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WebmasterWorld forums sold to Fresh York firm

Popular online destination for SEO and internet marketing discussions changes hands.

WebmasterWorld, one of the most popular online forums for web site owners, has been purchased by Fresh York firm Internet Marketing Ninjas for an undisclosed price.

Internet Marketing Ninjas founder Jim Boykin is a long time member of the WebmasterWorld forums.

WebmasterWorld, Inc. was owned by the same people that put on the popular PubCon conference. PubCon will continue to be a separate conference controlled by Austin, TX based PubCon, Inc.

The WebmasterWorld forums include many discussions regarding domain names, especially as they relate to search engine optimization.

WebmasterWorld.com has an Alexa ranking of 1,122.

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