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Tuesday, September 15th, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Access Entertainment Network Launches Website Furthering its music programming drive to connect music artists and fans via television, Access Entertainment Network has launched a website that provides on demand access to exclusive video interviews, world premiere music video clips, concert footage, direct artist website links, as well as record company and network sponsor sites. Access Entertainment Network's website complements its 24-hour music video network. "Our goal in creating the Access Entertainment Network website is to introduce another network feature that enhances our audience's sense of being connected to the artists they embrace," said Bill Bernard, Access Entertainment Network president. The Wall Street Journal Launches Business Fare The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition at http://wsj.com, has launched Business Fare, a comprehensive section focused on business travel, featuring a collection of news and information plus access to online resources such as flight, hotel and car-rental reservation services. "Interactive Journal readers tell us they travel extensively for business and appreciate our insightful coverage of travel news and trends. With Business Fare we expand that coverage and combine it with useful features focused on helping our highly mobile subscribers make the most of their time online and in transit," said Neil Budde, vice president and editor of The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition. Investor's Business Daily Launches Innovative Changes Today's edition of Investor's Business Daily (IBD) premiered a bew look for the national business daily. IBD's changes are geared toward its growing audience of both business professionals and investors. "Most people don't have time to read extensive news commentary these days. We've figured out how to get the daily news to readers more efficiently...all the relevant facts, insights and bottom lines...in abbreviated formats," said Editor Wes Mann. "The new 'IBD's Top 10' front page feature prioritizes the day's top stories; 'To The Point' has over 100 news briefs organized by topics to save time." "No one should have to dig for answers to business or investing questions, and our format sees to that. This really is a new way of looking at the news. IBD's information is also derived from an exclusive market database programmed to screen for early warning signals of emerging companies, plus trends and detailed economic analysis," stated Wes Mann. "We don't copy...we innovate, and that's what's helped IBD's circulation climb so fast in recent years. With these additions today, we think the paper has scored another 'first' in business and financial journalism." Learningstation.com and Infonautics Reach Custom Library Agreement The Learningstation.com (LSC), a subscription network for the education marketplace, has announced an agreement with Infonautics, Inc. to provide a custom on-line reference library service based upon Infonautics' flagship Electric Library service for use by LSC subscribers. The service, to be known as the Learningstation.com Reference.Center powered by Infonautics, will provide LSC subscribers with access to content geared to user-specific areas of interest. "Infonautics' exciting multimedia resources are a rich addition to the online products we offer to our subscribers in the K-12 and higher education markets," said Jim Pennington, Vice President and Co-founder of LSC. "The LSC Reference.Center offers a diversity of resources that will be beneficial to our users. We have had great demand for a high quality reference service over the past year, and we are pleased to be able to negotiate this agreement to meet the information needs of our subscribers. LSC has plans to launch over 20 other `thin-client' subscriber networks to serve vertical markets in the private sector. This agreement is the foundation on which Infonautics and LSC can develop additional services to meet those market needs." Infonautics' custom libraries allow users to type in a question in plain English and receive back a list of relevant documents from a collection of custom-configured publications including popular magazines, specialized journals, newspapers and reference works, TV and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. Advanced searching capabilities are also available and all results appear as complete, full-text articles that are ranked by relevancy, date of publication and file size. Wine Spectator Online Undergoes Redesign Wine Spectator Online has been redesigned with a new color palette, punchier graphics and easier navigation. In addition, Wine Spectator Online will also be offering wine lovers advance information about some of the hottest wines set to be reviewed in the magazine's next issue. Wine Spectator Island of the Sharks Starting September 23rd, in "Island of the Sharks," Nova/PBS Online Adventures dives into the shark-infested waters of Costa Rica's Cocos Island for an up-close look at the undersea world of one of nature's most formidable oddities: the hammerhead shark. The site will follow renowned underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall as they capture the breathtaking world of the shark for a large-format film for IMAX theaters. Along the way, the online audience will experience life in the waters surrounding this uninhabited rain forest island some 300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. From September 23 through October 21, NOVA will file live dispatches and photographs through satellite link-ups. Throughout the adventure, site visitors will also be able to ask questions of leading shark expert Dr. Peter Klimley of UC Davis. Alongside the real-time adventure, permanent features of the site will include a "who's who of sharks" -- an Internet guide to the world's more than 350 species of sharks; tales of close encounters; a clickable shark that allows you to explore the anatomical features that have allowed this powerful predator to survive for over 400 million years; 360-degree navigable views; streaming video of highlights of the IMAX film footage; the amazing technology that makes it possible to capture unique behavior on IMAX film, and more. Website Lets You Read Bestsellers Online Silicon Valley-based BookBrowse has announced the launch of a unique new concept at their website. BookBrowse publishes excerpts from popular USA bestsellers, as well as many top fiction and non-fiction titles. In addition to excerpts, there are book summaries, author biographies and reviews. BookBrowse also includes previews of many books before they are published. A wide variety of people are already regular visitors, "We have people dropping in for a few minutes during their lunch break, when the children are napping, or in the evening when the house is quiet", says Davina Morgan-Witts, founder of BookBrowse. "Our visitors tell us that they like BookBrowse because the site is easy to navigate, quick to load and frequently updated - so there is always something new to read." Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
