WebMediaBrands Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule

WebMediaBrands (Nasdaq:WEBM) today announced that on January 20, 2010, it received written notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that it has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a) (1) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The notification confirmed that WebMediaBrands has maintained a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days and that the matter raised in the September 2009 Nasdaq letter is now closed. WebMediaBrands is no longer subject to possible delisting based on the September 2009 letter for failure to maintain a minimum bid price.

"We are pleased to have regained compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements and remain focused on increasing shareholder value in 2010 and beyond," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of WebMediaBrands.

About WebMediaBrands Inc.

WebMediaBrands (www.webmediabrands.com), headquartered in New York, NY, is a leading blog network providing content, education, jobs, and events for business, media, and creative professionals. The company’s brands include mediabistro.com, LearnNetwork, Graphics.com, AdsoftheWorld.com, BrandsoftheWorld.com, SocialTimes.com, AllFacebook.com, Freelance Connect, Semantic Web and others.

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