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Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs WebSideStory Launches StatMarket WebSideStory, a provider of Internet traffic analysis has announced the launch of StatMarket, a dynamically updated website that publishes demographic and computing data collected from over twenty-five thousand websites and ten million unique visitors a day. All data published on StatMarket is collected from websites using WebSideStory's HitBOX Tracker, a free traffic analysis tool for websites. StatMarket provides statistics in categories such as Web browser version, plug-ins loaded, major ISPs used, referring search engines, screen resolution, screen colors, operating system, foreign domains and JavaScript version. "By combining the information gathered from thousands of Web sites and millions of users per day, StatMarket defines a new standard for the most accurate data on Web user trends," said Blaise Barrelet, president of WebSideStory. "StatMarket can be relied upon as the leading source of online user information." EarthWeb Announces Online Publishing Deals EarthWeb announced that it has entered into agreements with seven leading Information Technology (IT) publishers to provide the complete text of their technical books on EarthWeb's ITKnowledge. The deals give EarthWeb licensing rights to over 3,000 technical books for its subscription-based online library of IT information. The ITKnowledge roster of publishers comprises many respected companies in the technical publishing industry including: IDG Books Worldwide, The Coriolis Group, Wordware Publishing, CRC Press, 29th Street Press and ASP Publishing. ITKnowledge contains the full text of more than 400 books and approximately 300,000 pages of information currently online. ITKnowledge covers multiple technologies including: networking, enterprise-oriented development environments including C/C++, Java and Visual Basic; business- critical database technologies; and Internet and intranet technologies including HTML, Web servers and e-commerce. "IT professionals need quick access to expert solutions on the mission- critical challenges that they face every day in the workplace," said Bill Gollan, Senior Vice President, EarthWeb, Inc. "The practical hands-on reference and training material at ITKnowledge addresses this need and we're thrilled that so many of the most respected technical publishers have joined us to provide this essential information." ITKnowledge subscriptions are currently available at a monthly charter price of $9.95 or $95 per year. Corporate subscriptions and other volume licensing programs are also available. Information Please Announces Infoplease Kids' Almanac Information Please LLC, a provider of reference information on the Internet, has announced the launch of their new kids' site, Infoplease Kids' Almanac. The Infoplease Kids' Almanac combines information vital for homework with fun facts and trivia. The site includes Homework Center and Homework Helper, where students can find help for their homework assignments. The Infoplease Homework Center offers tips for frequently assigned topics and Information Please editors give individualized free help to kids who submit their questions -- answers to the questions are posted on the site for all to use. Kids can also explore Facts Behind The News, Feature Articles, Today In History, Today's Birthdays and try their skill at the fun "What Does It Mean" word quiz. "Teachers and parents are advocates of really good online sources for information, and the Infoplease Kids' Almanac is just that, " said Steve Vander Ark, Library Media Specialist/ Technical Coordinator for a school system in Michigan. "It's one of the few resource sites I have selected to link to my school web site. It's well-designed, very thorough and extremely useful for my students from elementary grades all the way through high school. It's wonderful to be able to point them to a site that I know will meet their needs." Reuters Business Briefing Adds Content from Time Inc. Magazines Reuters today announced the addition to Reuters Business Briefing of full-text content from Time Inc.'s Time, Time International, Fortune International, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, People and Life magazines. Reuters Business Briefing already provides full-text content from Fortune and Money magazines. Reuters Business Briefing is a source of business information and delivers breaking news, historical analysis, competitive intelligence as well as news photos, foreign exchange rates and stock quotes. Kurt D. Will, International Content Manager for Reuters Information, said: "Through our relationship with Time Inc., users of Reuters Business Briefing now have access to more of the leading business and entertainment titles in America. This addition of content underscores Reuters commitment to being a leading provider of both international news and domestic US news and business intelligence." Sheldon Czapnik, Director of Editorial Services at Time Inc., said: "We're delighted to be able to offer content from some of our leading titles to Reuters customers. We believe they're an ideal audience for our material and we're pleased we can make it available to them through a major news organization like Reuters." Ruth Reichl Named Editor of Gourmet Ruth Reichl will join Gourmet as editor-in-chief starting at the end of April, it was announced by James Truman, editorial director of The Conde Nast Publications Inc. Ms. Reichl comes to the magazine from the New York Times, where she has been restaurant critic since 1993. She will replace Gail Zweigenthal, who is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Gourmet. "Ruth has brought the art of food writing into the modern age," Mr. Truman said. "Through her criticism, which is passionate, sophisticated, and completely down-to-earth, she has helped to change the way people think about eating. The prospect of bringing her sensibility to bear on Gourmet is extremely exciting. I am delighted that she will be joining Conde Nast." Ms. Reichl said, "When I was a little girl, I'd pick up Gourmet and read about the good life. I've been reading the magazine ever since, but the notion of what makes life good has changed a lot since then. I'm thrilled to have the challenge of expanding the definition. Frankly, I don't think anything else could persuade me to leave the job I've loved so much at the New York Times." Ms. Reichl began writing about food in 1972, when she published a book called Mmmmm: A Feastiary. As the chef and co-owner of The Swallow Restaurant from 1974 to 1977, she played a part in the culinary revolution that took place in Berkeley in that period. In the years that followed, she served as restaurant critic for New West and California magazines (1977-1993) and the Los Angeles Times (1984-1993). From 1990 to 1993, while continuing as the chief restaurant critic at the Los Angeles Times, she was also named food editor of the paper. Her restaurant reports are heard daily on WQXR radio. She is the author of a critically acclaimed memoir, Tender at the Bone, which was published by Random House last year. 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