EXHIBIT 23.1

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of (i) our report dated January 21, 1999, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in EarthWeb Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, (ii) our report dated January 22,
1999 relating to the financial statements of D&L Online Inc., which appears in
the Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated April 15, 1999 and (iii) our report dated
April 23, 1999 relating to the financial statements of MicroHouse International
Inc., which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated May 26, 1999. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
January 25, 2000