       -------------       -------------

Basic and diluted loss per share                      $       (0.05)      $       (0.63)      $       (0.09)      $       (0.86)
                                                      =============       =============       =============       =============
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(5)      ACQUISITIONS OF ASSETS

internet.com made five acquisitions of Web sites and related Internet media
properties for a total of $3.3 million during the six months ended June 30,
1999. These acquisitions were accounted for as purchases. Four of these


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acquisitions provide for contingent payments to be made after the acquisition
date based upon the achievement of certain objectives. The acquired Web sites
and related Internet media properties had no tangible assets or liabilities.
Therefore, the entire purchase price has been recorded as intangible assets and
is being amortized over its estimated useful life for these acquisitions. The
pro forma results for the six months ended June 30,1999, assuming these
acquisitions had been made at the beginning of the period, would not be
materially different from reported results.

(6)      NON-CASH COMPENSATION CHARGE

In March 1999, internet.com LLC granted 4% of its total membership units at the
time (assuming full dilution, including the exercise of the Internet World Media
warrant) to certain of its employees. As these membership units vested upon the
completion of the IPO, internet.com recorded an $8.0 million compensation charge
concurrent with the completion of the IPO on June 25, 1999.

(7)      SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In July, 1999, internet.com entered into an agreement to lease office space for
its corporate headquarters in Darien, CT at an annual rate of approximately
$350,000. This lease will terminate in February 2003.


























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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and the accompanying notes which appear elsewhere in this filing.
This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, beliefs,
expectations and intentions. These statements may be identified by the use of
words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "plans" and
similar expressions. Our actual results could differ materially from those
discussed in these statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these
differences include those discussed below and in "Risk Factors" contained in our
prospectus dated June 25, 1999.

OVERVIEW

We own and operate a leading network of integrated business-to-business vertical
content Web sites, e-mail newsletters, online discussion forums and moderated
e-mail discussion lists focused solely on the Internet industry. As of June 30,
1999, our network consisted of nine integrated business-to-business vertical
content channels containing 61 Web sites, 43 e-mail newsletters, 55 online
discussion forums and 52 moderated e-mail discussion lists focused solely on the
Internet industry. During the month of June 1999, we delivered approximately 47
million page views to over 1.8 million unique visitors and 10.4 million copies
of our e-mail newsletters to one million subscribers, and 35.6 million postings
were generated by 58,000 subscribers to our moderated e-mail discussion lists.

We were formed in November 1998 following the acquisition of Mecklermedia
Corporation by Penton Media, Inc. As part of the acquisition, Penton Media
agreed to contribute all the assets of Mecklermedia's Internet media business
division, iWorld, to a newly formed limited liability company, internet.com LLC.
As part of this acquisition agreement, we reserved 4% of our total membership
units for discretionary grants to our employees. The grants were completed in
March 1999. As these membership units vested upon the completion of our initial
public offering, we recorded an $8.0 million compensation charge concurrent with
the completion of this offering. Prior to the acquisition of Mecklermedia by
Penton Media, iWorld operated as one of three business lines which comprised
Mecklermedia. Our predecessor Web sites, MecklerWeb and iWorld.com, were also
dedicated to covering Internet developments.

We generate revenues from the following primary sources:

- -    advertising on our Web sites, e-mail newsletters, online discussion forums
     and moderated e-mail discussion lists;
- -    e-commerce agreements;
- -    paid subscription services; and
- -    licensing of our editorial content, brands and software.


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We barter an immaterial portion of the unsold advertising impressions generated
by our network for advertising and promotion in media properties owned by Penton
Media and other third parties. We do not record any revenues or expenses for
such barter because we do not incur any costs to fulfill such barter and because
such unsold advertising and promotion exchanged and received would otherwise
have no value. Therefore, the recording of any barter would result in an
overstatement of revenues and expenses.

For the six months ended June 30, 1999, approximately 87% of our revenues were
from the sale of advertising. We recognize advertising revenue ratably in the
period the advertising is displayed, provided that no significant company
obligations remain outstanding and collection of the resulting receivable is
probable. Such obligations typically include guarantees of a minimum number of
advertising impressions, or times an advertisement is displayed. We use a direct
sales force to sell advertising to companies and advertising agencies.

Our e-commerce agreements generally include advertising on our Web sites or
revenue sharing for sales made by the e-commerce vendors as a result of links
from our network, or in some cases both advertising and revenue sharing. We
recognize the advertising component of these agreements ratably in the period
the advertising is displayed, provided that no significant company obligations
remain and collection of the remaining receivable is probable. We recognize the
revenue sharing component of these agreements as revenue in the period that the
underlying sales are made by the e-commerce vendor.

Paid subscription services relate to customer subscriptions to our paid e-mail
newsletters, Internet Stock Report's Monthly HotWatch, Internet StockTracker and
SearchEngineWatch, which are sold through our network and through affiliate
relationships. Revenue from subscriptions is recognized ratably over the
subscription period. Deferred revenues relate to the portion of collected
subscription fees which has not yet been recognized as revenue.

Our licensing agreements vary in structure, with internet.com generating fixed
fees, royalties or both for access to our editorial content, brands or software.
We generally license our editorial content, brands and software to offline and
online media companies.

As of June 30, 1999, we have made 28 acquisitions of Internet media properties,
consisting of 37 Web sites, 29 e-mail newsletters, 16 online discussion forums
and four moderated e-mail discussion lists since July 1995. We have made 17 of
these acquisitions since March 1, 1998. We expect to continue to pursue
strategic acquisitions to strengthen our content offerings and services.

We believe that advertising sales in traditional media, such as print
publishing, generally are lower in the first and third calendar quarters of each
year due to buying patterns of advertisers. If the Internet makes the transition
from an emerging to a more developed advertising medium, we may experience
similar seasonal patterns as those in the traditional media industry.

We have sustained losses on a quarterly and annual basis in the past. We expect
to incur significantly higher costs, particularly advertising, promotion and
selling expense, to grow our business. As a result, we expect to incur
significant operating losses for the foreseeable future and because costs are
largely fixed in the short term, we expect to be vulnerable to significant
fluctuations in operating losses if actual revenues fall below anticipated
levels. Furthermore, given the rapidly evolving nature of our business and our
limited operating history, our operating results are difficult to forecast and
period-to-period comparison of our operating results will not be meaningful and
should not be relied upon as any indication of future performance. Due to these
and other factors, many of which are outside our control, quarterly operating
results may fluctuate significantly in the future.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1999

REVENUES. We generate revenues from advertising on our Web sites, e-mail
newsletters, online discussion forums and moderated e-mail discussion lists;
e-commerce agreements; paid subscription services; licensing of our editorial
content, brands and software; opt-in e-mail list rentals; and venture fund
management. Revenues were $971,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and
approximately $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999,
representing an increase of 196%. This increase was primarily due to increased
advertising on our network of Web sites, e-mail newsletters, online discussion
forums and moderated e-mail discussion lists. While we anticipate that
advertising revenues will continue to represent a substantial majority of our
revenues for the foreseeable future, we believe that revenues from e-commerce
agreements, licensing, paid subscription services, seminars, opt-in e-mail list
rentals and venture fund management will expand and diversify our future revenue
streams.

COST OF REVENUES. Cost of revenues primarily consists of expenses associated
with editorial, communications infrastructure and Web site hosting. Cost of
revenues was $577,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and approximately
$1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999, representing an increase
of 210%. This change was primarily due to the increased hiring of editorial,
technology and operations personnel and expenses for freelance contributors. As
a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 59% for the three months ended
June 30, 1998 and 62% for the three months ended June 30, 1999. We anticipate
that our cost of revenues will continue to increase in absolute dollars as we
continue to strengthen our existing content offerings and services. We
anticipate hiring additional editorial, technology and operations personnel, as
well as freelance contributors, as we acquire additional Web sites, e-mail
newsletters, online discussion forums and moderated e-mail discussion lists and
expand our proprietary content.

ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SELLING. Advertising, promotion and selling expenses
primarily consist of costs related to sales and marketing staff, sales
commissions and promotion costs. Advertising, promotion and selling expenses
were $491,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and $1.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1999, representing a 229% increase. This change was
primarily due to increased hiring of advertising sales personnel. As a
percentage of revenues, advertising, promotion and selling expenses were 51% for
the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 56% for the three months ended June 30,
1999. We anticipate that our advertising, promotion and selling expenses will
continue to increase in absolute dollars, primarily due to our planned hiring of
additional sales personnel in an effort to increase our advertising sales as
well as increased expenses for the promotion of our content offerings and
services to our community of Internet users, advertisers and vendors.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses primarily
consist of salaries, professional fees, facilities costs and bad debt expense.
General and administrative expenses were $363,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 1998 and $846,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1999,
representing a 133% increase. This change was primarily due to the hiring of
additional personnel and increased professional fees. As a percentage of
revenues, general and administrative expenses were 37% for the three months
ended June 30, 1998 and 29% for the three months ended June 30, 1999. We expect
that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in
absolute dollars, but these expenses are expected to decrease as a percentage of
revenues. We anticipate hiring additional personnel and incurring additional
costs related to being a public company, including directors' and officers'
liability insurance, investor relations programs and professional services fees.


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DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation of property and equipment was
$109,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and $107,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 1999, representing a 2% decrease. As a percentage of
revenues, depreciation of property and equipment was 11% for the three months
ended June 30, 1998 and 4% for the three months ended June 30, 1999.
Amortization of intangibles was $238,000 for the three months ended June 30,
1998 and approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999,
representing a 778% increase. This increase was primarily due to the
amortization of the goodwill associated with the formation of internet.com LLC.
As a percentage of revenues, amortization of intangibles was 25% for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 and 73% for the three months ended June 30, 1999. We
anticipate that depreciation and amortization will continue to increase as we
acquire additional Web sites, e-mail newsletters, online discussion forums and
moderated e-mail discussion lists. We also anticipate increasing our capital
expenditures to support the current and expected growth of our business.

NON-CASH COMPENSATION CHARGE. In March 1999, internet.com LLC granted 4% of its
total common stock at the time (assuming full dilution, including the exercise
of the Internet World Media warrant) to certain of its employees. As this common
stock vested upon the completion of our initial public offering ("IPO"), we
recorded an $8.0 million non-cash compensation charge concurrent with the
completion of our IPO.

INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET. Interest expense, net of interest income,
related to borrowings under our line of credit was $52,000 for the three months
ended June 30, 1999.

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1999

REVENUES. Revenues were approximately $1.8 million for the six months ended June
30, 1998 and approximately $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999,
representing an increase of 149%. This increase was primarily due to increased
advertising on our network of Web sites, e-mail newsletters, online discussion
forums and moderated e-mail discussion lists.

COST OF REVENUES. Cost of revenues was approximately $1.1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1998 and approximately $2.9 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1999, representing an increase of 154%. This change was primarily
due to the increased hiring of editorial, technology and operations personnel
and expenses for freelance contributors. As a percentage of revenues, cost of
revenues was 63% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 65% for the six
months ended June 30, 1999.

ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SELLING. Advertising, promotion and selling expenses
were $774,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and approximately $2.5
million for the six months ended June 30, 1999, representing a 228% increase.
This change was primarily due to increased hiring of advertising sales
personnel. As a percentage of revenues, advertising, promotion and selling
expenses were 43% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 57% for the six
months ended June 30, 1999.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses were $711,000
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and approximately $1.6 million for the
six months ended June 30, 1999, representing a 128% increase. This change was
primarily due to the hiring of additional personnel and increased professional
fees. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses were 39%
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 36% for the six months ended June 30,
1999.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation of property and equipment was
$211,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and $189,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 1999, representing a 10% decrease. As a percentage of revenues,
depreciation of property and equipment was 12% for the six months ended June 30,
1998 and 4% for the six months ended June 30, 1999. Amortization of intangibles
was $460,000 for the six


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months ended June 30, 1998 and approximately $4.0 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1999, representing a 776% increase. This increase was primarily
due to the amortization of the goodwill associated with the formation of
internet.com LLC. As a percentage of revenues, amortization of intangibles was
26% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 90% for the six months ended June
30, 1999.

NON-CASH COMPENSATION CHARGE. In March 1999, internet.com LLC granted 4% of its
total common stock at the time (assuming full dilution, including the exercise
of the Internet World Media warrant) to certain of its employees. As this common
stock vested upon the completion of our IPO, we recorded an $8.0 million
non-cash compensation charge concurrent with the completion of our IPO.

INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET. Interest expense, net of interest income,
related to borrowings under our line of credit was $84,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 1999.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Since inception, we have funded operations primarily with cash from borrowings
under a line of credit and the capital contributions of members of internet.com
LLC. On June 25, 1999, we completed our IPO of 3,400,000 shares of our common
stock at $14.00 per share. Net proceeds to internet.com aggregated approximately
$43.0 million (net of underwriters' commission and offering expenses of $4.6
million). On June 30, 1999, internet.com paid the outstanding balance under its
line of credit of approximately $5.0 million and terminated the line of credit.

As of June 30, 1999, internet.com had total current assets of $45.1 million and
total current liabilities of $6.4 million, or working capital of $38.7 million.

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.4 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1998 and $692,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1999.
Net cash used in operating activities was primarily a result of our net losses
adjusted for a non-cash compensation charge, depreciation and amortization, and
increases in accounts receivable, offset by an increase in accounts payable,
accrued expenses and deferred revenues.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.6 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1998 and $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30,
1999. Net cash used in investing activities was primarily a result of
acquisitions of Web sites and related Internet media properties and capital
expenditures.

Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $3.0 million for the
six months ended June 30, 1998 and $47.0 million for the six months ended June
30, 1999. Net cash provided by financing activities was a result of our initial
public offering, borrowings under our line of credit, a private placement of
equity securities and contributions from Mecklermedia.

Capital expenditures were $393,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
$836,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1999. We anticipate that we will
increase our capital expenditures consistent with our anticipated growth in
operations, infrastructure and personnel.

YEAR 2000

The Year 2000 issue is the potential for system and processing failures of
date-related data as a result of computer-controlled systems using two digits
rather than four to define the applicable year. For example, computer programs
that have time-sensitive software may recognize a date using "00" as the year
1900 rather than the year 2000. This could result in system failure or
miscalculations causing disruptions of operations,


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including, among other things, an inability to process transactions, send
invoices or engage in similar normal business activities. We may be affected by
Year 2000 issues related to non-compliant information technology systems or
non-information technology systems operated by us or third parties. Our
information technology systems consist of software and data developed either
in-house or purchased from third parties, and hardware purchased from vendors.

STATE OF READINESS. We have completed a preliminary assessment of our
information technology systems, which includes but is not limited to the
hardware and software necessary to provide and deliver our services. We are
continuing to perform assessments of our non-information technology systems,
which include many of the building and office equipment systems. To date, our
assessment has consisted of the following steps:

     -    identifying and evaluating all software and hardware upon which we are
          dependent;

     -    contacting third-party vendors of hardware, software and services that
          we utilize;

     -    contacting material non-information technology systems and service
          providers; and

     -    developing and formalizing procedures to implement necessary remedial
          measures.

As of June 30, 1999 we have performed the following:

     -    we have reviewed all functional areas of our business and have
          identified Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft
          Windows NT as the only software programs that are not Year 2000
          compliant;

     -    we will continue to perform Year 2000 simulations on our systems and
          services to test our system and service readiness;

     -    we have revised and continue to revise our systems as necessary to
          improve their Year 2000 compliance based on the results of our Year
          2000 simulation tests;

     -    we are continuing to upgrade and test all other hardware and software
          used in our operations;

     -    we have identified all vendors of material hardware and software
          components of our information technology systems, have contacted our
          principal vendors of hardware, software and data providers, and have
          obtained confirmation from all of our material vendors, either in
          writing or from information available on their Web sites, confirming
          their Year 2000 compliance;

     -    we are continuing the process of working with our hardware and
          software providers to assure that we are prepared for the Year 2000;
          and

     -    we have received confirmation from all of our material non-information
          technology systems and service providers, either in writing or from
          information available on their Web sites, confirming their Year 2000
          compliance.

At this point in our assessment, we are not currently aware of any Year 2000
problems relating to these systems which would have a material effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations. We plan to complete our
Year 2000 assessment during the summer of 1999 and expect to make all
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September 1999. We believe that the work required to achieve Year 2000
compliance is approximately 80% complete. The only products we have not tested
are network routers and switches.

COST. As of June 30, 1999, we had incurred costs of approximately $50,000 and we
expect to incur an additional $20,000 in connection with identifying, evaluating
and addressing Year 2000 compliance issues. Most of our expenses have been
related to, and are expected to continue to relate to, the operating costs
associated with time spent by employees in the evaluation process and Year 2000
compliance matters. If such expenses are higher than anticipated, our business,
financial condition and operating results would suffer.

RISKS. Although our assessment may be finalized without identifying any
additional material non-compliant information technology or systems operated by
us or by third parties, a systemic failure beyond our control, such as a
prolonged telecommunications or electrical failure, is possible. This type of
failure could prevent us from operating our business, prevent users from
accessing our network, or change the behavior of advertising customers or
persons accessing our network. We believe that the primary business risks, in
the event of such failure, would include but not be limited to lost advertising
revenues, lost business revenues, increased operating costs, loss of customers
or persons accessing our network and servers, or other business interruptions of
a material nature, as well as claims of mismanagement, misrepresentation or
breach of contract.

CONTINGENCY PLAN. As discussed above, we are engaged in an ongoing Year 2000
assessment. The results of our further testing and the responses we receive from
third-party vendors, service providers and customers will be taken into account
in determining the nature and extent of any contingency plans.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS

We have no derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments
in our cash and cash equivalents. We have invested our net proceeds from our IPO
in short-term, interest-bearing, investment grade securities. Our transactions
are generally conducted, and our accounts are denominated, in United States
dollars. Accordingly, we are not exposed to significant foreign currency risk.






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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

          For a description of material pending legal proceedings affecting the
          Registrant, see "Business - Legal Proceedings" contained in the
          Registrant's Prospectus, dated June 25, 1999.

Item 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES

          (a)  Not applicable

          (b)  Not applicable

          (c)  See Part II - Item 15 of our Registration Statement on Form S-1
               (Commission file number 333-76331)

          (d)  On June 24, 1999, our Registration Statement on Form S-1 covering
               the offering of 3,400,000 shares of our common stock, Commission
               file number 333-76331, was declared effective. The offering
               commenced on June 25, 1999 and terminated the same day following
               the sale of all securities registered. The offering was managed
               by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc., William Blair & Company LLC
               and DLJdirect, Inc. as representatives of the several
               underwriters named in the Registration Statement (the
               "Underwriters"). The total price to the public for the shares
               offered and sold by internet.com was $47,600,000.

               Our Underwriters exercised in full an over-allotment option to
               purchase an additional 510,000 shares of our common stock from
               Internet World Media, Inc., a selling stockholder. The total
               price to the public for the shares offered and sold by Internet
               World Media was $7,140,000. internet.com did not receive any
               proceeds from the sale of such over-allotment shares.

               The amount of expenses incurred for internet.com's account in
               connection with the offering are as follows:

                   Underwriting discounts and commissions           $3,332,000
                   Finders' fees                                             -
                   Expenses paid to or for the Underwriters                  -
                   Other expenses                                    1,269,000
                                                                    ----------

                   Total expenses                                   $4,601,000
                                                                    ==========


               All of the foregoing expenses were direct or indirect payments to
               persons other than (i) directors, officers or their associates;
               (ii) persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of our common
               stock; or (iii) affiliates of internet.com.


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               The net proceeds of the offering to internet.com (after deducting
               the foregoing expenses) was $42,999,000. Since the effective date
               of the Registration Statement, the net proceeds have been used
               for the following purposes:

                          Repayment of line of credit        $ 5,001,000
                          Cash and cash equivalents           37,998,000
                                                             -----------
                                                             $42,999,000
                                                             ===========

               All of the foregoing payments were direct or indirect payments to
               persons other than (i) directors, officers or their associates:
               (ii) persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of our common
               stock; or (iii) affiliates of internet.com.

Item 3.        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

               Not Applicable

Item 4.        SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

               Not Applicable

Item 5.        OTHER INFORMATION

               Not Applicable

Item 6.        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          (a)  Exhibits

               The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Report
               on Form 10-Q. Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits which were
               previously filed are incorporated by reference. For exhibits
               incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the
               previous filing is indicated parenthetically except for in those
               situations where the exhibit number was the same as set forth
               below.

               Exhibit
               Number     Description
              --------  -------------------------------------------------------

               11       Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings
                        (Loss) (included in notes to financial statements)

               27       Financial Data Schedule


          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

               None


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



Dated: August 9, 1999                 internet.com Corporation



                                      /s/ Christopher S. Cardell
                                   ---------------------------------
                                        Christopher S. Cardell
                                        Director, President and
                                        Chief Operating Officer





                                      /s/ Christopher J. Baudouin
                                   ---------------------------------
                                         Christopher J. Baudouin
                                         Chief Financial Officer



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