AdBrite Network Now Includes 50,000 Sites

AdBrite, the blogging advertising network, announced Thursday it has more than 50,000 member sites. The news gives the Internet ad marketplace a reach second only to Google, according to Media Post.

Founded in 2002 by Philip Kaplan and Gordon Wise, the private San Francisco, Calif. company recently announced it had hired Daniel Issen as AdBrite vice president of engineering. Issen comes from Internet auction powerhouse eBay and Internet classified ad service Kijiji.

Technorati, the blog search engine, is reportedly developing an advertising network that targets AdBrite.