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Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Mecklermedia Acquires Jumbo, Justmil and Newslinx Website Mecklermedia, has announced that it acquired three websites, Jumbo, JustSmil, and NewsLinx. All three sites will become part of Mecklermedia's expanding Internet.com network of websites. The Internet.com network of websites provides world-wide real-time news and information resources for Internet professionals and Web developers. The Internet.com network includes other well-known sites such as InternetNews.com, The Electronic Commerce Guide, Stroud's Consummate Winsock Applications List (CWS Apps), The Web Developer's Virtual Library and SearchEngineWatch.com. Internet.com sites currently serve over 20 million pages to 1 million unique visitors monthly. IDG's InfoWorld Names Phil Branon Publisher International Data Group (IDG) has announced the appointment of Phil Branon to Publisher of InfoWorld, the enterprise computing newsweekly. "Phil's promotion to publisher will enable us to continue to grow sales and revenue at a record pace. Phil is a champion of customer service. I am confident that our customers will be thrilled by his new appointment," said Stephen Moylan, CEO and president of InfoWorld. "This promotion also acknowledges Phil's notable contributions to InfoWorld in the past year, among them our record sales performance in 1998 and the tremendous success of our twentieth anniversary issue, which brought considerable industry recognition and the most ad pages ever sold in a weekly edition." In his last five years, Mr. Branon has been responsible for various elements of the sales and marketing initiatives at InfoWorld. In his most recent post as vice president and national associate publisher, Mr. Branon has served on the publication's management team, helping to drive the strategic direction and management of the organization. Before joining IDG, Mr. Branon was national sales director of Integrated Marketing for Cahners Publishing, where over ten years, he held senior sales and marketing positions. Prior to this post, Mr. Branon worked in various sales roles for National Semiconductor and General Electric. He began his career with IBM after graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BS in mathematics from the University of Vermont. Yahoo! Adds Features From Entrepreneur Magazine Entrepreneur Magazine's website now provides editorial content to Yahoo! Small Business. Entrepreneur also supplies content to The Business Resource Center and Web9000. Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Start-Ups, Entrepreneur's HomeOffice, and Entrepreneur International provide up to 10 articles weekly to Yahoo! The articles focus on a full range of small business topics including: Starting a Business, Finance, Office Supplies, Technology, Communications, Government Services, Legal, Taxes, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, and International Business. Entrepreneur Media Inc., of Irvine, Calif., publishes Entrepreneur Magazine, Entrepreneur's HomeOffice, Business Start-Ups, and Entrepreneur International. Entrepreneur Magazine has an ABC audited circulation of 525,000. Entrepreneur Media Inc.'s websites include SmallBizSearch.com, SmallBizBooks.com, Bizstartups.com, HomeOfficeMag.com, and Mail.EntrepreneurMag.com. Miller Freeman, Inc. and SAP Sign Publishing Contract Miller Freeman, Inc. and SAP AG announced the signing of an agreement whereby Miller Freeman will publish the first technical magazine for the SAP development community. The SAP Technical Journal, which debuts in January 1999, will be a joint venture between Miller Freeman and SAP Labs, a subsidiary of SAP America, Inc. The goal is to provide accurate, in-depth technical information for the technical people within the SAP community. The quarterly magazine will have an initial distribution of 30,000 copies, and will go to an SAP-developed list of clients and developers, qualified subscribers, and select trade shows. According to Robert Wenig, Director of Advanced Technology at SAP Labs, "We see SAP Technical Journal as a key vehicle to help satisfy the strong demand for information about the technical aspects of developing for the SAP platform. Our partnership with Miller Freeman will allow us a new means by which to get that information to our developers." The editor of SAP Technical Journal, Morwenna Marshall, adds that, "Our goal is make SAP Technical Journal an essential place developers go to get up-to-date technical information, a place where they get their tough development questions answered. I will work directly with key SAP developers worldwide to create a magazine that speaks to the SAP development community with a level of expertise not found in any other magazine." Slot Player's Magazine Unveiled By Casino Journal Casino Journal Publishing Group Inc., publisher of Casino Player, released Strictly Slots, a magazine devoted exclusively to the slot and video poker player. The magazine includes strategy tips on video poker, slot money management, and how to find the highest-paying games. The magazine also features "picks of the month" that give inside information on the hottest slot machines -- how often they hit, how much they pay back, what they look like and where to find them. "The overall emphasis of this new magazine is the same as the slot machine itself," says Glenn Fine, publisher of Strictly Slots. "Namely, fun. Slot players like to have fun, so we've presented all of our information in a fun, easy-to-read format that readers will find hard to put down. In fact, they'll probably take it with them to the casinos." audiohighway.com and JAZZIZ Sign Content Agreement audiohighway.com, an Internet-based information and entertainment company, announced it has signed a content agreement with JAZZIZ to provide music and articles on the audiohighway.com website. JAZZIZ is an award-winning print magazine that comes with a CD filled with new, classic and exclusive music for CD players and jazz multimedia presentation for PCs. "We are very excited in creating a concept that has never been done before," said Jeffrey K. Wood, director of content at audiohighway.com. "audiohighway.com and JAZZIZ have forged new ground in the ever-burgeoning field of audio distribution via the Internet." Bank Rate Monitor Changes Corporate Name to Intelligent Life Bank Rate Monitor, Inc. announced that it has changed its corporate name to Intelligent Life Corporation. This change conveys the company's expanded scope and primary focus on new media publishing. Bill Anderson, president and CEO, explains, "The goal is to express our focus on the Internet while preserving the recognition and trust associated with Bank Rate Monitor and its industry leading consumer research. The Company recently has introduced two new Internet publications that extend beyond its banking franchise. The corporate name, Intelligent Life, provides a more logical umbrella for bankrate.com, theWhiz.com, our 18-34 lifestyle site, and for our Spanish language sites. It incorporates our mission of providing resources for a more Intelligent Life." Bank Rate Monitor has been a leading source of independent, objective information about banking and credit products for more than 15 years. Information is gathered weekly on 40 products in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. This research and related editorial information is offered free to consumers at bankrate.com and at more than 40 partner sites on the Internet. The Company continues to distribute its information through leading newspapers and financial periodicals. Intelligent Life Corporation is an online publishing company featuring Internet-based information and resources. The editorial staff is comprised of professional journalists who focus on spotting the latest trends to assist consumers in making decisions on a variety of topics from banking to personal relationships PBS Online Launches Frank LLoyd Wright Website PBS Online today debuts Frank Lloyd Wright, a companion website to the documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick airing on PBS November 10 and 11 (check local listings). Visitors will be able to delve into the life, times and designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, map a trip to see his varied works, participate in a student design contest and meet the filmmakers who chronicled the story of this uniquely American genius. The Frank Lloyd Wright website is a production of PBS Online in association with WETA, Washington, D.C. and Florentine Films. PBS Online, PBS's award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high-quality Web programming as it pioneers the convergence of television and the Internet. PBS Online features more than 50,000 pages of content as well as companion websites for more than 300 PBS programs and specials. 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 © 1997-2010 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
