Experience, Inc. Appoints Akamai's Paul Sagan and TechTarget's Greg Strakosch to its Board of Directors

Industry Pioneers Bring Decades of Media, Information and Technology Expertise to Leading Online Recruiting Company

BOSTON, MASS., APRIL 23, 2003 - Experience, Inc., the leading provider of university career networks, today announced that it has appointed Paul Sagan, president of Akamai Technologies, Inc., and Greg Strakosch, CEO of TechTarget, to its Board of Directors. Sagan and Strakosch each bring more than 20 years of industry experience with leading and fast-growing companies.

"We are excited to welcome Paul and Greg to our Board of Directors, and we look forward to learning from their wide range of expertise with emerging companies and proven track records of successful leadership," said Jennifer Floren, president and CEO of Experience, Inc. "Their guidance and incredible depth of knowledge will be tremendous assets to the company as we further strengthen Experience's position in the online recruiting market."

Paul Sagan currently serves as president of Akamai Technologies, a leading Internet services provider that enables companies to extend and control their e-business infrastructures through the world's largest globally distributed computing platform. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Medialink Worldwide, Inc. Previously, Sagan was senior advisor to the World Economic Forum, where he consulted on information technologies to the largest multi-national corporations, and was president and editor of Time Inc. New Media, where he was responsible for developing the company's online and electronic publishing businesses. He was a founder of Road Runner, the high-speed cable modem service, and Pathfinder, one of the first Web properties that pioneered Internet advertising.

Greg Strakosch is co-founder and CEO of TechTarget, a targeted IT media company that has revolutionized technology marketing and is among the fastest growing private companies in Massachusetts. Strakosch has been recognized by BtoB magazine in their "Who's Who in Business Media" and was a finalist for the 2002 Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. Prior to starting TechTarget, Strakosch served as president of the technology division at United Communications Group (UCG), a leading provider of business-to-business information. Before joining UCG, Strakosch led Reliability Ratings, a successful media company he founded and sold to UCG. Strakosch started his career at EMC Corp., where he held senior sales and marketing positions.

About Experience

Founded in 1996, Experience is the leading provider of e-recruiting software and services that connect universities and employers with college-educated candidates. Currently, Experience's software platform supports more than 500 university career centers and alumni associations, 3 million registered candidates, 100,000 employers, and offers 400,000 job and internship opportunities. Based in historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts, Experience is venture-backed by Polaris Venture Partners, Isabella Capital LLC, Benefit Capital Management Corporation, Diamond Capital and a number of other private investors. For more information, visit www.experience.com.