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Tuesday, July 3, 2001 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Publishing Industry Soundbytes · Ziff Davis Internet, a subsidiary of Ziff Davis Media, has relaunched PC Magazine Online, the first business site of the 11 Ziff Davis magazine sites that are being returned to the company from CNET Networks and ZDNet under the terms of an agreement reached earlier this year. Ziff Davis Media will share the online rights to the print content of PC Magazine with CNET Networks through March 1, 2002 PC Magazine Online features completely new content, a new editorial team and a new look. The site has also added a downloadable utility called FreshMarks which automatically updates users' bookmarks so that they no longer point to old, non-functioning URLs and instead point to the correct, new PC Magazine Online URLs. · The Boston Globe announced that Martin Baron, executive editor of The Miami Herald, has been named editor of the Globe, following the news that Matthew V. Storin, Globe editor since March 1993, will retire at the end of July. Baron, 46, has been executive editor of The Miami Herald since 1999. His appointment as Globe editor becomes effective July 30. Baron began his journalism career at The Miami Herald in 1976, serving as a state reporter and later as a business writer. He then moved to the Los Angeles Times in 1979, where he became business editor in 1983, assistant managing editor for ``column one,'' polls and special projects in 1991, and editor of the newspaper's Orange County Edition in 1993. In 1996, he moved to The New York Times, and in 1997 became associate managing editor responsible for the nighttime news operations of the newspaper. He left the Times in 1999 to assume his post as executive editor of the Herald. · The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), an organization providing and promoting knowledge and education of plastics and polymers, announced it has formed an alliance with NetContent, Inc., a privately-held content services provider, to offer SPE global members an online news service and sophisticated research tool. SPE will use NetContent's ePowerPublisher technology to deploy industry news on the company's myplasticsinfo.com website. · Traffix, Inc., an online direct marketing and database management company, announced that it has recently acquired the personal tips website, Justatip.com. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Traffix indicated that a substantial portion of the cash purchase price was based on an earnout. Justatip.com is an online service that allows its users to send personal tips to friends and colleagues on topics ranging from poor personal hygiene to aggressive business attitudes, on an anonymous basis. The site has been popular across a wide range of demographic groups, including business associates and college students. Justatip was created by four college students who went to the same ``high-tech'' high school, Thomas Jefferson High in Arlington, Virginia. · Oracle Corporation, a provider of software for ebusiness, announced that it has added specialized content from companies such as FT.com, FTD.de and ZDNet.de and others, for European users of My Oracle, the personalized pages of Oracle.com. · The Los Angeles Times has named John Montorio as deputy managing editor for features. He currently is associate managing editor at The New York Times, where he is responsible for that newspaper's Style department and its special sections operations. Montorio will be responsible for all of the Los Angeles Times' features sections, including Calendar, Southern California Living, the Sunday Los Angeles Times Magazine, Book Review, Travel, Food and Health. He will assume his new position in late August and will report to Dean Baquet, managing editor of The Times. Montorio had served as Style editor at The New York Times since 1992. In that capacity, he introduced three new sections -- Dining In/Dining Out, House & Home and Sunday Styles. He also created a new weekly Sunday section, The City, to supplement that newspaper's daily Metro coverage. · PCWorld.com, a source of technology information, announced several new features. The site introduced an enhanced navigational tab structure that helps visitors easily access print magazine articles, interactive services, and Product Finder, the site's comprehensive database of technology buying information. PCWorld.com also now offers PC Pitstop's free diagnostic and repair software on its new ``Tools'' page. · Primedia, a targeted media company, announced that David Forgione, 46, has been named publisher of its Automobile Magazine. In his role as publisher, Mr. Forgione will work to extend the brand's reach among endemic car advertisers and to grow the custom publishing business already under way at Automobile. In addition, he will work to extend the magazine's ad base into new consumer categories of business such as men's luxury products and financial services. He will also oversee the restructuring of Primedia's automobile.com and promote cross-integration with About.com's automobile-oriented guide sites. · Digital Partners Inc., a provider of technology, ecommerce and marketing services for online college newspapers, announced the launch of Vsyndicate, a program that allows newspapers that are members of the Digital Partners Network to electronically syndicate news stories to other network members. Vsyndicate allows member newspapers to search a common database of stories from dozens of other Digital Partners Network newspapers and select stories for use on their online newspapers. The technology allows member newspapers to find stories about particular items of interest. For example, an online newspaper might want to run stories about what other newspapers are saying about its sports teams or publish several stories from other newspapers on a topic of general interest to college students. · The Coriolis Group, LLC, an IT industry publisher and subsidiary of Haights Cross Communications, announced that Roland Elgey will become the company's new president and chief executive officer, effective July 16, 2001. Most recently Elgey served as senior vice president consumer publishing for Hungry Minds, formerly IDG Books, where he managed the direction and expansion of leading imprints such as Dummies Trade and CliffNotes. From 1989 to 1999, Elgey also held sales, publishing and general management positions of increasing responsibility with Macmillan USA. The Coriolis Group, LLC, is a publisher and elearning company, providing technical reference, skills training and study products for the IT industry and creative design fields. · DigitalOwl, a digital content distributor, has announced a partnership with Moreover, a provider of information management solutions. Through the terms of the partnership, DigitalOwl's publisher clients can securely deliver their titles and excerpt information to business professionals through a broad range of outlets in the Moreover distribution network. The business professionals will be provided with the opportunity to purchase and download the full text of the premium information. · The New York Times announced it will begin printing its national edition in Minnesota on July 9. ECM Publishers, Inc. in Princeton, Minn., will expand operations to print The Times. This will allow The Times to extend home delivery to several new markets and to expand service to more than 15 new colleges and universities. The Times will also begin printing its national edition within the next year at sites in Ann Arbor, Mich. and Columbia, Mo. · McGraw-Hill Education, a K-12 educational publisher, announced a new division devoted solely to digital learning programs for the K-12 market. The focus of McGraw-Hill Digital Learning is on the development of effective K-12 technology-based programs that improve teaching and learning. Brad Onken, a 13-year veteran at McGraw-Hill Education and previously vice president of Marketing for Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, has been named president of the new division. Onken began his professional career as a social studies teacher and has extensive experience in editing, marketing and sales of educational materials in both print and digital formats. In addition, the new digital education division will further develop The McGraw-Hill Learning Network, an online platform that provides interactive e-textbooks, teacher resources and school-home communications services. · Aribella Magazine debuted on July 1, 2001. Mureall Hebert and Jamie Roumeliotis met online while each was pregnant -- and battling gynecologic cancer. They formed a bond that transcended shared circumstances to mutual respect and admiration. Each delivered a healthy baby and was told treatment was curative in the spring of 1999. The two moms joined forces with other gynecologic cancer survivors and built a successful online support and information network to benefit the women who would follow with their own cancer diagnosis. Touched by their experience helping other women, Hebert and Roumeliotis took it a step farther by creating Aribella Magazine. Aribella includes articles with an emphasis on health, lifestyle, business, work and family, and current events/issues. · Giga Information Group, Inc. and CMP Media LLP announced a strategic online content agreement. According to the terms of the agreement, CMP Media LLP will offer a selection of Giga research to its customers via informationweekresearch.com, the research arm of InformationWeek magazine and InformationWeek.com. 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. |
