Exhibit 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated January 21, 1999, on our audits of the
financial statements of EarthWeb Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
                                                     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
New York, New York
April 14, 1999